Head of Strategic Procurement & Supplier Excellence

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Illinois is seeking a Manager, Procurement Management to lead the end-to-end procurement process from strategic sourcing to contracting, ensuring alignment with category vision and policy compliance.

You will drive supplier management, diversity and sustainability initiatives, lead a team of procurement specialists, and partner with business leaders to shape workforce capabilities and long-term supply strategies for our global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
• Experience managing teams and comprehensive understanding of procurement operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage activities from strategic sourcing to contracting, ensuring effective and detailed execution, including alignment with defined category strategic vision.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policy and fulfills business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability, executing tactical processes to create value.
• Drive supplier management and ensures alignment to SRM strategy as determined by Procurement Lead and Category Managers, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions.
• Implement risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers, providing tactical input on supplier performance and relaying the identification of procurement risks to safeguard the organization’s interest and maintain operational resilience.
• Maintain excellence in all contract execution activities including source to contract and requisition to pay, owning the implementation of strategies to identify inefficiencies in process design and execution.
• Enable savings and assurance of supply, manage savings leakage across downstream procurement processes
• Administer continuous improvement projects initiated by the PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations.
• Lead and nurture a team of Specialists, setting ambitious performance targets, providing tailored coaching, and evaluating team performance.
• Partner with other Procurement leaders and business partners as needed to define skillsets, workforce requirements, capability needs, and long-term organizational staffing goals.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Risk management

Contract execution

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Education

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

Job description

AbbVie in Illinois is seeking a Manager, Procurement Management to lead the end-to-end procurement process from strategic sourcing to contracting, ensuring alignment with category vision and policy compliance.

You will drive supplier management, diversity and sustainability initiatives, lead a team of procurement specialists, and partner with business leaders to shape workforce capabilities and long-term supply strategies for our global operations.