Plant Purchasing Supervisor - Altavista, VA

Plant Purchasing Supervisor

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

The Purchasing / Stockroom Supervisor leads the onsite MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) warehouse.  The warehouse, or “parts room”, contains critical spare part and consumable items used in the manufacturing operation.  In addition, the position leads the administration of site indirect procurement (non-raw materials).

What You’ll Work On

• Manage the overall inventory process and system, including hours of operation, procedures for check-outs and returns, inventory and cycle counts, new add-to-stocks, master data (safety stocks, vendor lead time), etc…

• Act as lead for Plant Purchasing (including issuance of site purchase orders in both Maximo(front for SAP) and Ariba, maintenance of price/quantity changes, and vendor maintenance).

• Ensure all processes and systems comply with safety, quality, and finance procedures.

• Lead and develop warehouse team members, including annual goal setting and performance reviews.

• Be the site subject matter expert for the inventory software (Maximo).

• Own the program for parts that get repaired and the kitting of parts used collectively in one job.

• Partner with vendors on vendor management inventory.

• Partner with Engineering and Maintenance teams on part obsolescence.

• Manage operation with defined budget.

• Achieve all applicable key metrics (stockout %, obsolescence %, blocked invoice aging, etc… ).

• Assist with supplier selection.

• Manage SOWs/RFI's/Ordering documents.

• Manage day to day supply issues.

• Communicate pertinent information to both internal customers and suppliers to keep apprised and to prevent problems.

• Drive savings outcomes. Collaboration with functions.

• Seek and support business relationships with diverse suppliers.

• Communicate with appropriate departments to clarify request and obtain appropriate supporting documentation for the purchase using p-card.

• Assure team members are trained and understand duties, responsibilities, and performance against established expectations.

• Provide timely coaching, counseling and feedback.  

• Develop all line personnel by securing appropriate training, providing mentoring and assigning progressively challenging stretch responsibilities within the scope of the team and department accountabilities.

• Execution of on time performance reviews for direct reports

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, science, food technology, engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Demonstrated leadership skills

• Knowledge of project planning tools and experience using them

• Proven plant financial understanding

• Drive Continuous Improvement within the scope of work

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a regulated manufacturing work environment with preference being for food, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, etc. 

• Experience utilizing project planning and execution tools

• Green Belt Certification

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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