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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Nutrition - Casa Grande, AZ is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to join or dynamic team in the Valley of the Sun!

This critical position has high visibility and opportunities for collaboration with plant leadership. This role is a key contributor to strategic direction for the long-term planning of the plant. Working under general supervision, provides analysis to Scheduling and Inventory team members and key plant stakeholders which supports the company's capacity, financial and inventory initiatives. Also under general supervision learns the role of the plant scheduler in order to provide team and plant support in the absence of the plant scheduler.

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, 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 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.

The Opportunity

**This position works out of our Casa Grande, Arizona** **location in the Abbott Nutrition division.** Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

**Casa Grande, Ariz.,** is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

What you will work on:

+ Collaborate and provide data to assist with scheduling and product line operational decisions to support some or all of the following initiatives:

+ Increase filling line and processing capacities through capture and analysis of operations data

+ Identify new sources of data and as appropriate suggest new tools for analysis

+ Reduce inventory levels without decreasing customer service levels

+ Investigate and analyze the various requests and understand the potential downstream implications to all applications.

+ Monitor and analyze supplier performance indicators in order to proactively identify potential supply problems.

+ Support the calculation, analysis and publishing of key metrics on a monthly basis as well as working toward performance improvements.

+ Identify and participate in process improvement projects that increase customer service levels, improve product flows, minimize supply chain costs and improve asset management.

+ Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

+ Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

+ Understand and apply knowledge of manufacturing systems, incorporates manufacturing requirements.

+ Learn and perform Scheduling duties as required. Responsibilities to include some or all of the following:

+ Analyze planning requirements from Division Production Planning and initiate appropriate action to create the master schedule to include non-commercial demands also.

+ Schedule Manufacturing Operation to ensure maximum efficiency and minimal downtime.

+ Strive to minimize changes within the planning window in order to ensure availability of raw materials and to minimize negative impact on manufacturing.

+ Laisse with relevant departments to ensures product is available to the customer.

+ **Will be a back up production scheduler**

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree: BA or BS

+ 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area

+ And/ or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Working knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures and practices.

+ May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well defined projects.

+ Accountable for the accuracy and the impact of planning decisions. Operates with general supervision.

+ All significant production schedule changes are reviewed either by management or plant scheduler to evaluate necessity and impacts on the schedules.

+ Receives limited supervision on standard issues, and detailed instructions on new assignments. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy

+ 1-2 years operations/distribution experience or directly relevant technical experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge typically associated with the degree and experience requirement.

**In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.** Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov) (https://www.eeoc.gov/pre-employment-inquiries-and-citizenship)

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $60,000.00 – $120,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]