Senior Specialist, Procurement Management

AbbVie Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in Illinois seeks a Senior Specialist, Procurement Management to execute source-to-contract processes and supplier management across commercial categories.

You will support category strategies, ensure policy compliance, and contribute to supplier diversity and continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires a Bachelor’s in a related field and 5+ years in procurement or supply chain, with strong negotiation and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent in business, supply chain, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in procurement, supply chain, or related function.
• Experience in source-to-contract, requisition-to-pay, and negotiation.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and Power Platform.

Responsibilities

• Execute source-to-contract procurement processes to align with category strategies.
• Support procurement across Creative, Media, Market Research, and Patient Support Services.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and supplier diversity goals.
• Lead supplier management activities and support SRM strategy.
• Assist in risk mitigation and contract execution from sourcing to pay.

Skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional work

Microsoft Office

Power Platform

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power Platform

Job description

Company 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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Senior Specialist, Procurement Management is responsible for executing source-to-contract procurement processes in alignment with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and contributing to supplier diversity and sustainability. This role plays an essential part in executing supplier management activities, implementing continuous improvement projects, and driving day-to-day supplier excellence.

• Assist with source to contract procurement processes in line with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring alignment with defined category strategic vision.
• Support the Commercial Procurement organization by executing sourcing, contracting, and supplier management activities across commercial categories, including Creative, Media, Market Research, and Patient Support Services, in alignment with category strategies and brand/business priorities.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability, executing tactical processes to create value.
• Execute supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions, including negotiations and workshops.
• Adhere to 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, implementing strategies to identify inefficiencies in process design and execution.
• Execute continuous improvement projects initiated by the PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations.
• Oversee Specialists’ execution of procurement activities and provide feedback while developing own capabilities and accumulates category expertise in accordance with individual learning path.
• Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.

Key Stakeholders:

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain or related business or operations function.
• Previous experience in procurement activities including source to contract, requisition to pay, and negotiation.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Experience supporting Commercial categories such as Creative, Media, Market Research, and Patient Support Services is preferred.
• Innovative problem‑solving skills combined with a solution‑oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and clear communication at all organizational levels.
• Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision‑making.

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Additional Information

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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