Senior Capital Analyst - Columbus, OH

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Senior Capital Analyst

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. Our Nutrition business develops science-based products for people of all ages—from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions around the world rely on our leading brands, including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®, to live their healthiest lives.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and the FreeU education benefit—an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Recognition globally as a great place to work, and for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of ourColumbus, OHin theNutrition Division.TheSenior Capital Analyst primary function is to track the Capital expenditures for Abbott Nutrition (AN) and create metrics across the Abbott Nutrition network that drive visibility and measurable improvements. The position will play a key role in capital planning, tracking and analyzing Request for Capital Expenditures (RCE) as well as driving accurate submissions, and analyzing capital project data. The candidate must have a broad background of industry best practices and performance metrics, as well as financial and capital project acumen. This role will interface (calls/emails) with Abbott Nutrition sites and functions in countries all around the world, requiring flexibility in communication and cultural sensitivities

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Ensure accurate and timely project submission for all capital and expense requests that are submitted.
• Responsible for the approval of all AN projects between $0.5MM and $2.5MM in total approval amount
• Maintain and manage the Capital Planning project database to ensure tracking of, but not limited to, the following
• Authorization changes through the Change Request Form
• RCE submission timing related to plan and LBE
• Capital reserve intake, reconciliation, and disbursement
• Other tracking as needed
• Create/update and deliver training on AN Capital processes to the global organization
• Training can be virtual or in person training
• Assist in the Capital Planning process by attending strategy sessions and the intake of all requests for the following year capital plan.
• Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders (finance, engineering, operations, and others) during the planning, submission, and approval process for all RCEs.
• Maintain Capital Planning Microsoft SharePoint sites and publish reports to it.
• Develop dashboards and reports for the Capital Business Office (CBO)
• Ability to translate business trends and goals into a data driven analytical approach
• Proactively identifies strategic improvements in tools and  processes
• Excellent teamwork and ability to function across multiple areas of the business
• Provide support to other areas of the Capital Business cross-functional teams across the organization to understand overall business goals, improve reporting, and assist with larger scale projects as needed
• Ability to use Power BI (or similar software tool) to display trends
• Complies with all regulations and standards for quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, Abbott Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable
• Drive continuous improvement in Abbott Nutrition's capital portfolio management processes by partnering closely with Finance and key business stakeholders. Use financial metrics and portfolio data to identify opportunities, improve the capital planning process, support investment decisions, and ensure capital resources are aligned with business priorities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Engineering
• Desired 3+ years of strong business analytics experience.
• Experience with portfolio management, capital budgeting, portfolio controls and governance.
• Familiar with the Project Management Life Cycle
• Extensive competencies in documentation and data management
• Strong written and presentations skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior management and work well with team
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences to all levels within the organization
• Personal integrity and courage to escalate any project or process issues and advocate for responsible solutions to management
• Accountability- Works under general direction toward predetermined goals and objectives
• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadlines
• Strong Microsoft Office experience – advanced MS Excel and IT system experience desired
• Microsoft Power BI knowledge/experience preferred
• Familiar with SAP/ERP systems
• Travel:  15%

Preferred:

• Strong understanding of technical concepts, modeling/simulation capabilities, and/or a manufacturing background will be very beneficial in this role as the majority of the projects being supported through this team are in support of AN’s manufacturing network.

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