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JOB DESCRIPTION:
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.
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.
- 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 Opportunity
The position of Senior Logistics Analyst is part of our Toxicology Workplace Services business located in our Kansas City, MO or Lake Forest IL office. The role of the Logistics Analyst is to ensure effective and cost-efficient transportation across all transportation modes with focus on identifying and implementing process improvements in service and cost. The Logistics Analyst will work closely with other members of ARDx’s global logistics and procurement team and the supply chain representatives in the local operating entities.
What You’ll Work On
- Lead the end‑to‑end transportation strategy across all modes, ensuring reliable, cost‑effective, and compliant operations that support enterprise supply chain performance.
- Oversee parcel carrier relationships and strategic sourcing, including service governance, contract optimization, and performance management.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies, analyzing trends, and implementing solutions that enhance service quality and operational efficiency.
- Guide transportation analytics, with an emphasis in reverse logistics, and reporting, developing dashboards, performance metrics, and executive summaries that inform decision‑making and highlight improvement opportunities.
- Partner with Finance and Accounting to align freight accruals, reporting, and cost‑to‑serve analysis, ensuring accurate financial integration and forecasting.
- Manage the freight audit and payment ecosystem, collaborating with audit partners and business teams to resolve discrepancies, improve compliance, and eliminate process gaps.
- Monitor global market conditions, regulations, and logistics risks, translating insights into proactive strategies and operational adjustments.
- Resolve cross‑functional and customer issues by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and communicating resolutions across internal and external partners.
- Support new product introductions and operational changes, ensuring transportation requirements, documentation, and service standards are established and maintained.
- Lead international and domestic transportation problem‑solving, including documentation, compliance, carrier selection, and issue escalation.
- Govern forward, reverse, and intercompany logistics operations, evaluating impacts on network efficiency and driving alignment across functions.
- Evaluate suppliers and carriers, including couriers, using cost, service, quality, and risk criteria to recommend optimal network or service configurations.
- Review contracts and service terms to identify opportunities to strengthen compliance and implement cost‑efficient, scalable improvements.
- Coordinate cross‑functional alignment between Procurement, Logistics, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure strategic and financial consistency.
- Maintain system access governance, ensuring proper configuration, controls, and account utilization across transportation platforms.
- Lead communication of carrier performance, spend trends, and project updates through regular business reviews and stakeholder presentations.
- Manage documentation‑linked processes, including supplier approvals, carrier label ordering, and account assignments to ensure accuracy and operational continuity.
- Other duties as assigned by the business
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 5 or more years of relevant professional experience
- Must be proficient in MS Office including Excel, Access, Word and Outlook
- Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
- Must be comfortable evaluating large data sets and analyzing the data to identify improvement opportunities
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a preference in Science, Engineering, IT / Computer Sciences, Finance or Accounting advantageous
- Database skills preferred
- Must be able to interpret a variety of instructions.
- Managing a courier network and a large number of parcel shipments.
- Managing reverse logistics
- ERP system experience advantageous
- Travel up to 25%
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
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
$78,000.00 – $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Supply Chain
DIVISION:
TOX ARDx Toxicology
LOCATION:
United States > Kansas City : 8140 Ward Parkway
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 25 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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