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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.\nAbout Abbott\nAbbott 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.\nAbbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny\nAbbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture Freestyle blood glucose test strips and Freestyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the Freestyle Precision, Freestyle Lite and Freestyle Libre systems.\nMain purpose of the role\nResponsible for coordinating various supply chain projects and managing the flow of material for project, validation and engineering activities, while ensuring timely availability of resources and providing regular updates on project progress.\nThe role involves being an individual contributor that works under limited supervision while applying subject matter knowledge. The Supply Chain Specialist will work closely with cross-functional teams, as well as external vendors & suppliers, to achieve these objectives.\nMain responsibilities\nLead various supply chain projects and provide regular status reports.\nLiaise with stakeholders to ensure that material is available on time and in full\nIdentify, develop, and gather necessary resources to complete projects and tasks.\nMonitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure targets are met.\nWork closely with Supply Chain and cross-functional teams to ensure material availability and timely delivery.\nCo-ordinate material requests for validation and engineering runs\nPrepare and present regular reports on project updates, material supply and inventory levels\nWork cross functionally to assess, co-ordinate and track planned line downtime required for projects\nParticipate in cross-functional projects including new product introductions (NPIs), process improvements, and system implementations.\nSupport other Supply Chain functions as required.\nQualifications & Experience\nMinimum NFQ Level 7 or equivalent in a relevant discipline\nMinimum 3 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. \nSAP experience preferred \nExcel experience preferred \nProject Management experience preferred \nStrong communication skills, both written and verbal \nWhat we Offer\nAttractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as\nFamily health insurance,\nExcellent pension scheme\nLife assurance\nCareer Development\nFantastic new facility\nGrowing business plus access to many more benefits.\nImportant Information\nPlease note that any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a Company-designated medical practitioner.\nConnect with us at www.abbott.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.\nAbbott is an equal opportunities employer.\nThe base pay for this position is\nN/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.\nJOB FAMILY:\nSupply ChainDIVISION:\nADC Diabetes CareLOCATION:\nIreland > Kilkenny : Kilkenny Business and Technology ParkADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:\nWORK SHIFT:\nIe - 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