AbbVie

AbbVie

Associate Director, Procurement Category Management & Capability Leadership – AI/Emerging Technology

North Chicago, IL, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementNegotiationSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com.
  • Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
  • Previous experience leading category teams, IT teams, consulting, partnering with major suppliers, and reporting to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with VP-level business or functional stakeholders to develop global procurement strategies for AI and Emerging Technologies in alignment with the internal governance, stage gate processes, approvals, and risk/regulatory requirements.
  • Create comprehensive capability playbook, negotiation strategy and deployment training for the procurement team keeping with trends and market analysis to ensure is continuous evolving
  • Define and develop strategic value drivers with key category suppliers to secure collaborative partnerships that challenge the status quo to achieve cost savings, optimize processes, and enhance overall procurement value.
  • Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategies, driving innovation with key category suppliers and collaborating to enact creative and cutting-edge solutions that deliver on long-term business needs.
  • Develop and activate mitigation strategies to proactively define and manage procurement risk across the relevant category, ensuring compliance.
  • Lead the large and complex supplier roadmaps, strategies, programs and negotiations.
  • Ensure effective project management from initiation to completion, directing and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver strategic category-related projects.
  • Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains, leveraging data analytics to develop long-term continuous improvement programs that achieve strategic objectives.
  • Drive the end-to-end procurement process from sourcing strategy to contract negotiation and execution, leading negotiations with key category suppliers and strengthening decisions with strong analytical insight and strategic perspective.
  • Drive use cases and use case adoption for competitive edge, speed, quality and market place advantages.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, technology, consulting or related business or operations function.
  • Strong proficiency in developing high-impact executive-level deliverables.
  • Specific Categories and Capabilities within leadership are Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies amongst other technologies and services as required.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, Technology or related field.
  • Master's degree is preferred or equivalent experience.

Benefits

  • AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow.
  • Orchestrate procurement projects with a strategic lens, ensuring they are not only aligned with overarching business objectives but also contribute to the long-term strategic vision.
  • Ensure education and governance of capabilities are aligned and continuously evolving
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

Company info

  • We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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