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Senior Specialist, Demand Planning

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  5. 38.3%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry-leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for the treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The position of Senior Specialist Demand Planning is responsible for demand planning of the Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America (EMEAL) commercial areas as part of the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) program.

*Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical

practitioner designated by the Company

Key Accountabilities

  • Owns and leads the end-to-end demand planning process, delivering an accurate, aligned, and approved consensus forecast across planning horizons.
  • Estimates future demand by analyzing market drivers, customer signals, historical trends, and business assumptions to support category, channel, and enterprise decision-making.
  • Leads demand review and S&OP/IBP forums, aligning stakeholders on forecast assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
  • Monitors forecast accuracy, bias, variability, and demand signals; proactively identifies risks and recommends forecast adjustments and mitigation actions.
  • Translates commercial inputs, promotions, lifecycle changes, and market intelligence into actionable demand plans for finished goods and sub-assemblies.
  • Ensures integrity and ongoing maintenance of demand-related master data, hierarchies, and planning parameters within planning systems.
  • Provides demand insights, reporting, and dashboards to communicate trends, performance, and forward-looking risks to leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Tracks, analyzes, and communicates key planning and service metrics, including backorders and On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance, to support issue resolution and continuous improvement.
  • Supports and coordinates ramp-up and ramp-down projects, ensuring demand plans, assumptions, milestones, and timing are aligned across cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Drives continuous improvement of demand planning processes and tools across multiple product families or value streams.
  • Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Successful Candidate will Have:

  • Bachelor's degree in a field that includes quantitative analysis (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Supply Chain, natural sciences) or related field and/or equivalent experience
  • Significant product sales forecasting, demand management or supply chain planning experience
  • MS Excel intermediate level skills
  • Exposure to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
  • Experience in healthcare product industry (e.g. diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical) would be considered as a plus
  • Experience with forecasting or supply chain planning software (e.g. Atlas Planning, QlikView, SAP, SAGE, Power BI)
  • Strong data analysis and model-building skills using MS Excel and Power BI
  • Project management in a matrix organizational environment
  • Analytical skills including statistical data analysis and modeling
  • Process-oriented approach with drive for continuous improvement
  • Ability to achieve decisions using influence without authority

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

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, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Supply Chain

DIVISION:

TOX ARDx Toxicology

LOCATION:

Ireland > Galway : Parkmore East Business Park

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - 37.5Hst0 (Ireland)

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

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