AbbVie · 5 hours ago
Senior Specialist, Category Management - IT
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expAbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions for serious health issues. The Senior Specialist in Category Management - IT will execute procurement strategies, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with category management processes.
BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Partner with Category Directors and Associate Directors to execute subcategory-specific procurement strategies
Implement and monitor effectiveness of strategies for the relevant category, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
Report on supplier process and operational health, informing Category Leaders to enable strategic decision-making, incorporating industry trends, emerging technologies, and market dynamics
Monitor initiatives to drive value with category suppliers, tracking cost savings and enhancing overall procurement value
Enable sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) measures, working alongside suppliers to enhance sustainable and responsible sourcing practices
Execute Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategies, managing relationships with category suppliers and collaborating to enact creative and cutting-edge solutions that deliver on long-term business needs
Implement mitigation strategies to proactively manage procurement risk across the relevant category, maintaining process and policy compliance
Ensure effective project management from initiation to completion, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic category-related projects. Assist category leaders with opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains, executing continuous improvement programs that achieve strategic objectives
Assist with the end-to-end procurement process from sourcing strategy to contract negotiation and execution, enabling negotiations with category suppliers and facilitating decisions by developing the required analysis and gathering relevant data
Develop own capabilities and accumulates category expertise in accordance with individual learning path. Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. In lieu of degree, equivalent, relevant years of experience may suffice
Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function
Previous experience in category management, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform)
Fast learner comfortable navigating across a range of industries and sectors
High cross-functional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills, effectively navigating and coordinating diverse team dynamics
Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and robust relationship-building across a matrixed organization
Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making
Benefits
Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Company
AbbVie
AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15B2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Micah Bregman
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