Senior Specialist, Procurement Management

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

10d•$84,500 - $162,000•Onsite

About The Position

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 leading contract requisition specialist and supplier onboarding specialist, executing procurement processes including, supplier management activities, implementing continuous improvement projects, and driving day-to-day processing excellence.

Requirements

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).
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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field.
Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

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.
Execute supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions, including negotiations and workshops.
Leverage experience with process, contracting, and procurement systems to review and resolve complex process and system issues efficiently, ensuring timely resolution.
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 R&D Procurement Contract Operations 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.