Manager, Business Enablement, Value Generation & Optimization

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

401(k)

Long-term incentives

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Manager, Site Business Enablement to support cross-site value generation within Operations Procurement, focusing on efficiency, cost avoidance, and productivity improvements. You will partner with site and functional stakeholders to identify and implement opportunities that deliver measurable impact across multiple sites.

The role requires proactive, analytical, and collaborative leadership with experience in catalog strategy, tail spend, and change management to enable

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in procurement, operations, supply chain, or related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project coordination skills.
• Experience with category management, spend optimization, or catalog strategy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute cross-site value generation and harmonization opportunities.
• Drive alignment, adoption, and implementation of priority initiatives with stakeholders.
• Analyze spend, process, and data to identify efficiency, cost avoidance and performance improvements.
• Lead tail spend optimization through spend analysis and solution implementation.
• Enable expansion and adoption of catalog strategies to improve efficiency.
• Contribute to operational excellence through process improvements and standardization.
• Manage change initiatives and ensure adoption of new processes and tools.
• Monitor project progress, track benefits, and communicate risks and dependencies to leadership.
• Develop scalable, repeatable approaches to enhance cross-site operational consistency.
• Contribute to P&L impact through savings and value realization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job 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.

Job Description

Position Summary: The Manager, Site Business Enablement will support the execution of cross-site value generation and harmonization initiatives within Operations Procurement, with a focus on driving efficiency, operational excellence, and sustainable business outcomes. Reporting to the Associate Director, Procurement Lead, Site Business Enablement, this role will partner with site and functional stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and implement opportunities that deliver measurable P&L impact, cost avoidance, and productivity improvements.

This position requires a proactive, analytical, and collaborative individual who can support the development and execution of strategic initiatives across multiple sites. Key areas of focus may include tail spend optimization, support of site category strategy implementation, catalog strategy expansion, and change management activities enabling adoption and long‑term value realization.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the identification and execution of cross-site value generation and harmonization opportunities.
• Partner with site Procurement and cross‑functional stakeholders to drive alignment, adoption, and implementation of priority initiatives.
• Analyze spend, process, and operational data to identify opportunities for efficiency, cost avoidance, and improved business performance across sites.
• Drive tail spend optimization efforts through spend analysis, opportunity assessment, solution implementation, and tracking of benefit realization.
• Enable implementation and expansion of catalog strategies to improve adoption and efficiency.
• Contribute to operational excellence by identifying process improvements and standardization opportunities.
• Manage and monitor change management efforts to enable successful adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Accountable for monitoring project progress, tracking benefits, and communicating results, risks, and dependencies to leadership.
• Develop and implement scalable, repeatable approaches that enhance operational consistency across sites.
• Contribute to delivery of P&L impact through savings, efficiency gains, and value realization.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and business value delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in procurement, operations, supply chain, business enablement, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting cross‑functional initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project coordination skills.
• Experience with category management, spend optimization, catalog strategy, or process improvement strongly preferred.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of accountability, urgency, and professionalism.
• Experience supporting change management and implementation activities preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and execution
• Collaboration and stakeholder engagement
• Analytical rigor
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Operational excellence
• Change leadership
• Accountability for results

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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.

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