**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 will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- 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**
This position works out of our Costa Rica - Alajuela location in the Structural Heart Division.
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
As the **Supply Chain Specialist**, you will be responsible in supporting engineering related issues with purchased components, new product development, logistics and planning improvements processes.
**What You'll Do**
- Assist and support Cross-Functional teams for concurrent engineering activities.
- Assist on product transfers and New Product Introductions.
- Supports continuous improvement projects for purchased components.
- Assist on Supply Chain related projects and deployments.
- Support Buy/Make decisions.
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree Science, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or other related areas.
- 3+ years of experience Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Process Development Engineering.
- Knowledge in the following software: Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, SAP.
- Ability to travel approximately up to 10%.
- ** Shift Adm.**
**Preferred Qualifications**
- Highly preferred experience creating justifications for capital equipment.
- Supplier relations and medical device experience.
- Leading projects related with Supply Chain topics
- Knowledge of FDA, GMP and ISO guidelines.
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.