Supplier Diversity Manager

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Abbott Laboratories company Full time
About Abbott

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. We're a company that's 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.

You'll 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 bachelor's 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's 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

Our location in Abbott Park, IL, currently has an opportunity for a Supplier Diversity Manager within our Procurement division.

The primary function of the Supplier Diversity Manager is to be responsible for executing against the supplier diversity strategies developed by Senior Management.

Work closely with internal customers, divisions, and the Category Managers driving the 'One Abbott Procurement' model. Provide superior levels of customer service and satisfaction while adhering to a strict standard of business ethics and integrity.

The Supplier Diversity Manager is responsible for promoting diverse suppliers and monitoring their usage across Abbott's divisions.

They will proactively seek and lead innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, cycle times, and customer service levels and be considered an SME across categories.

Develop a strong understanding of 'One Procurement' category strategies and work on projects that impact the 'One Procurement' team and identify areas of opportunity for new business opportunities with diverse suppliers, process improvement, and cost efficiencies.

The Supplier Diversity Manager is recognized as an expert within own area. Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise.

What You'll Work On

Reporting to the Director of Supplier Diversity & Economic Inclusion, this highly visible role will also focus on strategic spend initiatives to continue to transform the organization globally.

Partner closely with global and regional procurement teams and Category Managers/Directors to analyze, forecast, and report diverse supplier spend in support of various strategic programs and initiatives to advance suppliers' sustainability at Abbott.

Interface and collaborate with business leaders at all levels and become a true advisor and business partner to assess and evaluate spend opportunities to drive Abbott's Supplier Diversity roadmap and vision.

Determine baselines, develop metrics, and report to the Supplier Diversity Champions spend opportunities within the divisions and the regions: APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

Manage the data enrichment strategy and diverse supplier certifications through the various third-party hosted providers.

Lead and host training initiatives across all stakeholders to educate them on spend reporting systems and diverse registration platforms.

Identify best practices in diverse supplier spend by conducting research consisting of external benchmarking, industry groups, and insight from customers and key investors.

Assist with identification of existing diverse suppliers as well as introduce new diverse suppliers for commodities or services.

Works closely with the Director to support supplier diversity events both internal and external.

Participate in external supplier diversity partner councils (NMSDC, WBENC, Disability:IN, NVBDC, NGLCC, and other organizations) to grow diverse business spend.

Collaborates to produce Abbott's monthly Diversity Dashboard and Global Procurement verticals spend reports including the business units, upon request.

Develop relationships with diverse suppliers and promote networking relationships between suppliers and Category Managers/Directors.

Works closely with the Director for all reporting of Abbott's diverse supplier spend (Tier I and Tier II) for all business (commercial) operations and government (federal) contracts.

Support the strategic initiatives and inclusive environment efforts to advance Abbott's 2030 Sustainability Plan.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred in Finance, Quality, Engineering, or Business OR equivalent education and work experience.

At least 6 years of work experience in a business setting with a focus on procurement and sourcing responsibilities, or related field.

Experience in financial and analytical supplier diversity reporting.

Experience navigating complex ERP systems, Excel spreadsheets, and various reporting tools.

Previous work experience in tracking and reporting diverse supplier spend.

Knowledgeable in strategic sourcing, supplier sustainability, and supplier diversity.

Preferred Qualifications

CPM, CPSD certifications desired.

Project management skills.

Excellent people skills.

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Proficient in the use of spreadsheet programs.

Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

Strong interdisciplinary, intercultural, influence, and networking skills.

Ability to work as an advocate for the function.

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