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.

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 will work out of our Plano, TX sites in the Neuromodulation division. Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

As the INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ANALYST, you will be responsible for management and analysis of Abbott owned inventory held in the control of the US Sales Representatives. This role is critical to supplying commercial customers with on time inventory to support sales forecasts while maintaining accurate inventory. This role ensures that an appropriate level of reporting data is accurately updated and available to the commercial partners to facilitate cross functional inventory control processes.

What You’ll Work On

Responsible for maintaining and balancing inventory for US Field Inventory to support established weeks on hand targets, while minimizing the occurrence of backorders.

Maintains and Creates Microsoft tools related to US Field Inventory levels and processes including but not limited to Power BI reporting, Power Apps, Microsoft Flow.

Responsible for managing excess/obsolete, short-dated/expired, and quarantined inventory to minimize financial impact and adhere to Quality/Compliance requirements.

Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the US inventory cycle count program.

Analyze inventory loss & damage inventory data to reconcile monthly network reports and makes decisions/recommendations.

Responsible for managing network destructs and minimize year over year impacts.

Drive RCA/CAPA/Process Mapping and aligning all cross-functional internal & external teams to drive toward sustainable process improvements related to inventory.

Manages internal and external audit programs related to inventory.

Manages divisional quality hold events at the US Field Inventory locations as needed.

Required Qualifications

Technical diploma  

Minimum 4 years

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Finance or General Business related fields.

Previous experience in supply chain/inventory management experience; reporting experience, or project management experience.

Excellent judgment, strong analytical, data driven problem-solving skills and modeling skills for business case development.

A high level of proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP/SRM, SAP /ECC, Power Bi, Power Apps, Microsoft Flow and be a quick study on other systems as needed.

Self-starter with growth mindset, willing to experiment with new ideas.

Effective customer service and problem resolution independent of manager's availability or coaching whenever necessary.

Familiar with regulatory compliance requirements and regulations

Ability to work independently and in groups 

Ability to work cross-functionally 

Ability to ideate, hypothesize and test  

Ability to form interpersonal relationships 

Ability to lead and influence without direct authority  

Strong aptitude to learn 

Ability to learn new tasks quickly and coordinate multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. 

Ability to work with the pressure of multiple deadlines and demands from a wide variety of personalities and job functions.

Exceptional time management, organizational, and project management skills with strong attention to detail.

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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 $50,000.00 – $100,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.