Sr. Procurement Manager, Strategy & NPI

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 is an onsite opportunity within the Abbott Diabetes Care Division in Alameda, California. We are helping people with diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is committed to delivering innovative products, superior quality, and exceptional support to customers worldwide. Continuous glucose monitoring is transforming diabetes management, and our Procurement team plays a critical role in enabling innovation, supply continuity, and cost competitiveness across our portfolio.

As the Senior Procurement Manager, Strategy & New Product Introduction (NPI), you will lead a team of procurement professionals responsible for supporting product development, commercialization, and long-term supply strategies for Abbott Diabetes Care at the manufacturing level. This role partners closely with Operations, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and R&D organizations to ensure the successful sourcing and launch of new products at our manufacturing sites while driving strategic sourcing decisions, risk mitigation, and value creation.

The Senior Procurement Manager will also be accountable for developing and executing sourcing strategies that support innovation, accelerating time-to-market, improving business processes, and delivering sustainable cost improvements. This leader will also manage a team responsible for supplier selection, supplier readiness, NPI procurement activities, and strategic sourcing initiatives that support both current and future business needs.

Up to 25% travel, including domestic and international supplier visits, business reviews, and new product launch activities.

This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.

What You’ll Work On

•  Manage and develop a team of Procurement professionals supporting Strategy and NPI initiatives.
• Establish clear performance expectations, objectives, and development plans for direct reports.
• Drive employee engagement, talent development, succession planning, and high-performance team outcomes.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Build organizational capability in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement project leadership.
• Establish procurement strategies that align supplier capabilities with business growth objectives, product roadmaps, and operational requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and R&D teams to integrate procurement early in the product development lifecycle and accelerate commercialization efforts.
• Collaborate with Category Management and Corporate Procurement teams to leverage enterprise-wide strategies, supplier relationships, and market intelligence.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, and contracting activities for new products and technologies at the manufacturing level.
• Develop and execute sourc