Specialist I, Procurement Management

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

14h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
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.

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.