Category Manager - Electronics

Abbott Laboratories; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fast-paced work environment

Career development and onboarding

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Abbott Electronics Category Manager leads global sourcing strategies for electronics components, driving cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and risk mitigation across Abbott's Medical Devices portfolio. You will identify suppliers, lead negotiations, and manage performance with cross-functional teams including R&D and Operations.

This role requires strategic thinking, regulatory understanding, and international travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify suppliers, conduct competitive bidding, perform total cost analysis.
• Provide market intelligence to inform sourcing and category strategy.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiate contracts, and drive cost-saving initiatives.
• Develop contingency and dual sourcing strategies for critical components.
• Manage supplier relationships and lead business reviews to improve quality, cost and delivery.
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, and ethical supplier compliance.

Skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.

Category Manager, Electronics

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This role is part of Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) Medical Device Division, based in Plymouth, MN or St. Paul, MN. We’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

We’re seeking a dynamic and strategic procurement professional to lead Electronics Category Management who will be responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies; driving value by reducing total cost; mitigating supply risks; improving quality and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include supplier identification and qualification, competitive bidding, total cost analysis, market intelligence, supplier consolidation, and supplier relationship management. The role also ensures contract compliance and partners with stakeholders to track and improve supplier performance.

What You’ll Work On

We are seeking a high caliber and ambitious Category Manager to join our team in Abbott Medical Devices. This position will be responsible for the Electronics components category globally.

• Build and manage relationships with stakeholders (R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, and corporate procurement) and suppliers

• Typically involved in large and/or more complex purchases and suppliers that have higher impact on the organization’s products, processes and budget.

• Develop and implement category and supplier strategies aligned to business growth and margin goals

• Provide market intelligence to inform sourcing and category strategy

• Lead sourcing and supplier selection processes and negotiate contracts

• Analyze total cost of ownership (TCO) and drive cost-saving initiatives

• Conduct market analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; Identify and mitigate supply chain risks (geopolitical, financial, operational)

• Develop contingency and dual sourcing strategies for critical components

• Lead supplier relationship management to improve quality, cost, and delivery; support the supplier delivery and quality escalation from internal stakeholders

• Implement supplier scorecards and lead business reviews

• Ensure supplier compliance with regulatory, environmental, and ethical standards

• Support sustainability and responsible sourcing initiatives

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).

• 6-10 years of Procurement and/or deep category management experience.

• 3 years in regulated industry

• Strong contract negotiation experience

• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams

• Strong organizational, follow-up, and attention-to-detail skills

• Ability to travel approximately 20%, including international

Preferred

• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.

• Professional procurement certifications (CPSM, CPM, or similar).

What We Offer

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on X @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.