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.

Materials Supervisor

Working at Abbott

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.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Westfield, IN site, supporting our Structural Heart medical device division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

This role will be responsible for managing inventory and controlling the workflow of team efforts within the Warehouse, Kitting, Shipping & Receiving Departments. Oversee GMP and execute inventory control policies ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Strives to achieve continuous improvement in productivity and labor costs by setting expectations, providing feedback, establishing improved processes and driving change.

Manages projects and offers innovative & practical solutions to improve day-to-day operations.

What You'll Work On:

• Provides leadership and partners with key stake holders across the entity to drive process improvement and meet business objectives

• Develops a culture of continuous improvement, professional growth, cross functional/cross divisional collaboration and goal planning and execution

• Track parts, sub-assemblies, and finished goods utilizing the ERP system and ensure material transactions are performed in the ERP system accurately and on time, to achieve and maintain a high level of accuracy between ERP system and audited physical inventory

• Oversee inventory cycle counting and identify and correct root causes of inventory errors

• Oversees kitting of raw materials, components, & sub-assemblies to satisfy Production Scheduling Requirements

• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff

• Maintains a safe and professional work environment

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments

• Train, Counsel, and coach employees as required

• Provide timely and constructive feedback on employee performance

• Ability to communicate in a positive and effective manner with subordinates, peers, management and all other department personnel

• Learn and apply 5S & Lean Principals

• Monitor KPI’s and Reporting Metrics such as, Inventory Accuracy, Absenteeism & OT Tracking

• Assists in conducting weekly staff and safety meetings

• Performs other duties and tasks as needed upon request.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors' degree or equivalent experience

• 2 or more years of experience in a Lead, Supervisor or Manager role; 10-20 Team Members

• SAP Experience Preferred

• The ability to analyze metrics via Excel and Warehouse Management Systems

• Ability to lead and motivate in a positive and professional manner

• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in the English language.

• Basic Math Skills such asfoundational math concepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; these skills are essential for tasks involving calculations, transactions and measurements.

• Ability to follow instructions from written, oral, or visual formats

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• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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 Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. 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 corpjat@abbott.com