Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

ABOUT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS:

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our location in Lake County, IL currently has an opportunity for Specialist Supply Chain

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Analyze planning requirements and initiate appropriate action to support the master schedule or independent demands.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Schedule Manufacturing Operation to ensure availability of items under planners control with minimum negative impact on manufacturing.
• Plan manufacturing schedules to efficiently utilize facilities; diagnose manufacturing and QC testing problems to minimize interruption to production.
• Ensure finished goods and work-in-process availability.  Forecast requirements and schedule production to meet these requirements.
• Respond to unplanned demand or quality problems. May suggest changes to production schedules to meet changing production constraints.
• Manage material flow from external and internal suppliers through manufacturing channels to achieve maximum production efficiency; minimizing waste and impacts to customers.
• Understands and applies manufacturing systems; interprets manufacturing requirements.
• Act as liaison between other departments to minimize impact on schedules of changes in product structures or internal quality issues.
• Accomplishes Goals Makes plans to accomplish assigned activities and projects; establishes priorities to handle competing demands; optimizes use of available resources; estimates time and resources necessary to complete tasks or projects.; Interprets Results/Recommends Options.

• Implements Plan; implements changes or improvements and incorporates  into  the routine operations of the organization; ensures that there are no loose ends; reviews open issues to improve long term success; (higher levels reviews OP's change requests; etc.) incorporates into the day to day operations of the area.; Gathers Financial Data: Identifies; gathers; financial information to assist in decision making; recognizes the type of information relevant to the issues under study and identifies sources.
• Provides Information: Shares information with appropriate frequency and timeliness so as to benefit the receiver; distributes background information prior to meetings; allows for adequate response time when making requests; keeps parties potentially affected by decisions apprised of events. Makes Decisions: Makes timely decisions with the best available information. Confronts Issues: Confronts issues in a constructive manner and at an appropriate organizational level.
• Influences Outcomes: Constructively contributes to the decision-making process of the work team and supports the team's decision. Receives/Gives Feedback: Asks for and gives feedback on the strengths and development needs of self.
  Plans for Development: Prepares a plan that sets appropriate development goals; establishes timelines; identifies resources; and describes behavioral outcomes.
  Achieves Development Goals: Balances the time needed for accomplishing current work and achieving development goals and applies newly developed knowledge; skills and experience to the job.; Participates as a Team Member or Recognizes Risk: Recognizes risk relative to procedures and takes appropriate action.
• Stays Current: Demonstrates an awareness of the changing competitive; technological; healthcare; and regulatory environments; and understands the broad market for the division's products and services.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required

• Associates Degree
• 4 years work Experience

Preferred

• Supply Chain, Operations experience in a highly regulated industry preferred
• High attention to detail when generating production documentation
• Previous experience with SAP, ability to adapt to changes in demand and schedules
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• APICS certified a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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