Manager, Category Procurement

4 weeks ago

Lake Forest, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time

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.

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.

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 works out of our Lake Forest location in the Core Diagnostic Division. As a Manager, Category Procurement youâll oversee the acquisition of biologics, ingredients, and technical services for CoreDx. Your responsibilities include supplier management, negotiation, cost reduction, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Additionally, youâll communicate the organizationâs vision and strategy while leading and developing your team. Balancing cost-effectiveness with quality is crucial in this role.

What Youâll Work On

  • Leverages extensive markets and supplier relationships to manage procurement of direct materials, R&D materials, and services for CoreDxâs reagent operations.

  • Responsible for management and purchasing and procurement for various functionâs needs that require technical acumen (Biological).

  • Incorporate strategic and policy development aspects that will have short, medium and long term consequences on the operation of the function.

  • Manages specific supplies, supervises employees in contacting suppliers requesting quotations, determines product specifications, escalation/ de-escalation of orders and negotiates prices, delivery schedules, and other conditions as required

  • Implements actions to ensure supply continuity and supplier resiliency.

  • Drive Total Cost of Ownership reductions for spend through analytics and internal partnerships.

  • Demonstrates skill and capability in influencing supply chain outcomes.

  • Geographic scope of operation at the country and international level.

  • Activities include sourcing, evaluating and selecting suppliers, negotiating supply contracts, and monitoring the quality and timeliness of materials and services supplied.

  • Position requires close collaboration with and knowledge of product demand planning, quality assurance and technical requirements.

  • Manages specialists with an extended organization of purchasing professionals and contract employees including setting expectations, coaching, counseling, developing, evaluating, feedback, hiring ,discipline and separation

  • Must be able to balance priorities across a wide variety of purchased items and hundreds of suppliers.

  • Closely collaborate with adjacent business departments, and external partners to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services, in line with agreed service levels.

  • Partner and collaborate with key One Procurement staff of other Abbott divisions in order to support cross divisional business initiatives, and drive Procurement synergies and efficiencies.

  • Manage ongoing Supplier relationships.

  • Communicate vision and strategy for organization.

  • Initiate, build and maintain strong relationships across various functions, demonstrate the value-add of leveraging and build enthusiasm and support for adoption.

  • Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent customer service.

  • Translate market changes and dynamics for category into strategy across regions.

  • Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.

  • Responsible for people leadership for the team,.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree

  • 5+ years of progressive responsibility experience in purchasing /commodity management

  • 3+ years working in a highly regulated environment

  • 3+ years working with purchasing/commodity management software

  • Successful track record within procurement, supply chain management or technical field.

  • Strong technical aptitude in the area of biologics and chemistry

  • Broad international experience and globally astute, knowledge of markets by regions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced technical degree preferred in areas of Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry

  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM),Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or similar certification a plus. 

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification a plus. 

  • Strong organizational skills, including program/project management.

  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Strong interdisciplinary, and excellent intercultural influence, and networking skills.

  • World class supplier management.

  • Strong ability to develop and execute against actionable implementation plans. Relevant business process knowledge. Strong ability to influence multiple stakeholders with superior negotiating skills.

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

* 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.

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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The base pay for this position is $95,000.00 â $190,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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