Sr. Operational Excellence Manager

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

Purpose:

The Sr. Operational Excellence Manager will be responsible for developing and driving the Operational Excellence culture for the NADL warehousing and logistics teams. The Sr. Manager will ensure the fostering of a culture of excellence, empowering the operations team to achieve high performance and ensure sustainable results. The strategy must incorporate the integration of business knowledge, process improvement methodologies and personal soft skills to deliver business performance and meet / exceed financial goals.

Responsibilities:

• Establish the Operational Excellence culture within the organization by defining action plans necessary to provide tools, training and expertise to support OpEx.
• Champion a data driven, problem solving culture to investigate issues and establish robust action plans.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and ability to develop scenarios and options aligned with the strategy and goals of the business.
• Own the metrics and KPI development and tools for the NADL team to ensure harmonization, effectiveness and ability to align with other regions.
• Identify opportunities to significantly reduce operating costs, cycle times and lead or direct the implementation efforts (including project management).
• Improve the capabilities of the organization by training and mentoring personnel on Operational Excellence tools.
• Lead strategy sessions with Senior Management and their teams.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders (including procurement, quality, BTS and finance).
• Establish and lead program teams to plan, execute, monitor cost, and performance to ensure that defined program goals are met.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or Science (required)
• Training in Lean and Six Sigma improvement methodologies (required)
• 5 years experience in biopharmaceutical production or related areas (required) and 8+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience (preferred)
• Strong computer skills (required)

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 anduntil 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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