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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