Brand Manager
AbbVieCompany 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, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Job Description Purpose: The Brand Manager, NPI & Product Lifecycle Management is a critical cross-functional leader responsible for orchestrating the end-to-end supply chain execution of new product introductions and managing the full lifecycle of the North America professional-grade cosmetics portfolio. This role serves as the primary supply chain liaison across brand management, R&D, Quality, regulatory, PDS&T, Packaging marketing, and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) to ensure that products are commercialized on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Operating across a premium professional skincare portfolio — including brands such as SkinMedica and Diamond Glow — this position demands a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and strategically minded supply chain professional who can balance the complexity of multiple simultaneous product launches while driving continuous improvement across planning, procurement, and operations. Key Responsibilities: New Product Introduction (NPI) Execution Lead end-to-end NPI project management for the North America professional cosmetics portfolio, coordinating all supply chain workstreams from concept gate through commercial launch. Develop and maintain detailed NPI project timelines, critical path milestones, and supply chain readiness checklists in alignment with Stage-Gate or equivalent commercialization frameworks. Facilitate cross-functional NPI launch meetings, driving accountability across R&D, regulatory, packaging, marketing, finance, and operations teams. Support operations colleagues with procurement and qualification of components, raw materials, and finished goods required for clinical trials, scale-up batches, and initial production runs. Ensure launch inventory targets are met by coordinating build plans, safety stock strategies, and phased market rollout plans with commercial stakeholders. Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) Relationship Management Serve as supply chain point of contact for external CMO partners supporting the North America professional skincare portfolio. Work with external manufacturing to develop & monitor CMO scorecards, tracking on-time delivery, quality compliance, capacity utilization, and cost performance. Support NPI onboarding activities at CMO sites, including capacity assessments, technology transfers, validation batch scheduling, and commercial scale-up readiness reviews. Align with global supply planning on production schedules, minimum order quantities (MOQs), lead times, and change order processes with CMO partners. Proactively identify and mitigate supply risks arising from CMO capacity constraints, raw material shortages, packaging issues or regulatory changes. Demand Forecasting & Supply Planning Jointly with commercial develop robust demand forecasts for new product introductions in collaboration with brand managers, sales operations, and finance, incorporating market intelligence, historical analogs, and launch channel strategies. Wit global supply planning, translate approved demand forecasts into actionable supply plans, ensuring alignment between production capacity, inventory levels, and commercial requirements. Manage the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) input process for all NPI SKUs, maintaining accuracy and version control of demand signals shared with CMOs and internal stakeholders. Execute supply rebalancing and phase-in/phase-out strategies to mi…