Manager Procurement

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, You Can Do Work That Matters, Grow, And Learn, Care For Yourself And Your Family, Be Your True Self, And Live a Full Life. You’ll Also Have Access To

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
  
  

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Plymouth, MN location in our Structural Heart Supply Chain division.

Summary: Responsible for the purchasing and supply management activities for all categories and sub categories. Drive "One Abbott Procurement" vision across divisions globally and influences synergies among divisions. Work closely with key stakeholders in both Corporate and Division organizations to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans. Nuture stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business requirements and providing sourcing and procurement services that meet expectations. Drive reduced total cost of ownership by optimizing Tier 2 and Tier 3 supply chains. Leverage extensive market and supplier knowledge to drive lower TCO. Represent Abbott strategically in the industry and community. Proactively identifies areas of opportunity for new business opportunities, process improvement, and cost efficiencies. Provides insight to the business unit on how to best develop and leverage Supplier capabilities for the organization(s). Primary point of contact for overall category needs. Responsible for prioritizing demand globally across the category.

What You’ll Work On

• Understands and contributes to the business unit strategy, based on the specific business and technology expertise, and translates business strategy for category.
• Stimulates creativity and innovation in others. Open to new ideas. Supports change and take risks. Leads change and innovation.
• Define and champion category procurement strategy for Abbott- align with overall strategy and be an enabler. Promotes a Global Perspective.
• Drive Total Cost of Ownership reductions for category.
• Clearly define category taxonomy and manage baseline. Coordinate across corporate, functions, divisions to share best practices and adherence to guidelines.
• Understands the overall needs of multiple business units and to negotiate an accepted portfolio meeting the most strategic needs of the category.
• Measure and track internal performance for Abbott users.
• Advise business unit(s) about similar strategies employed by other healthcare companies.
• Manage initiatives that span virtual teams across the world and cross cultures.
• Closely collaborate with adjacent business departments, and external partners to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services, in line with agreed service levels. Initiate a collaborative environment among stakeholders.
• Partner and collaborate with key One Procurement staff of other Abbott divisions in order to support cross divisional business initiatives, and explore Procurement synergies and efficiencies. Initiate a collaborative environment among stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key category vendors as well as counterparts at other Healthcare/Consumer companies.
• Manage ongoing Supplier relationships. Implement agreed purchasing strategies for category.
• Maintain strong relationships across various functions, demonstrate the value-add of leveraging and build enthusiasm and support for adoption. Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and good customer service.
• Monitor market dynamics for category across regions.
• Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
• Manage category projects across business unit, and division wide when and where applicable. Participate in business projects based on category expertise.
• Lead project teams responsible for selection of category strategy.
• Responsible for people leadership. Recruit, mentor, train and develop talent. Confronts and deals with people issues in a constructive and timely manner. Responsible for overall morale of team and promotes cohesive attitude. Execute against established staffing/resources plan.
• Erroneous decisions would normally result in failure to complete projects critical to major objectives of the category. Has direct impact on budgets, expenses and major project completion.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 5–8 years in procurement, supply chain, and category management
• CPSM, CPM, PMP certifications preferred
• Strong project management and negotiation skills
• Excellent communication and cross-cultural collaboration
• Supplier management and regional market knowledge
• Deep understanding of category technologies and business processes
• Experience leading teams and implementing strategic plans
  
  

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The base pay for this position is $111,300.00 – $222,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.