Principal Engineer, Supply Chain Planning

Role Summary

Principal Engineer, Supply Chain Planning at AbbVie (Location: varies). Lead technical expert for Supply Chain Planning applications, shaping global transformations in supply chain planning and driving technical strategy with stakeholders and partners.

Responsibilities

• Act as a lead technical expert for Supply Chain Planning applications with expertise related to Blue Yonder Demand Planning, Demand 360, Demand Classification, ESP, and Fulfillment platforms, plus advanced analytics, machine learning, and cloud architecture.
• Provide enterprise-level leadership, creative problem solving, and strategic technology recommendations to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with business, technical stakeholders, and external vendors to understand strategy, identify improvements, and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide leadership and mentoring in testing, deployment, documentation, and troubleshooting for planning systems and integrations with other enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, data warehouses).
• Ensure compliance with policies and best practices; set standards and provide governance for enterprise supply chain planning technology.
• Stay abreast of evolving trends in supply chain planning technology and help shape roadmaps and influence cross-functional strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years’ experience; Master's Degree with 7 years’ experience; PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• In-depth knowledge of Blue Yonder (formerly JDA)—specifically Demand, Supply Planning, and Sales & Operations Planning.
• Solid background in enterprise-level software development, scripting, or configuration, particularly Blue Yonder batch jobs and configurations (UDT, UDC, FE, searches and option sets).
• Integration experience with SAP Systems and analytic platforms.
• Expert in supply chain planning processes (demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory, fulfillment).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with executive leadership, peers, and staff.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting.