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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

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:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 Opportunity

• This is not a remote opportunity.

• Qualified candidates must currently live in the Chicagoland area.

• Must be able to travel up towards 15%

What You’ll Work On

The primary function of the Logistics Specialist is to take responsibility and perform the day-to-day operational functions of international exporting, and domestic shipment moves for the ADD organization. The position will require significant interaction with logistics, purchasing, operations, and US Customs and Compliance.

• Responsible for the execution on an operational level for appointed carriers for international air and ocean, domestic and international small package, domestic heavy weight, same day expedited moves such as next flight out and hot shot truck, ltl, and truckload shipments on an inbound and outbound basis.

• Implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

• Ensure shipments go out in a timely manner, tracking and tracing, analyzing, and in some cases implementing logistics programs and information systems which result in reducing overall corporate logistics costs while maintaining or improving service in line with divisional goals.

• This role will communicate daily or have their team interact daily with transportation service providers of all modes, and Abbott suppliers to ensure that shipments are properly tracked and traced, claims are filed, proper paperwork is generated, and delivery at origin and destinations is met.

• Generate the proper and required international and domestic paperwork necessary for outbound shipment moves and exception management on delayed shipments as well as responsible for pre-alerting on all applicable shipments. On international shipments the person is responsible from the order dropping till shipment leaves the dock.

• Schedule the appropriate providers to come in for pickups.

• Back up to the Logistics Distribution Tracer.

• Responsible for all proper AES filing on applicable shipments.

• Tracking and tracing products from origin to destination.

• Ensure proper Dangerous Goods paperwork accompanies all applicable shipments.

• Responsible for interfacing with ADD and Abbott Corporate Customs team on any situation they should be made aware of including but not limited to Export POA’s that need to be renewed or signed, HTS codes that come back invalid, etc.

• Recommend projects which will positively impact divisional and corporate results.

• Responsible for Export Record Keeping to comply with Abbott and US governmental organizations policies.

• Provide stewardship of the supply chain/logistics process to ensure the preparation and execution of any related systems, legal agreements, or supplier contracts through Legal and Corporate Purchasing are completed and no gaps exist.

• Ensure all documentation and training necessary to execute the project plan are complete and meet divisional and corporate quality standards.

• Responsible for following up on international and domestic customer complaints on shipments that may be over-shipped, mis-shipped, or short-shipped.

• Assist in Due Diligence activities to provide logistics and planning expertise in the decision-making process.

• Ensure Claims are filed on shipments were transportation service provider failed resulting in loss of money or product for Abbott.

• Generate reports that show transportation costs on specific projects or moves.

• Responsible on international shipments from order drop till the order delivers to ADD’s customers.

• Must be on call to handle emergency shipments after hours and on weekends.

• There are a variety of information systems for managing the freight, distribution; and customer service portion of the business that do not have common platforms, language; or reporting capabilities. This Logistics Distribution Specialist will be responsible for delivering on the tactical aspects of the global logistics distribution strategic goals.

• Support many ADD departments so they must have strong communication skills, results driven, be self-motivated, with a desire to learn and improve the department and their own skill set.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or 4-6 years of related work experience, preferably in logistics or supply chain management.

• Must have dangerous goods certification or be willing to become hazmat certified for the Lake County facility.

• 1-3 years’ experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, Customer Service, or Customs

• 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.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $48,000.00 – $96,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com