ABBOTT LABORATORIES Material Control Front Line Leader - Casa Grande, AZ Plant Salary in the United States

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

The Material Control Front line Leader will lead team through all department responsibilities including the site Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process, raw material inventory management, supplier delivery performance, and team projects.

• Coach and direct individuals and teams to meet performance goals and objectives, to improve overall Material Control capability to deliver performance results  
• Lead the development of goal setting for the team and individuals on the team
• Provide timely coaching, counseling and feedback
• Assure team members are trained and understand duties, responsibilities and performance against established expectations
• Model and promote the organization’s value and drive a culture of engagement throughout the organization, by providing effective leadership, direction, development and support to the team
• Enter data into a database or other computerized system to maintain up-to-date stock records, retrieve stored information, place orders, or respond to enquiries.
• Obtain knowledge across several plant inventory and ERP systems and understand their interactions and interdependencies.
• Ensuring proper procedures are followed in the purchase of direct and indirect materials per corporate purchasing policies.
• Provide guidance for team solutions for addressing inventory replenishment gaps by working with suppliers, other departments, and division partners.
• Work with cross-functional groups to identify, address and evaluate impact of distressed inventory; lead actions to mitigate inventory risks.
• Act as backup to coworkers on department tasks as needed such as production scheduling, material ordering, cycle counting, etc.
• Work with cross-functional groups to implement new product introduction and participate in projects
• Deliver continuous improvement efforts for days on hand management and safety stock of raw material inventory, along with quarterly adjustments to inventory changes
• Lead tracking and trending of KPI's including implementation of corrective actions
• Participate in site evaluation of PIER’s (Planning Investment Electronic Request)

Bachelors Degree

Experience in Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, Procurement and/or other relevant supply chain disciplines.