Manager, Supply Chain Systems

AbbVie
North Chicago, IL

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

The Supply Chain Systems Manager will lead the strategic planning, design, and implementation of global supply chain systems initiatives across AbbVie’s portfolio of businesses. This role will be instrumental in driving end-to-end supply chain digital transformation—modernizing core systems, optimizing processes, and enhancing visibility, integration, and analytics across global operations. This leader will partner closely with IT, operations, procurement, logistics, and finance to ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable business value and align with enterprise strategy.

Responsibilities

Transformation Strategy & Leadership:

  • Define and execute the multi-year roadmap for global supply chain systems transformation, aligned with enterprise digital strategy.
  • Serve as the strategic liaison between strategic supply chain domain owners and technology teams to ensure alignment of systems with operational goals.
  • Lead global, cross-functional teams in deploying, testing, and monitoring various supply chain enhancement systems.
  • Establish transformation governance frameworks to ensure disciplined program execution, stakeholder alignment, and benefits realization.

Systems & Process Optimization:

  • Oversee the evaluation, selection, and implementation of supply chain technologies and platforms.
  • Lead process redesign initiatives focused on standardization, automation, and simplification across Supply chain
  • Partner with data and analytics teams to enhance end-to-end supply chain data enablement, visibility, governance, and automation.
  • High level and focus on process orientation, setting and managing internal data integrity and control standards.

Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Support global change management strategies to ensure adoption of new systems and processes.
  • Engage senior leaders across business units to drive transformation alignment and sponsorship.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to functional leaders, providing insights on industry best practices and emerging technologies.
  • Effectively work in a project based environment, utilizing agile and waterfall methodologies for small to large development projects, and meeting and managing timelines with stakeholders.

Team Leadership & Development:

  • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing transformation team with expertise in data governance, data enablement, process excellence, and digital supply chain solutions.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the global supply chain organization.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of experience, master’s degree plus 7 years of experience, PhD with 3 years of experience.
  • Ability to translate technical capabilities into business outcomes.
  • Familiarity working in Agile formation supporting various pods across a global supply chain.
  • Proven track record of successful large-scale ERP or supply chain system implementations (SAP S/4HANA etc.).
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to distribution.
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across global, matrixed organizations.

Preferred:

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in global supply chain management, operations, or systems transformation.
  • Passion for leveraging technology to drive efficiency, sustainability, and agility in supply chain operations.

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 long-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.​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Posted 2026-05-24

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