Manager, Integrated Business Planning

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.

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’ll also have access to:

• 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 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 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.

The Manager, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) serves as a key business partner to the Divisional Vice President and senior business leadership team, leading the end-to-end Integrated Business Planning process across the business unit. This role is responsible for driving strategic alignment between commercial demand, supply chain capabilities, operational execution, financial objectives, innovation/portfolio management and long-range business priorities. The position acts as the central coordinator for cross‑functional planning activities, ensuring data‑driven decision making, proactive risk mitigation, and effective governance that enables delivery of revenue, margin, customer service, and operational performance commitments.

This leader will facilitate executive planning forums, influence senior stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement of planning processes to enhance organizational agility and business performance.

• Enterprise Integrated Business Planning Leadership

  Lead and manage the monthly Integrated Business Planning process across the business unit.

  Establish and maintain governance structures, planning calendars, performance metrics, and executive review processes.

  Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, annual operating plans, forecasts, and long-range business plans.

  Drive proactive identification, escalation, and resolution of business risks and opportunities.

  Serve as the primary IBP advisor to the DVP and business leadership team.

• Cross‑Functional Business Alignment

  Partner closely with Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, Human Resources, and Operational Excellence teams.

  Facilitate consensus among stakeholders regarding demand assumptions, supply constraints, inventory strategies, capacity planning, and financial commitments.

  Ensure key business decisions are evaluated through operational, financial, customer, and organizational impact lenses.

  Drive accountability for commitments and action plans established through the IBP process.

• Demand and Supply Integration

  Oversee consolidation and analysis of demand forecasts, supply plans, inventory positions, capacity utilization, and business performance indicators.

  Lead scenario planning activities to evaluate alternative business outcomes and support executive decision making.

  Monitor forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness, identifying improvement opportunities.

  Collaborate with supply chain leadership to optimize…