Supply Chain Section Leader

About Abbott
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.

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the EP Division. 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.
As the Supply Chain Section Leader, you will be responsible to deliver the business results and expectations on a day to day basis. The operational areas within the Supply Chain organization as Material Handling, Warehouse, Logistics, and Shared Service areas, and this position leads one or more of these areas. Supervises the operations and staff on the different Supply Chain areas as well as facilitates/coaches improvement projects. Responsible for ensuring that Quality, Safety, Financial, and key operational metrics are met.

What You’ll Do

• Capable to Create/Revise overall plant Supervisory responsibilities for the operational teams including personnel scheduling, evaluating discipline, coaching, selection, and training of staff by maintaining a constant presence in the area.
• Develop activities and reports to ensure expected service level and KPI’s; inventory accuracy throughout the facility, Optimal freight spend, and overall efficient utilization of resources (Warehouse, Material handling, Inventory Control, or Shared services areas).
• Responsible to meet all Quality, and Legal, and Governmental regulations applicable to the Supply Chain functions.
• Responsible to develop and implement mid and long term capacity, space, layout, and staffing plans.
• Standardize practices and improve efficiencies. Drive, facilitate, coach, and implement distribution processes and projects improvements.
• Provides leadership to operations or cross-functional teams to meet the business results Is expected to this role the development and coaching of the team members.
• Work independently, with some support from department management supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Administration, Logistic, Intl Trade, Social sciences, Economic sciences or equivalent.
• 8 + years experience in logistics, Inventory control, distribution or warehouse environment, or related areas required. Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC) is required.
• Advance computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated proficiency on inventory management systems used to collect data and control/monitor inventory levels; for example SAP, Kronos, or similar.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ISO and quality systems as FDA, MDD.
• Flexibility to work on different shifts schedule is preferred.
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead/influence peers and other functions towards organizational goals.
• Previous people management are required, leading team members with high performers and experience in project management involving coordination of cross-functional teams.
• Advanced command of English language (required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Office
• ERP experience required (SAP preferred).
• APICS certification, it’s a plus.
• Knowledge of international shipping regulations and import/export compliance.
• Strong background in transportation and logistics and all applicable laws and regulations, FDA/GMPs, ISO9000, Lean Principles.

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