Production Planner

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.

At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

As Production Planner you will be in charge of developing the production schedules to meet customer demand as well as to monitor and control WIP and Finished Goods inventory levels.

It will be a very big plus if you can bring experience in developing projects or sites from square one.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Utilise of SAP system to create and manage workflows and production schedules.
• Maintenance for production planning master data and parameters on SAP ERP system.
• Work cross-functionally within the supply chain team to create efficiencies in material and information flows.
• Analysing demand forecasts, inventory and production capacity and adjusting plans as needed.
• Agree production plan and ensure flow of material through the site, ensuring product availability per agreed commercial requirements.
• Communication of shortfalls in production and impact to deliver desired volumes.
• Assist in the creation and review of planned maintenance schedules.
• Report daily on schedule adherence and identify potential supply issues.
• Drive continuous improvement within the planning area to drive Operational Excellence and improved financial performance
• Support all product initiatives, R&D and product launches.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 3rd Level Qualification in related discipline
• 2+ years supply chain experience
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Proficient with Microsoft applications
• Good communication skills
• SAP experience desirable but not essential

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