Manager, Category Management (Global Logistics)

Abbvie; Zwolle; On-site; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is looking for a Category Manager to lead category procurement strategies and manage a team of specialists. This role is vital in developing strategic plans, enhancing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement processes. With a commitment to innovation and workplace fulfillment, AbbVie offers a dynamic environment for professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

Best Workplaces recognition

Commitment to integrity and innovation

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Experience managing teams and supplier relationships.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop category-specific procurement strategies with stakeholders.
• Manage supplier performance and sustainability measures.
• Drive project management for category-related projects.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier Relationship Management

Data Analytics

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Power Platform

Job description

Join AbbVie and Make a Remarkable Impact

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Job Description

The Category Manager leads implementation of category procurement strategy, developed in partnership with Category Directors and VP-level business stakeholders. This role oversees the execution of the end-to-end procurement process, managing a team of Specialists to ensure excellence in all activities and compliance to policy. The Category Manager is responsible for developing team capabilities and assisting leadership in identifying workforce planning needs.

Highlighted Responsibilities:

• Partner with Director/VP-level business or functional stakeholders to develop category-specific procurement strategies and contribute to the development of a comprehensive annual strategic plan for the relevant category, incorporating category strategies that align with overall business goals.
• Relay insights and market intelligence from team analysis to Directors and Associate Directors to inform strategic decision-making, staying abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and market dynamics.
• Manage strategic value drivers with key category suppliers to secure collaborative partnerships that challenge the status quo to achieve cost savings, optimize processes, and enhance overall procurement value.
• Manage and monitor supplier performance on sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) measures, working alongside suppliers to enhance sustainable and responsible sourcing practices.
• Enable Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategies, driving innovation with key category suppliers and collaborating to enact creative and cutting-edge solutions to deliver on long-term business needs. Implement mitigation strategies to proactively manage procurement risk across the relevant category, overseeing process and policy compliance.
• Ensure effective project management from initiation to completion, managing and driving cross-functional teams to deliver strategic category-related projects.
• Implement opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains, leveraging data analytics to develop long-term continuous improvement programs that achieve strategic objectives.
• Assist with the end-to-end procurement process from sourcing strategy to contract negotiation and execution, enabling negotiations with category suppliers and facilitating decisions by conducting required analysis and preparation.
• Manage a team, monitoring and reporting progress toward performance targets. Identify capability gaps and assist in developing focused action plans to address workforce requirements and team needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
• Previous experience managing teams in a procurement function and leading supplier relationships.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Specific and tactical expertise in category management, including market analysis, cost and financial assessment, ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
• Ability to assist in negotiation and bidding, adept in implementing complex projects with a focus on effective change management.
• Strong capacity and experience building and managing collaborative supplier relationships, aligning procurement activities with business needs.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and robust relationship-building across a matrixed organization.

Additional Information

AbbVie has been at the top of the global 'Best Workplaces' list in the Netherlands, Europe and worldwide for several years in a row. We are proud of this! This recognition by Great Place to Work is reflecting employee experiences of trust, innovation, company values and leadership, across Europe. It is an acknowledgement of being a fulfilling workplace, a recognition of our culture and the result of the ways we work together.

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.