Contract Specialist II, PSS Contract Management

Company DescriptionAbout AbbVieAbbVie'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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.Job DescriptionThe Specialist II, Low Touch Procurement works within Procurement Shared Services, which provides contracting and/or sourcing direction to multiple functional areas within the company. The role supports the Lead and is responsible for supporting, enforcing and managing the strategy at the transactional level set by the Category Management Team at the site in concert with the Corporations overall strategies. The positions objective is to lead through execution of assigned transactions while deploying process efficienciesResponsibilitiesUnderstand the Organizations approved buying channels and contracting policy for goods and services and help guide requestors to the appropriate buying channel Supplier Management TeamSupport and collect due diligence information required for evaluating and approving new suppliers, in line with the Preferred Supplier NetworksAdministrative support for Procurement projects and supplier management (contract reviews, bid summary justifications, vendor record updates, approving Purchase Orders, data analysis)Works with high ethical standard, in compliance with the law and the AbbVie policies and proceduresSupport the Category Management Team strategy by enforcing the supplier preferred network, having understanding of Category Management Team initiatives/priorities, having subject matter expertise and educating stakeholders of the sameEffectively develop and negotiate confidentiality agreements, stand alone contracts and Statements of Work and any other agreement in alignment with agreed category strategies, at a financial approved and authorized for the positionManage standard Procure-to-Pay intake contract requests within established Service Level metricsLead in the development, deployement and execution of process efficiency related projects that serve to improve customer experiene within the Procure-to-Pay processBe a subject matter expert over Procurement processes & across multiple categories within the Procurement TeamDevelop & lead stakeholder educational forum around Procurement initiatives and processesQualificationsBachelors degree or 4 years equivalent work experienceThe ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of procurement/negotiations experience in purchasing, preferably, but not limited to Pharmaceutical.Strong knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook. Possesses ability to learn and utilize other software tools as necessarySolid experience conducting vendor negotiationsStrong experience of customer services type rolesStrong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.Ability to prioritize and organize workload across multiple projectsStrong organizational skills required to coordinate and manage multiple cross divisional work process and projectsAdditional InformationApplicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability ofanybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. 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