Senior Specialist, Procurement Management

AbbVie - Worcester, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Worcester, MA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Specialist, Procurement Management at AbbVie is responsible for executing source-to-contract procurement processes that align with business goals and industry best practices. This role ensures compliance with procurement policies, contributes to supplier diversity and sustainability, and plays a crucial part in supplier management activities and continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist with source to contract procurement processes in line with business goals and industry best practices.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability.
• Execute supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions.
• Adhere to risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers, providing tactical input on supplier performance.
• Maintain excellence in all contract execution activities including source to contract and requisition to pay.
• Execute continuous improvement projects initiated by the PSC team, embracing adaptability and innovation in procurement operations.
• Oversee Specialists execution of procurement activities and provide feedback while developing own capabilities.
• Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree desired, equivalent hands-on experience within Procurement/Business will be considered.
• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Specific and tactical expertise in enabling implementation of procurement processes.
• Ample experience in the respective category area, with familiarity tailoring processes to meet category needs.
• Ability to enable the bidding and negotiation processes.
• Capacity and experience assisting with collaborative supplier relationships.
• Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Cross-functional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills.
• Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence.
• Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• Participation in short-term incentive programs