Site Program Manager - Safeguard, Casa Grande, AZ Nutrition Plant

Site Program Manager – Safeguard – Casa Grande, Arizona

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 Casa Grande, Arizona 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.

Casa Grande, AZ., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

The Safeguard Site Program Manager provides expertise and fosters continuous improvement by leading execution for the manufacturing site and coordination with the global program. Assists the site leadership team in achieving the strategic goals for function wide initiatives and responsible for critical projects that will reside within the Program Manager's area of responsibility. Support effective and compliant implementation of ongoing projects in support of Division's strategic initiatives.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead program enhancements to quality systems to ensure compliance with applicable corporate and Divisional policies and procedures
• Ensure program scope and success criteria are clearly established; develop and manage overall program plans to meet deliverables. Manage resources and timing for current and future stages.
• Oversee execution and delivery of all projects and programs within span of program control.
• Provide oversight and coordinate necessary teams to prepare, execute and govern a large program consisting of multiple workstreams
• Ensure team is working within project/program scope and effectively coordinate the activities of the team to meet project milestones.
• Initiate, lead and communicate project/program assessments and lessons learned.
• Proactively identify changes in project/program scope and assure appropriate measures are taken to reassess and amend requirements, budget, and timeline.
• Participate in the development and implementation of innovation plans.
• Create and deliver project and program review presentations. The incumbent is required to interact with all levels of management, and act as a point person for Senior Leaders.
• Ensure alignment with key planning processes, such as business planning, brand planning, customer planning, S&OP and corporate project reporting.
• Build a strategic team, lead staff and key participants to deliver divisional commitments.
• Work directly with functional area managers to resolve issues that impact completion of project objectives: determine when to escalate issues to appropriate levels of management.
• Participate in divisional program change management network to resolve issues that impact adoption of site changes involving behavioral, structural or process enhancements.
• Champion the leader support, communication, learning, and reinforcement plans developed by the program to meet deliverables.

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

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Minimum 5 years of experience in people leadership
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful program management track record.  Demonstrated ability in managing expectations of program requirements and deliverables.
• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Strong written and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with employees and leaders at all levels.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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