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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• 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

Our Core Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for an Inventory Control Order Processor in our North Chicago, IL location.  This new team member will review, audit, process and resolve inventory for our Core Diagnostic division.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Audit Inventory on SAP/ADMS/DFCS to keep systems in balance and investigate inventory discrepancies during daily order processing.
• Process rejected, expired and short dated products as well as material being destroyed, reworked, or quarantined. 
• Compile, analyze and report various key indicators for distribution operations. 
• Ability to function independently and at multiple sites required. 
• Support of Distribution Operations in facilitating customer order processing. 
• Support of quality in required inventory manipulations. 
• Maintaining inventory accuracy for ADD Lake County.
• Resolve orders on hold for inventory status and cancel orders as requested.
• Monitor system errors logs on FDCS, ADMS, and SAP.
• Resolve problems identified and/or notify appropriate personnel as needed.
• Audit inventory on DFCS/ADMS/SAP to keep systems in balance and investigate inventory discrepancies during daily order processing.
• Assumes leadership accountability when manager is unavailable.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Warehousing/ Distribution/ Inventory Control experience for a min of 2 years.
• Strong working knowledge of computerized systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP/ Manhattan experience preferred.
• Forklift Certification preferred.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.
• Ability to work in cold storage/freezer at -20˚ C or colder.
• Ability to work in cooler at 2˚ C to 8˚ C.
• Ability to work at heights up to 40 feet.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Multiple site and independent functionality.

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx. Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. 

     

The base pay for this position is

$19.85 – $39.65/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Supply Chain

     

DIVISION:

CRLB Core Lab

        

LOCATION:

United States > North Chicago : K02

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Exposure to temperatures below 60 degrees Fahrenheit/16 degrees Celsius or above 85 degrees Fahrenheit/28 degrees Celsius on a regular basis

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf