Senior Materials Specialist

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve peopleâs health. Weâre always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. Youâll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelorâs degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives.   As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers.  Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so weâre committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels

As a Senior Materials Specialist, you will apply experience and procurement knowledge to execute procurement best practices to support on time deliveries of materials.  Work with internal stakeholders and suppliers, on daily tasks to support supply continuity and strategic project executions. This includes but is not limited to, detailed review and management of Purchase Requisitions to Purchase Orders, invoice resolution, and vendor management. This role will work with multiple functions.  This is an onsite role in Alameda, CA

What You'll Do

• Responsible for performing a variety of material handling duties to meet production schedules. 
• Secure and follow-up on supplier commitments to ensure timely delivery of materials.
• Monitor day-to-day TPMâs clean-to-build communications and materials shortage reports and take actions as necessary
• Expedite parts shortages and initiate corrective action to remedy material shortages.
• SAP Ariba Super User responsible for end-to-end support in the purchasing function
• Responsible for supporting the day-to-day sourcing of materials.
• Detailed review, correction, and approval of PRs to assure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with procurement policy, contract terms, & payment schedules.
• Assign POs and perform PO updates in line with contract amendments or other needed revisions.
• Prepare purchase requisitions on behalf of business partners, as needed.
• Keep invoice discrepancies at a minimum and partner with the business, vendors & Accounts Payable to quickly resolve any that occur.
• Obtain quotes and negotiate one-off purchases or volume buys.
• Performs general and ad hoc project support as required.

EXPERIENCE YOUâLL BRING

Required:

• Bachelorâs Degree in Business, Finance, or related.  Other degrees acceptable with procurement or purchasing experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications.
• SAP experience.
• Strong people skills, strong problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal).

Preferred

• Provides exceptional customer service and knowledge to efficiently assist internal customers and meet corporate objectives.
• Working knowledge of procurement categories and their associated G/L accounts to ensure proper coding of PRs/POs.
• Exhibits high attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy.
• Thrives to achieve goals as part of a team, but also works independently on assigned task or projects.
• Must possess a high degree of integrity and the ability to accept responsibility for work activities and projects and see them through to completion
• Applies acquired job skills and company policies/procedures to complete tasks
• Possesses excellent communications skills, both written and oral. Conducts themselves in a professional manner when dealing with team members, our internal customers, and external parties.
• Uses professional concepts and companyâs policies and procedures to solve a variety of operational issues of moderate scope.
• Works on assigned problems of moderate scope with analysis of situation or data
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Not hesitant to ask questions to clarify instructions or for guidance
• Builds productive internal and external working relationships

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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Divisional Information

Medical Devices

General Medical Devices:

Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine ï¬ngersticks.

CRM

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

Diabetes

Weâre focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. Weâre revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Vascular

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

Neuromodulation

Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.

Structural Heart

Structural Heart Business Mission:  why we exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

EP

In Abbottâs Electrophysiology (EP) business, weâre advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

HF

In Abbottâs Heart Failure (HF) business, weâre developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Diagnostics

Weâre empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbottâs diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the worldâs greatest healthcare challenges.

Nutrition

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands â including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® â to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

The base pay for this position is $83,600.00 â $167,200.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.