
Senior SAP Supply Chain Functional Lead
Abbott
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Waukegan • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $113,300 - $226,700 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide in‑depth technical expertise and direction for the design, development, and support of SAP application solutions
- Deliver new capabilities, enhancements, and system maintenance
- Prepare functional and technical specifications
- Ensure development, testing, and deployment of efficient, cost‑effective solutions
- Coordinate with external partners, suppliers, and cross‑functional business teams
- Lead requirements‑gathering workshops
- Drive complex, global project implementations
- Conduct research and provide architectural and technical guidance on adopting or integrating new SAP technologies
- Define and maintain SAP‑SCM solution architecture standards
- Develop cross‑process integration designs and data flows
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and security guidelines
- Review and approve functional and technical solution designs
- Evaluate and recommend new software, tools, and methodologies
Requirements
- Degree in IT and/or a complementary business discipline
- At least 12+ years of experience across SAP‑SCM process areas (MM, PP, QM, WM/EWM, IBP/APO, Logistics, Transportation, Procurement), ideally in the healthcare industry
- Experience contributing to or leading functional solution architecture in SAP environments
- Prior project, program, or people management experience
- Strong problem‑determination and root‑cause analysis skills
- Excellent collaboration and partnering skills with business and technical stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts in clear business language to senior leaders
- Knowledge of business environment, service requirements, and organizational culture
- Understanding process costs and experience working with Service Providers to maintain operational excellence and service‑level compliance
- Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly through relationship‑building and influence
- Ability to be firm, fair, and consistent in ensuring operational deliverables.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
- Excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Freedom 2 Save student debt program
- FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
- Career development with an international company
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SAP application solutionsSAP-SCMMMPPQMWMEWMIBPAPOLogistics
Soft Skills
problem determinationroot-cause analysiscollaborationpartneringverbal communicationwritten communicationrelationship buildinginfluenceoperational deliverablesproject management