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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionPurpose:
The Sr. Manager, Regional Materials Management is responsible for leading regional materials management activities for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across the biologics manufacturing region. The role drives inventory optimization, material availability, risk mitigation, and cross-site coordination to ensure uninterrupted supply while improving operational efficiency, inventory performance, and network responsiveness.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead regional planning and inventory management activities for raw materials, commodities, and shared critical supplies across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Monitor regional inventory positions and direct inventory balancing, transfers, and redeployment strategies across sites to optimize supply continuity and mitigate surplus inventory to minimize obsolescence.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for regional material shortages, supply disruptions, and inventory-related risks.
- Partner with Procurement to develop material supply strategies and support sourcing decisions for shared and critical materials.
- Lead regional initiatives to standardize material management processes, inventory policies, and planning practices across the network.
- Support governance forums, planning reviews, and business processes including S&OP, Financial Plan, and Long-Range Planning activities.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Tech Ops, Procurement, and Finance leadership to resolve constraints and align priorities.
- Monitor and report key performance indicators related to inventory health, material availability, stock-outs, excess and obsolete inventory, and planning effectiveness.
- Partner with PDS&T, Procurement, AoS, CMM and Single Use COEs to develop and implement plans for deploying new materials and phasing out obsolete technologies
- Lead continuous improvement projects focused on materials planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and process efficiency.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
- 10+ years of Supply Chain, Materials Management, Manufacturing Operations, or Planning experience, including experience operating across multiple sites or a network environment.
- Direct experience with SAP, preferably S/4HANA, supporting materials management and supply planning processes.
- 5+ years managing direct reports.
- Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives involving inventory optimization, supply continuity, and operational improvement
- Strong analytical skills: ability to assimilate and interpret large data sets and translate into actions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels; ability to influence without authority.
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field
- Master's degree
- 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Manufacturing Operations, or Planning
- Experience operating across multiple sites or a network environment
- Direct experience with SAP, preferably S/4HANA, supporting materials management and supply planning processes
- 5+ years managing direct reports
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving inventory optimization, supply continuity, and operational improvement
- Strong analytical skills, including interpreting large data sets and translating findings into actions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including influencing without authority
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
