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Director, Third Party Manufacturing (Packaging of Finished Goods)

AbbVie

North Chicago, ILJob$161K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$161K/yr
Location
North Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Director, Third Party Manufacturing manages professionals overseeing third-party manufacturing contracts for packaging finished goods. The role ensures product quality, regulatory compliance, timely release and delivery, and alignment with forecasts, schedules, and costs. It leads planning, logistics, financial processes, performance improvement, quality oversight, stakeholder communication, and talent management across third-party manufacturers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team LeadershipContract NegotiationMaterial ProcurementGlobal LogisticsFinancial PlanningPerformance ManagementQuality ManagementRegulatory ComplianceProject ManagementBusiness AcumenFunctional Leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical FieldMaster's or Doctorate Degree15+ Years ExperienceProgressive Operations Leadership

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)

Job Description

Purpose:.

Manage a team of Manufacturing Professionals assigned to Third Party Manufacture (TPM) contracts for Packaging of Finished Goods. Assure that high quality product is manufactured in compliance with local and international regulations, and released and delivered according to the established forecasts, schedules, and cost planned. Assure that high quality product is manufactured in compliance with local and international regulations, and released and delivered according to the established forecasts, schedules, and cost planned.

Responsibilities:

•Lead a team of AbbVie TPM Account Managers to negotiate Manufacturing Service Agreement and amendments, and assure compliance with the terms of the agreements and Assure effective planning and material procurement strategies are in place to efficiently supply TPMs with required materials.

•Assure global logistics are in place to support all phases of the manufacturing agreement in accordance with Purchasing and Supplier quality expectations.

•Ensure timely communication to the TPM in all aspects of the product agreement including product forecasts, manufacturing and delivery schedules.

•Lead the development of Financial Operating Plan, Updates, LRP, and Standard processes, and assure the financial goals are met.

•Monitor manufacturing performance; apply performance metrics as appropriate and ensure work processes and standards align to deliver product in accordance with AbbVie quality expectations.

•Assure in coordination with internal AbbVie functional partners that the TPM has the required quality systems and documentation to meet regulatory requirements, follow up inspection responses and commitments. Coordinate with QA, the annual quality management review and periodic audits of the TPM. Assure deviations are properly investigated and product disposition decisions are made in a timely manner.

•Lead a performance improvement culture & programs across TPMs; guide Account Managers to anticipate and act on ideas to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

•Coach managers in the organization and establish clear expectations with them and all employees regarding responsibilities, goals and behaviors and champion and model exceptional AbbVie performance and talent management practices.

•Coordinate routine management reviews and provide on-going communication informing internal and TPM stakeholders of TPM performance against expectations, highlighting issues, actions, and on-going improvements to increase performance at TPMs.

•Represent Manufacturing as required with internal Brand Teams related to all aspects of the manufacturing process with TPMs and develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.

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Qualifications

•Bachelor’s Degree required in a technical field; advanced technical degree (Master’s or Doctorate Degree) strongly preferred.

•15+ years’ experience including; work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proven project management skills.

•Progressively increased responsibility and performance as supervisor, department manager and leader of diverse teams in Operations (Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.)

•Business acumen coupled with functional leadership experience is required to ensure effectiveness and high performance in a complex operation.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Salary: $160,500

How this job compares

Set against the 12,531 open Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$161K/yr
  • Illinois median$81–114K/yr214 salary ranges
  • US median$96–150K/yr5,155 salary ranges

This rate, $161K, is 63% above the Illinois median midpoint ($98K) — in the top quarter of Operations salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 412 open Operations jobs in Illinois and 12,531 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 7,119 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,633 of the 12,531 open Operations jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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