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This role drives strategic global distribution strategy initiatives and partners with Strategic Management Office (SMO) leadership to propel the business towards being prepared for the future of Supply Chain. The AD partners closely with leadership to ensure the SMO delivers on its vision and goals, providing strategic guidance and fostering a culture of performance, collaboration, and excellence. Playing a key role in shaping and executing business management routines, this role supports initiatives that include strategic planning, overseeing budget and financials, engagement with key stakeholders, and supporting talent development, while actively promoting cross-functional connectivity throughout the organization. This role leads the design and ongoing optimization of the global distribution network, real-time visibility, and connected devices, aligning supply chain operations with long-term business plans and evolving regional priorities. 

Responsibilities:

• Partner with SMO and Global Supply Chain Leadership to design and optimize the global distribution network strategy, ensuring alignment with long-range organizational plans and regional priorities. 
• Partner with and advise Distribution Managers and Regional Leads on the implementation of strategic vision and change initiatives (e.g. automation, advanced capabilities, and/or other applicable technology), ensuring alignment across the network. Lead and drive strategic initiatives and projects focused on Internet of Things (IoT), visibility, and other relevant capabilities and capturing value, acting as an internal subject matter expert on real-time logistics visibility and related hardware/system architecture, with continued assessment of logistics effectiveness.
• Coordinate with cross-functional supply teams(e.g. Supply Planning) to align on strategies or opportunities to monitor or optimize inventory levels across the distribution network
• Lead and drive strategic initiatives and special projects focused on enhancing storage, warehousing capabilities, and capturing value, with continued assessment of distribution network effectiveness. 
• Proactively assess and communicate trade-offs between cost, service, and risk across global distribution nodes to enable agile, informed decision-making and to ensure operational excellence. 
• Manage key suppliers and internal relationships to identify, implement, and optimize innovative partnership strategies for enhanced supply chain visibility and resilience. 
• Define, track, and analyze KPIs to measure distribution efficiency, inventory performance, and supply chain health, ensuring data-driven improvements to processes and outcomes. 
• Engage cross-functionally and externally to foster strategic partnerships that promote best practices, facilitate innovative supply chain solutions, and strengthen connectivity across business units and with external providers. 
• Oversee business management routines, including performance metrics, operating reviews, and management reviews, and bring in specialized partners when necessary to ensure efficient, compliant, and scalable operations. 
• Maximize opportunities for continuous improvement by sharing best practices, supporting capability building, and facilitating value creation through targeted supply chain initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree required, in preferred fields in Supply Chain, Business Management, or other applicable degrees. 
• At least 10 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Transformation, or similar fields, with experience in Supply Chain Network Design or Optimization required. Experience with real time visibility and connected devices preferred.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred. 
• Objective strategic thinker with a demonstrated drive for results. 
• Analytical orientation and comfortable with ambiguity and complexity. 
• Dependable, trusted leader who is used to dealing with confidential information. 
• Ability to connect the dots and influence across a complex organization. 
• Excellent Emotional Intelligence (EQ) skills and relationship building experience. 
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and mentoring / coaching skills. 
• Strong communication skills, oral and written, great at packaging information depending on audience. 
• Understanding of project management practices, portfolio review, finance, and budgeting. 

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 thetime 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 short-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 anybonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's soleand 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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