Planner II

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the  SH Division.  In Abbott’s Structural Heart our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

As the Planner II, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed manufacturing build plans, for existing and new products, that meets defined service level and inventory targets for the division.  

What You’ll Do

• Defines the manufacturing build plan, based on the ERP signals accounting also for the inputs from the Supply
• Review and S&OP Sales & Operations meetings.
• Collaborates with Industrial Engineering in the capacity assessment and incorporates the outputs of the process into the S&OP.
• Clearly communicate agreed upon production quantities and mix to the Supply Planner Production and other stakeholders.
• Communicates production plan changes to the Purchasing group in a timely matter.
• Zero backorder goal – when backorder exists full responsibility for backorder management, status, prioritization, communication.
• Production Plan attainment reporting and communication, including holding Operations accountable to the weekly build plan and notifying Finance and other stakeholders of variances to plan.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels that meet service level objectives, ZSMI and finish goods inventory targets (DIOH).
• Monthly inventory management of excess, obsolete, expiring inventory.
• Support new product introduction activities to achieve planned launch dates.
• Different functions and roles related to Supply chain according to business needs
• Proficient in ERP system functionality. Defines the build plan based on MRP output and works with Purchasing todrive correct signals for materials requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Supply Chain, Business Administration, STEM Career or related field 2+ years of experience.
• 2+ years experience in production planning or similar roles.
• Proficiency in MS Office software.
• Advance command of English language.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of MRP, purchasing, and production principles.
• ERP experience is a plus and Knowledge of ISO, GMP, JIT, ERP, SAP and Lot control desirable.

Shift Admin: Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

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