Abbott
Associate Specialist Procurement
United States - Ohio - Columbus
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About the role
- The Associate Procurement Specialist plays a critical role in supporting procurement and supply management strategies across multiple categories and business functions.
- Execute procurement activities in alignment with established category and purchasing strategies.
- Facilitate purchase order (PO) conversion and change management activities.
Responsibilities
- This position serves as a key operational partner, balancing transactional sourcing activities with exceptional customer service while helping drive procurement efficiencies, supplier performance, and business continuity.
- Serve as a first-line responder for procurement requests, balancing operational support and transactional sourcing activities.
- Support the development and management of Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and ordering documents.
- Manage day-to-day supply and procurement issues using established processes and procedures.
- Support ad hoc purchasing requests and one-time buying activities.
- Review and manage PO approvals up to $500,000 within delegated authority limits.
- Support savings initiatives and cost management objectives across assigned categories.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure procurement needs are met.
- Communicate with departments to gather information necessary to support purchasing decisions.
- Support supplier diversity initiatives and engagement with diverse suppliers.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Science, or a related field.
- 0-2 years of procurement, purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, or related experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and other business systems.
- Demonstrated ability to work within defined processes and procedures.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Science, or a related field.
- Exposure to procurement systems, purchasing processes, or supplier management activities.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective networking and interpersonal skills.
- Strong mathematical and quantitative aptitude.
- Experience supporting sourcing projects, RFPs, or supplier negotiations.
- Experience working with supplier performance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of procurement best practices and purchasing compliance requirements.
Skills
- Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life.
- Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Compensation
- The base pay for this position is
Benefits
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
- EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
- EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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