Procurement Integration and Excellence Manager

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Established Pharmaceutical Division (EPD) is looking for a Procurement Integration and Excellence Manager for its global Pharma Division Headquarter based in Allschwil- Basel.

Primary Job Function:

• Responsible for developing and implementing global supplier relationship strategies supporting all financial, operational, qualitative and regulatory aspects.
• Build up and maintain supplier relationship experience roadmap and ensure that processes meet and reflect EPD overall expectations.
• Facilitate and communicate the global supplier / TPM landscape design, implementation, optimization and integration of the flow of materials and the related financials.
• Assist in analyzing of all Supplier Cost within EPD Procurement /TPM.
• Ensure that impacts to operations driven by regulatory requirements are minimized and/or leveraged for competitive advantage.
• Support the Snr Director to deliver specific strategic projects and initiatives (SC Resilience, PFAs, Sustainability), Compete, Integration, Near Shoring, Alternate Sourcing, BCP etc.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Direct, plan and execute strategic Procurement / TPM programs supporting Divisional Proc / TPM organization, including re-engineering of supplier base on a global or regional basis.
• Support optimization of the EPD supplier structure to expand our global supplier network, improve supplier compliance and efficiency.
• Actively pursue a cross-functional culture of excellence to effectively implement global supplier programs.
• Align programs with Operations and other EPD Functional areas on goals and objectives for the global supplier process.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with and provide expertise to management to identify and realize improvements.
• Effective cross functional and divisional stakeholder communication, collaboration and coordination.
• Lead and/or support large scale and sustainable change management initiatives.
• Be a key leader in influencing the evolving EPD supplier strategy.
• Support global supplier integration and acquisitions.
• Stay abreast of supplier related regulatory requirements, providing expertise to project teams to ensure cost-effective compliance.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree and/or comparable educational background required. Graduate degree or professional certification is preferred (MBA, CPA, etc.)

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

• 5- 10 years of global supply chain, Operations, procurement experience.
• Management experience (team and project management) preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in project management, strategy.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word). Adept in creating executive level summary / slides.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• English proficiency (oral and written), other languages considered an advantage.
• Excellent communication and concept selling skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities required, with the ability to drive change and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to organize colleagues and actively promote the development of a cross-functional culture of excellence and shape the future direction of the business.
• Proactive internal and external stakeholder communication, coordination and collaboration.