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Demand Planner (24 month Fixed Term Contract)ApplyLocations: Ireland - FinisklinTime Type: Full timePosted on: Posted 2 Days AgoJob Requisition ID: 31099598JOB DESCRIPTION:About AbbottAt Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 94,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.Abbott in IrelandIn Ireland, Abbott employs almost 3,000 people across 11 sites. Abbott has six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. It has commercial and support operations in Dublin and shared services in Dublin and Westport. Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946.Abbott Ireland Diagnostic Division – Sligo:Abbott Diagnostic's is a global leader of in vitro diagnostics with approximately 70,000 institutional customers in more than 100 countries. Our diagnostic products offer a broad range of innovative instrument systems and tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices and clinics.Abbott’s diagnostic products offer customers automation, convenience, cost effectiveness and flexibility. Abbott has helped transform the practice of medical diagnosis from an art to a science, helping to create the modern diagnostics industry through the company's commitment to improving patient care and lowering overall costs. The history of Abbott Diagnostics is filled with examples of first-of-a-kind products and significant technological advancements.We currently have a vacancy for a Demand Planner and this position will involve the following:Primary FunctionResponsible for Demand & Supply Planning of ADD/TPM Products ensuring that Abbott Diagnostic operations provides a high-quality customer service to both internal and external customers.Effective financial and inventory management.Major ResponsibilitiesDemand & Supply Planning of a defined product group to assure the availability of quality products in the right time, place and quantity.Accountable for the financial and inventory management of products under planner’s remit.Accountable for the manufacturing site supply plan.For new products and ramp-up/ramp-down products, planner is accountable for retrieving demand working with regulatory and marketing and supplying the supply plan with a view to ensure product availability and product fiscal management.Communicate and support global affiliates with available information, reservations and special requests when required.Set allocations, assignments, reservations according to customer requirements.Communicate and work with manufacturing sites ensuring on-time delivery of orders.Support ADD programs requiring demand management ensuring customer supply.Establish & carry out monthly/weekly reports & required ADD/TPM KPIs.Support global financial processes for your product group.Identify and implement both system and process improvements.EducationThe following level of education provides a necessary foundation for this job function:A relevant third level qualification, preferably a degree and/or APICS or IIPMM qualification as this qualification provides a good foundation for this job function, with a minimum of 18 months experience in a similar role.Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.JOB FAMILY:Supply ChainDIVISION:CRLB Core LabLOCATION:Ireland > Sligo : Finisklin RoadADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:IE - Asflex78 (Ireland)TRAVEL:NoMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:YesSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Not Applicable #J-18808-Ljbffr