Manager, NPI Supply Chain

Manager, NPI Supply Chain Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

This position works out of our Plymouth MN, location for our Electrophysiology medical device business. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Supply Chain Manager within Electrophysiology is responsible for partnering with the various functions in Supply Chain (Category Management, Planning, and Procurement) to support the development and execution of the sourcing strategy for design and development phases of new products to ensure a successful launch. This role will ensure engagement, alignment, and business readiness to drive launch of new products from idea through full commercialization across the value-stream.

This leader will drive risk‑based decisions on manufacturing process that support quality, sustainability, supply chain risk, total cost of ownership, and technological capability.

• Lead the supply chain aspects of new product development as the Supply Chain core team member on new product development programs
• Collaborate with program managers, R&D, Design Assurance, Process Development, Quality, Regulatory and other functional groups throughout the NPI process.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing leader to select and manage relationships with major suppliers to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Partners with R&D to negotiate Design & Development Agreements and Statements of Work and partners with Strategic Sourcing to align on terms leading to commercial Supply Agreements.
• Coordinate and collaborate with tactical procurement to operationalize procurement activities through development builds and commercialization.
• Partner with the Planning leaders to ensure successful launch of new products.
• Continuously improve the processes and metrics in which the NPI SC team operate.
• Leverages core business systems (SAP) and various software technologies to provide continuous improvements.
• Drive initiatives supporting ‘design for supply’ and ‘design for manufacturing’ that optimize cost and service levels.
• May supervise program related buyers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
• Progressively responsible experience in supply chain or manufacturing process engineering
• Experience leading cross‑functional projects and teams
• Experience working in an ERP system such as SAP
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in Medical Device manufacturing or design
• Ability to travel approximately 5% ­– 20%, including internationally

• Masters' degree
• Experience negotiating technical agreements with suppliers
• Medical device manufacturing process engineering
• Medical device design
• Experience with New Product Introduction within medical device or related industry

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

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development
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