Supply Chain Director

Working at Abbott

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

What You’ll Do

Demand Management & S&OP

• Coordinate the ANI S&OP Process and Demand Review.
• Prepare S&OP/Demand Review agendas, packages, and meeting minutes.
• Analyze and challenge demand inputs from Sales and Marketing teams to ensure accurate demand forecasting.
• Highlight and investigate exceptions such as abnormal demand patterns and supply issues.
• Provide inventory analysis and communicate timely Demand Reports.
• Facilitate gap analysis between S&OP processes and financial commitments.
• Manage data integrity and publication across planning systems including JDA, Cognos, SAP APO, and local S&OP/Finance models.
• Track KPIs and provide analysis and recommendations to improve affiliate performance.
• Participate in business review meetings with Sales and Marketing teams to understand demand trends and improve planning processes.
• Lead or participate in Margin and Profitability projects related to demand management.
• Conduct customer visits to better understand inventory levels and validate demand and sales trends.
• Coordinate and consolidate demand forecasts with key customers and distributors.
• Lead policy and procedure development related to S&OP, Demand Management, and Business Excellence.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Lead the New Product Introduction process.
• Communicate project status through the S&OP process.
• Act as the “super user” of the Global NPI tool.
• Lead KPI identification and monitoring, recommending and implementing improvement actions.
• Monitor resource utilization, identify long-term resource requirements, and implement necessary actions.

Business Excellence

• Promote and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Develop innovative solutions to support one set of numbers across the business.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Lead or support special projects assigned by the Finance Director or General Manager.

Requirements

• Degree qualification in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Demand Planning and Management role with demonstrated success.
• Experience within a multinational FMCG organization is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Good leadership skills and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong team player with the ability to collaborate across functions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Key Competencies

Build

• Creates a sustainable infrastructure and environment that enables growth.
• Maintains leadership presence and emotional control in difficult situations.
• Provides insight, knowledge, and leadership to improve functional areas and build the business.
• Develops, rewards, and shares talent.
• Provides accurate, frequent, and constructive feedback.
• Makes difficult people, financial, and business decisions in a timely manner.

Set Vision and Strategy

• Identifies and acts upon trends that can impact the business.
• Creates and communicates a compelling vision of the future.
• Develops short- and long-term strategies and aligns resources to achieve them.
• Translates strategies into actionable goals and plans.

Deliver Results

• Demonstrates energy, intensity, and persistence to drive results.
• Delivers on commitments and holds self and others accountable.
• Takes ownership of outcomes and lessons learned.
• Acts with urgency while maintaining thoughtful planning.
• Balances short- and long-term priorities effectively.
• Removes barriers to organizational success.

Anticipate

• Develops scenario and contingency plans.
• Takes initiative to implement change proactively.
• Anticipates customer needs and requirements.
• Manages stakeholders effectively to identify and address issues.
• Adapts approaches to achieve desired outcomes.

Innovation

• Creates an environment of experimentation and learning.
• Challenges conventional thinking and encourages new ideas.
• Integrates information from multiple sources to generate innovative solutions.
• Leverages diversity of thought and experience.
• Collaborates across boundaries to create new business opportunities.

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