Specialist, Procurement Management

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Specialist, Procurement Management to execute source-to-contract processes, ensure policy compliance, and support supplier diversity and sustainability initiatives.

You will contribute to supplier performance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement within a dynamic team. The role requires a minimum of 3 years in procurement or related fields, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong MS Office/Power Platform skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent, relevant experience accepted.
• Minimum of 3 years of procurement/supply chain experience.
• Experience in source to contract, requisition to pay, and negotiation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite; Power Platform knowledge.
• Pharmaceutical industry knowledge preferred.
• Strong executive functioning and autonomous work style with collaborative decision making.

Responsibilities

• Assist with source-to-contract procurement processes aligned to category vision.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policies and diversity/sustainability goals.
• Provide input on supplier performance and procurement risks with Category Managers.
• Maintain excellence in contract execution including requisition to pay processes.
• Lead continuous improvement projects within procurement operations.
• Develop category expertise and personal capability through learning paths.
• Support team goals and ensure targets are delivered.

Skills

Executive functioning

Autonomous work ethic

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related 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 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 a key part in assisting with supplier management activities, implementing continuous improvement projects, and driving day-to-day supplier excellence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with source to contract procurement processes in line with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring alignment with defined category strategic vision.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability, executing tactical processes to create value.
• 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 PDS&T Business Operations team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations.
• Develop own capabilities and accumulate category expertise in accordance with individual learning path.
• Actively enables team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. In lieu of degree, equivalent, relevant experience may suffice.
• Minimum of 3 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.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.
• Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and clear communication at all organizational levels.

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.

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 employer 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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