ABOUT ABBOTT

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®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

Our location in Abbott Park, IL, currently has an opportunity for a Sr. Manager, Strategic Initiatives.  

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Strategy development: supporting the strategy development process and acting as key thought-leader with country GMs, product management as they develop their strategies and innovation roadmaps. 

• Helping design and execute key strategic initiatives to drive business growth

• Strategy execution: supporting tracking of business performance and initiatives against strategic objectives, by providing project management support.

• Market insights: interfacing with primary market research function & leveraging secondary market research to analyze customer & market trends, to identify potential opportunities.

• Business analytics: analyzing internal data (sales, web metrics & other KPIs) to identify trends & opportunities, and to inform strategic direction.

• Executive communication: preparing communication materials to be presented to senior leaders of the organization to influence right decisions for the business

• Analysis of new market opportunities or new product introductions (high level, before it gets into R&D, by looking at white-space analysis, analogous industry cases, etc)

• Competitive intelligence: game theory, leveraging public sources & secondary research to gather and analyze competitive intelligence, to inform business decision-making/ competitive reaction.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

REQUIRED

• 2-3 years consulting experience with top management consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain preferred), Strategy/ Financial Planning  function from global FMCG or Pharmaceutical

• Analytical degree (finance, economics, engineering, business school) preferred from top university

• Experience and Passion for Consumer Goods, Retail and/or Health Nutrition preferred

• Distinctive problem solving skills (conceptual, analytical, quantitative)

• Strong work ethics, ambition and hunger to learn

• Passion for Digital and growth orientation

• Strong communication skills

• Other nice to haves: Mandarin, Statistical modelling skills

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A FAST-PACED WORK ENVIRONMENT where your safety is our priority (Include for Manufacturing roles only)

• Production areas that are CLEAN, WELL-LIT AND TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED (Include for Manufacturing roles only)

• TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• FINANCIAL SECURITY through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• HEALTH CARE AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• PAID TIME OFF

• 401(K) retirement savings with a generous company match

• THE STABILITY OF A COMPANY with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities