Specialist, Procurement Management

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The Procurement Specialists works within the Procurement function, which provides sourcing direction to multiple functional areas within the company. The role supports the Procurement Specialist and is responsible for implementing, optimizing, and ensuring the delivery of approved category strategies at the site in concert with the Corporation’s overall strategies. The position’s objective is to coordinate AbbVie’s Procurement processes to obtain maximum efficiency and stakeholder support.

• Support Downstream Operations for PO Processing and Contact Center responsibilities.
• Work with the Procurement Specialist to optimize Downstream procurement activities.
• Implement short term and long-term workflow strategies established by management with high ethical standards, in compliance with the law and AbbVie policies and procedures.
• Work to have a robust understanding of AbbVie’s Procurement Operations overall.  Support strategies to improve key performance indicators (KPI) and overall team performance.
• Collaborate with various cross-functional teams such as Finance, Corporate Disbursement Office, and Category Management.
• Develop and draft training documents, using existing templates and ensure compliance
• with relevant policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Accurately update information for internal stakeholder requests.
• Collect data and run ad-hoc reports as needed for data analysis.
• May partner with contract management and legal to draft contracts while keeping close contact with respective suppliers to ensure timely completion and execution of agreements.

• Required: Bachelor’s degree or 4 years’ equivalent work experience
• Required: A minimum of 3 years of procurement experience preferably but not limited to Pharmaceutical.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.  Ability to lead communication strategies to all team members, stakeholders, management, and suppliers.
• Desired: Contact Center, Call Center, or Customer Service experience.
• Expectation: work in the Lake County office 3 days a week.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• 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. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​​

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 an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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