AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott. AbbVie combines the focus and passion of a leading-edge biotech with the expertise and capabilities of a long-established pharmaceutical leader to develop and market advanced therapies that address for the patient some of the most complex and serious diseases.
The Regional Transportation Manager (RTM)is responsible for ensuring the efficiency of delivering AbbVie products to affiliates, regional customers and AbbVie patients within the region while meeting or exceeding all service requirements, quality and regulatory standards, and operational objectives.
Responsibilities
•The primary function of the Regional Transportation Manager (RTM) is to take responsibility and manage broad based complex logistics optimization initiates designed to respond to the requirements of AbbVie’s customers, as gathered and defined by the local “in-market” Commercial Affiliates within the Region, and to do so in the most cost effective way possible.
•You will be recognized as the primary Distribution and Logistics (D&L) Center of Excellence (COE) Transportation Subject Matter Expert (SME) coordinating strategic logistics initiatives for existing/new products (and their precursors) shipped into, out of and within the region, as well as the day to day contact for regional transportation operations.
•As RTM you will direct the team's information gathering, data manipulation, and strategic modeling efforts as they collaborate on regional vendor sourcing strategies and negotiate transportation contracts with indirect purchasing and supplier management operations.
•Internal global supply chain teams are made up of representatives from Regional and Commercial Affiliate organizational structures which include specialties such as R&D, Manufacturing, Transportation Operations, Distribution, Commercial, Engineering, Planning, Finance, Security, Purchasing, Global Trade Compliance and Quality Assurance.
•External team members will include third party vendors such as air freight providers, ocean carriers and trucking companies.
•As RTM you will maintain KPI’s for regional transportation providers and initiate improvement projects where needed to address KPI shortcoming, or to foster a continuous improvement mentality with the providers.