Associate Director, Procurement Data Science (Direct Procurement)

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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Join an evolving agile, diverse and global function poised to deliver value beyond financials through category management, innovative problem-solving, data and analytics, risk management and supplier management. Our Procurement team is integral to driving AbbVie’s business strategy, serving as trusted partners with leading capabilities and a customer of choice for our suppliers.  

The Associate Director, Data Science (Procurement) is a visionary role focusing on aligning procurement analytics with business strategies, driving the adoption of data-driven decision-making, and enhancing the overall analytical capabilities within the procurement function. This senior position is responsible for leading the development of analytical models, fostering strategic partnerships, and ensuring that analytics effectively enable procurement objectives.

This role is onsite 3 days per week at our Global Procurement Hub in North Chicago, IL (seeking local candidates since 100% remote is not available for this role)

This new Procurement leader will play a strategic role in building a next-generation approach to Procurement as it transforms to become a trusted business partner and an enabler of key business strategy, along with customer of choice for suppliers. Now is the time to join a best-in-class Procurement organization shaping the future of value generation. 

Responsibilities:

• Identify future analytics needs and trends, developing capabilities that position the procurement function at the forefront of data-driven decision-making.
• Establish strong partnerships with category leads to understand and anticipate their analytical needs across business areas – Operations, R&D, Commercial,