Freight Excellence Manager

at  Abbott Laboratories

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.
Abbott Established Pharmaceutical Division (EPD) is looking for a

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Economics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Digital Technologies or equivalent

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE/TRAINING REQUIRED:

Experience:

• 6-9 years minimum in supply chain / procurement experience
• Strong negotiation skills, very good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders internal and external
• Project Management experience and capabilities
• Strong knowledge in supply chain management
• High flexibility (ability to adapt and work efficiently in different situations)
• Able to work cross functional in a high dynamic environment.
• High level of personal, professional and ethic integrity
• Highly customer oriented (internal / external), with strong sense of responsibility
• Strong analytical skill
• Strong knowledge in transport and logistics, Incoterms, etc.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP and APO planning tool

Languages:

• Excellent command of English is essential; knowledge of any other language is a plus

• Ensure the efficiency of standard operations within logistic for all inbound and outbound related shipments
• Represent logistics in cross functional projects
• Perform gap analysis and track opportunities for improvements.
• Develop and track KPI’s to measure logistic service providers and lead QBR’s
• Lead Cool Chain/ others RFQ
• Lead F&D Optimization imperative and drive, plan and implement resulted projects.
• Lead corporate procurement RFQ projects and propose fact driven business strategy on negotiations
• Run the on time and regular logistic execution stakeholder’s evaluation to secure shipping activities and ensure optimal utilization of transport means
• Accountable for monitoring transport execution per service level agreements to secure an optimized service within the GMP/GDP rules.
• Manage Logistic data