Senior Planner Buyer - Abbott Point of Care (APOC)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• 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.

This position works out of our Princeton, New Jersey location in the Abbott Point of Care, Rapid & Molecular Diagnostics division.  We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life.   Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including Chemistry, Electrolytes, Hematology, Blood Gases, Coagulation, Endocrinology, Cardiac Markers, Neurology, and Informatics.  In this role, as the Senior

• Plan and schedule TPM Raw Material and Finished Goods deliveries to optimize inventory stock to ensure continuity of supply to customers while balancing inventory costs.
• Prepares and places POs per requirements of MRP/requisitions and monitor / confirms delivery to required date.  Negotiate ETAs as needed. Escalate to Procurement team when required.
• Follow the procedures around Purchasing and Planning by keeping records clearly documented and attached where required.
• Build Supplier and Third Party Manufacturer relationships and manage performance through key performance indicators (Supplier On Time in Full, Quality, SCARs, Responsiveness).  Daily / Weekly / Monthly Scorecards, Weekly Supply Calls (International), Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Works with inventory / warehouse management to resolve issues. Monthly inventory management of excess, obsolete, expiring inventory.  Develop / implement solutions to minimize inventory write-offs and proactively communicate potential risks to Finance.
• Manage new product introductions to achieve agreed upon launch dates with targeted launch inventory levels while developing and implementing plans that minimize phase out obsolescence.
• Lead cross functional Integrated Business Planning (3 – 36 month) for your portfolio.
• Lead special projects as requested to reduce costs, increase efficiency, etc.
• Be the site point of contact and subject matter expert for the i-STAT Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Supplier Interface.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Supply Chain, Business, Science, Engineering or in a related field of study.
• 7 years of professional experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experienced managing international Supply Chains Portfolios of over $20 million dollars per annum.
• Advanced computer skills including MS Office in particular Excel and PowerPoint.  Knowledge of MRP (QAD, SAP), Quality & Manufacturing Systems software.
• Knowledge and experience with MRP, Purchasing, Production Principles, Lot Control, Statistical Data Analysis, ISO, GMP, JIT, ERP.
• Ability to work independently and exercise judgment and initiative in dealing with a variety of duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to build and use an effective network of people inside and/or outside the organization to give and receive information and to accomplish work objectives. 
• Capability to develop contingency plans, establish clear and measurable strategies, execute them consistently, and communicate risks.
• Ability to go beyond purely operational tasks, demonstrating strong analytical skills, information interpretation, and sound decision making to drive continuous improvement, cost savings, and automation within your scope of work.
• APICS or other Planning/Procurement related certification is a plus.