Procurement Manager, Capital Projects

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Allergan is seeking a Manager, Procurement Management in North Chicago, Illinois, to lead and manage the procurement process. You will be responsible for strategic sourcing, supplier selection, and compliance with procurement policies while fostering collaboration and innovation.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in procurement, a Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, and strong leadership skills. This role offers an opportunity to influence supplier relationships and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related functions.
• Experience with capital expenditure projects is required.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the procurement process from sourcing to contracting.
• Partner with Category Managers to execute procurement strategies.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policies and supplier diversity.

Skills

Analytic skills

Problem-solving

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or Supply Chain Management

Job description

Purpose

The Manager, Procurement Management is responsible for managing the entire procurement process, from strategic sourcing to contracting, ensuring detailed execution aligned with category strategic vision. This role focuses on overseeing supplier selection and management, maintaining compliance with procurement policies, and executing tactical processes for supplier diversity and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Manage activities from strategic sourcing to contracting, ensuring effective and detailed execution, including alignment with defined category strategic vision.
• Partner with Category Manager and Associate Directors to execute Indirect Capital subcategory-specific procurement strategies.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policy and fulfill 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.

Qualifications

• Experience with capital expenditure (capex) projects or processes, including developing, evaluating, or managing business cases for capital investments, is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field. Engineering background preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
• Previous experience managing teams and comprehensive understanding of procurement operations.
• Strong analytic, problem‑solving, and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Key Stakeholders

• Business Leads
• Business Partners
• Category Leads/Managers
• Procurement Leads
• Procurement Strategy & Capabilities Office

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• 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 short‑term incentive programs.

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.