Material and Capacity Planner

About AbbVie AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Company Description About AbbVie AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Job Description Position Summary The Material & Capacity Planner is responsible for ensuring material availability and production capacity readiness to support the site's Master Production Schedule (MPS). This role evaluates material supply, capacity constraints, inventory health, and planning risks to ensure production commitments can be achieved. The position partners closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain Planning to identify risks early, drive mitigation activities, and support operational decision-making. Key Responsibilities Material Planning & Readiness Own material availability across all production plans and manufacturing schedules. Review material requirements versus inventory, open purchase orders, and supplier commitments. Identify current and future shortages impacting production schedules. Partner with Procurement to drive material readiness and escalation activities. Monitor inventory health and recommend actions to prevent both shortages and excess inventory. Capacity Planning Develop and maintain capacity models for production resources and critical constraints. Evaluate labor, equipment, warehouse, sterilization, and supplier capacity requirements. Analyze short-term and long-term capacity gaps. Support scenario planning and capacity trade-off decisions. Communicate capacity risks and recommended mitigation plans to leadership. Safety Stock & Inventory Strategy Own safety stock settings, methodology, and governance. Monitor inventory performance and service-level attainment. Recommend inventory parameter adjustments based on demand variability and lead-time changes. Support inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining supply continuity. Review inventory trends and identify opportunities to improve inventory turns and inventory health. Risk Management & Analytics Identify material, capacity, and supply risks that could impact customer commitments. Maintain planning dashboards and readiness metrics. Lead root cause analysis for recurring shortages and planning disruptions. Provide proactive reporting of production red flags and risk indicators. Support monthly and quarterly business reviews with planning and inventory analysis. Cross-Functional Partnership Partner with the Master Planner to ensure executable production schedules. Collaborate with Warehouse Operations regarding inventory availability and material flow. Work closely with Procurement on supplier performance and supply continuity. Partner with Finance on inventory value, budget planning, and working capital initiatives. Participate in tier meetings and planning reviews to support site decision-making. Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field. 3-7 years of supply chain, planning, materials management, or manufacturing planning experience. Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred). Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Advanced Microsoft Excel capability. Preferred APICS/ASCM CPIM certification. Medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing experience. Experience with MRP, capacity planning, inventory optimization, and production planning. Experience developing dashboards and planning metrics. Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 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