AbbVie

We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.. Work with the Procurement Manager in AbbVie to optimize related areas of spend for procurement activities. Identify potential vendors in alignment with respective Category Manager and preferred supplier network (PSN). Responsible for running local tenders, aligned with direction from Procurement Manager and respective Category Manager. Data analysis for purchasing projects and supplier management (supplier metrics and research, master data, market basket analysis, pricing analysis, monthly/quarterly reporting of KPI’s, savings reporting)

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Company Description 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. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Job Description Onsite requirement: 3 days per week in North Chicago, IL <ul><li>Work with the Procurement Manager in AbbVie to optimize related areas of spend for procurement activities</li><li>Develop and implement short term and long term cost reduction strategies established by management</li><li>Lead role in developing supplier base to expand business, improve financials, reduce in-house / total costs, improve quality (customer satisfaction), customer relations, and on-time deliveries. Identify potential vendors in alignment with respective Category Manager and preferred supplier network (PSN)</li><li>Full responsibilities for developing strategy: RFP / RFI / RFQ / Pricing Auction. Responsible for running local tenders, aligned with direction from Procurement Manager and respective Category Manager</li><li>Identify areas to improve supplier service levels by integrating agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Review with business stakeholders and drive improvements forward</li><li>Perform and collect due diligence information required for evaluating and approving new suppliers, in line with the Preferred Supplier Networks. Making recommendations to improve / enhance PSN</li><li>Data analysis for purchasing projects and supplier management (supplier metrics and research, master data, market basket analysis, pricing analysis, monthly/quarterly reporting of KPI’s, savings reporting)</li><li>Develop and write all sourcing event documents. Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulations</li><li>Works with high ethical standard, in compliance with the law and the AbbVie policies and procedures </li></ul>Qualifications Required Qualifications <ul><li> The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of procurement/negotiations experience in purchasing preferably but not limited to Pharmaceutical.</li><li> Strong knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.</li><li> Strong experience with writing request for proposal/information (RFP/RFI)’s.</li><li> Solid experience conducting vendor negotiations.</li><li> Bachelor’s degree or 4 years equivalent work experience </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications And Skills <ul><li> Ability to effectively communicate to all team members, stakeholders, management, and suppliers</li><li> Ability to prioritize and organize workload across multiple projects</li><li> Ability to develop and grow relationships with stakeholders</li><li> Ability to comprehend procurement processes as well as basic knowledge of indirect products and services used globally</li><li> Self-motivated and able to work with minimal direction. </li></ul>Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: <ul><li>The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. </li><li>We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. </li><li>This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. </li></ul>Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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