SR PROGRAM SPECIALIST SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE

Abbott; Florencio Varela; On-site; ARS 4,097,000 - 5,917,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Sr. Program Specialist Supplier Excellence to design, implement, and optimize supplier excellence programs across LATAM. You will drive capability development, training management, and process improvements to enable operational excellence and align with strategic objectives.

The role requires collaboration with regional and global teams and strong stakeholder management. The position is part of Abbott’s Established Pharmaceuticals Division and focuses on supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial Excellence, or Training in pharma/manufacturing/operations.
• Experience administering Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, CI methodologies, and productivity programs.
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain and Procurement operations.
• Advanced English proficiency; other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation and optimization of LATAM PTO strategy-based processes and systems (end-to-end).
• Direct & indirect program planning and execution for LATAM with regional/global scope.
• Build and maintain supplier-experience roadmap and ensure processes reflect division expectations.
• Identify content and training needs with Global PTO team for each quarterly release.
• Collaborate with regional/global teams to update content and training plans for suppliers and employees.
• Coordinate and schedule LMS trainings and track attendance with stakeholders.
• Create and implement training courses and materials for release content.
• Support LATAM Program Manager Supplier Excellence on strategic projects.
• Assist in supplier-sourcing analysis for categories and corporate programs.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Training program management

LMS administration

Excel

Power BI

SAP R/3

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field

Tools

SAP R/3

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Sr. Program Specialist Supplier Excellence

At Abbott, we promote equal opportunity. We encourage persons with disabilities to apply, ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Applicants must have a valid disability certificate issued by an authorized entity to ensure appropriate support and accommodations throughout the selection process.

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 is part of Abbott’s Established Pharmaceuticals Division (EPD). We are committed to bringing trusted, high-quality medicines to people in the world’s fastest-growing markets.

As a Sr. Program Specialist Supplier Excellence , you will support the design, implementation, and optimization of Supplier Excellence programs across LATAM. You will play a key role in capability development, training management, process improvement, and supplier experience initiatives, helping drive operational excellence and strategic objectives across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Support the design, implementation, and optimization to ensure the successful realization of the LATAM PTO strategy-based processes, objectives and systems from an end-to-end perspective (source to market).
• Help to direct & indirect, plan and execute strategic programs supporting LATAM organization, including re-engineering of supplier bases on a global or regional basis.
• Build up and maintain supplier relationship experience roadmap and ensure that processes meet and reflect Division overall expectations.
• Works within the Global Division PTO team to identify Quarterly release content and training requirements.
• Actively pursuing a cross-functional culture of excellence to effectively implement global supplier programs.
• You will partner with Regional and Global teams to institute content update and training plans for each release for suppliers and employees.
• Training Coordinator Stay in tune with the content of each quarterly release in active development seek and gather information from management, employees and other departments regarding the effectiveness of release content management and constantly seek to improve.
• Administrate areas withing the Learning Management System to ensure that training is attended and tracked schedule and conduct meetings with various stakeholders within the organization,mainly Global team.
• Plan, create and implement training courses and materials for release content.
• Support the LATAM Program Manager Supplier Excellence to deliver specific strategic projects and initiatives.
• Supports analysis activities and the implementation efforts of strategic supplier sourcing for specific categories and corporate programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial Excellence, or Training within a pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or operations environment.
• Experience with capability-building initiatives and training program management.
• Experience administering Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement methodologies, and productivity programs.
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain and Procurement operations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP R/3.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Additional language skills are considered a plus.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Category Management

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

LOCATION:

Colombia > Cali : Building 01

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable