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Demand Planner
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: The Opportunity The Lead Demand Planner is responsible for the development, execution, and support of continuous improvements to demand planning processes for high-volume and/or complex product portfolios. This role independently develops and maintains demand forecasts and applies established demand planning standards and governance for assigned products, ensuring alignment with Abbott’s business plans, supply capabilities, and growth objectives. In partnership with key business stakeholders, the Lead Demand Planner develops and maintains demand plans that balance customer demand, operational feasibility, and financial targets across the product lifecycle, including support for new product introductions and international expansion initiatives. What You’ll Work On Include, but are not limited to, the following: • Applies strong functional expertise in demand planning for assigned products, developing and executing demand planning strategies, defining forecasting approaches, assumptions, and governance, and contributing to demand review discussions. • Develops and maintains demand forecasts for assigned portfolios by analyzing historical data, incorporating market intelligence, and integrating cross-functional inputs to support operational and strategic decision-making. • Engages business stakeholders (Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations) to clarify demand drivers, prioritize business needs, support demand targets, and ensure forecasts reflect agreed-upon business assumptions. • Conducts demand scenario analysis and risk assessment related to new product introductions, product lifecycle changes, and international expansion, providing input and recommendations to support risk mitigation planning. • Partners closely with Supply Planning to ensure demand plans are feasible, aligned with capacity and inventory strategies, and appropriately reflect operational constraints. • Monitors demand performance, including forecast accuracy, bias, and key demand KPIs, and supports continuous improvement initiatives by identifying issues, trends, and opportunities to enhance planning effectiveness. • Prepares and communicates demand insights, analyses, and ad hoc planning updates to cross-functional teams and leadership through clear analyses and presentations to support timely and informed decisions. • Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment, maintaining a proactive and team-oriented approach • Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork. • Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures. • Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization. • Maintain regular and reliable attendance. • Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day. • Ability and means to travel between local Madison, WI Abbott locations. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to essential duties; or Associates Degree and 2 years of relevant experience; or High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 4 years of relevant experience.· • 8 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain planning, forecasting, or a related discipline.· • Demonstrated experience deve