Associate Procurement, (Temporary until 12/25)

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The Procurement Specialist 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
• Drive supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy and for site-owned supplier relationships, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions, including lower risk 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 PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations
• Develop own capabilities and accumulates procurement expertise in accordance with individual learning path.
• Actively assist in enabling team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.

• Specific and tactical expertise in enabling implementation of procurement processes, including source-to-contract planning and cost assessment, ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
• Previous experience in the respective procurement area.
• Ability to enable the bidding and negotiation processes.
• Capacity and experience assisting with collaborative supplier relationships, aligning procurement activities with business needs.
• Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and clear communication at all organizational levels.
• Cross-functional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills, effectively navigating diverse team dynamics.
• Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and relationship-building.
• Impactful abilities and strong work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field or a 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

En AbbVie estamos comprometidos a cultivar una cultura laboral que promueva la inclusión, la diversidad y el crecimiento personal. Reconocemos que nuestro éxito colectivo se basa en el bienestar individual de nuestros colaboradores y es por eso que hemos diseñado un paquete de beneficios pensando en cada aspecto de su vida.

• Cobertura Mejorada de Salud y Bienestar: Nuestro personal administrativo goza de un seguro médico y dental integral, asegurando tranquilidad para usted y sus seres queridos.
• Vacaciones Extendidas: Creemos en el equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida personal de nuestro equipo administrativo. Por eso ofrecemos días adicionales de vacaciones, más allá de los requisitos legales.
• Modelo de Trabajo Híbrido Flexible: Para los puestos elegibles dentro de nuestro personal administrativo, adoptamos un esquema de trabajo híbrido que le permite la comodidad de teletrabajar durante dos días a la semana.
• Seguro de Vida: Asegure el futuro de su familia con nuestra póliza de seguro de vida.
• Avance Educativo: Invierta en su futuro con nuestro programa de becas disponible para empleados y sus dependientes.
• Programa de Asistencia al Empleado (EAP): Acceda a apoyo profesional con nuestro EAP integral, que ofrece asesoramiento psicológico, legal y financiero.
• Servicios de Salud en la Empresa: Benefíciese de la comodidad de contar con un médico de la empresa y servicios de fisioterapia, demostrando nuestro compromiso con su salud y bienestar.
• Compromiso Comunitario y Social: Haga la diferencia con un día de voluntariado pagado, que le permite contribuir a la comunidad durante el horario laboral de la empresa.
• Beneficios Especiales de Permiso: Celebre sus logros de vida con días adicionales de permiso por matrimonio y disfrute de su cumpleaños con un día libre.
• Plan de Compra de Acciones para Empleados: Participe en el éxito de nuestra compañía comprando acciones a un precio especial exclusivo para empleados.
• Transporte y Comidas Subsidiadas: Disfrute de la facilidad de transporte y de las comidas con nuestros servicios de transporte y cafetería subsidiados.
• Asociación Solidarista: Únase a una comunidad enfocada en la ayuda mutua y disfrute de los beneficios que conlleva ser miembro.

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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