Senior Specialist, Procurement Operations

Allergan; Dublin; On-site; EUR 78,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Specialist, Procurement Operations, Site Business Enablement to lead source-to-contract activities, ensure policy compliance, and drive supplier diversity and procurement excellence across sites.

The role requires a proactive, detail-oriented approach, handling invoice resolution, vendor records, and open order management while mentoring team members and advancing process improvements across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related operations.
• Experience in source-to-contract and requisition-to-pay processes.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP/S4Hana knowledge.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert over procurement processes across multiple categories.
• Lead process efficiency projects to improve customer experience in P2P.
• Execute procurement, sourcing, and contracting with accuracy and compliance.
• Support continuous improvement and drive operational excellence.
• Collaborate across procurement, legal, and site colleagues to optimize outcomes.
• Mentor junior team members and develop procurement capabilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Multilingual

Problem-solving

Autonomous work ethic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power Platform

SAP/S4Hana

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, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

TheSenior Specialist, Procurement Operations,Site Business Enablementis responsible for executingsource-to-contract procurement processes in alignment with business goals and industry best practices, ensuringcompliancewith procurement policies, and contributing tosupplier diversity and sustainability. This role plays an essential part in executing supplier management activities, implementing continuous improvement projects, and drivingday-to-daysupplier andprocurement processexcellence.

This position requires a proactive,detail oriented,and collaborative individual who can support the development and execution ofadministrative tasksacross multiple sites. Key areas of focus may includeinvoice resolution, maintenance of vendor and material records, and open order management.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert over Procurement processes & across multiple categories within the Procurement Team
• Lead in the development,deploymentand execution of process efficiency related projects that serve to improve customerexperiencewithin the Procure-to-Pay process
• Execute procurement, sourcing, and contracting processes with accuracy, applying best practices, and maintaining compliance with procurement policies and risk mitigation plans.
• Supportand promotea culture ofcontinuous improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery.
• Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.
• Work collaboratively across procurement, legal, andsitecolleagues to optimize outcomes and enhance alignment.
• Mentor junior team members, lead stakeholder education forums, and actively develop personal procurement expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degreein business administration,supplychainor related fieldrequired.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement,supply chainor related business oroperationsfunction.
• Previous experience in procurement activities, including source to contract,requisitionto pay andnegotiation.
• Strongproficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
• Proficiency in SAP/S4Hana preferred
• Knowledge of thepharmaceutical industry, direct materials preferred
• Innovativeproblem-solvingskills combined with solution-oriented mindset, enabling creativeapproach and clear communication at all organizational levels
• Impactful executive functioningabilities,autonomous work ethic, maintaining performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision making
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload across multiple projects
• Strong organizational skills required to coordinate and manage multiple cross divisional work process and projects
• Multi lingual preferred

Additional Information

Key Competencies

• Collaboration and stakeholder engagement
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Operational excellence
• Accountability for results

Key Stakeholders

Site Procurement, Category Leads/Managers, Procurement Leads, Procurement Strategy & Capabilities Team

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Location

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

Reasonable Accommodation

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