Associate Director, Procurement Communications and Integrated Management

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

This is a hybrid role with 3 days onsite in the AbbVie North Chicago office.

The Associate Director, Procurement Communications and Integrated Management leads the development, execution, and oversight of global communications and integrated management initiatives within the Procurement organization. This strategic role is accountable for elevating the reputation and internal culture of Procurement, driving business priorities, and maximizing value through effective stakeholder engagement, best-in-class communications, and project management of strategic organizational priorities, such as Procurement Transformation. The position serves as a strategic counselor to the Procurement Leadership Team, providing expert guidance on communications, change management, and transformation efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive communications strategies aligned to Procurement and enterprise priorities, ensuring clear messages, stakeholder engagement, defined timelines, budgets, and contingency plans.
• Oversee the creation and implementation of annual and project-specific communications plans to support Procurement’s business objectives and raise executive visibility to strengthen stakeholder collaboration and demonstrate AbbVie’s leadership in Procurement.
• Collaborate across global, cross-functional teams—including Corporate Communications, Procurement Leadership, and external partners—to drive high-impact initiatives and ensure consistent messaging throughout all channels.
• Lead end to end project management for Procurement-wide strategic initiatives that are enterprising impacting, such as Procurement Culture, overseeing timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure successful on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Manage the review and approval process for external and internal communications materials, ensuring quality, alignment, and timely delivery.
• Engage with key stakeholders—including senior business leaders, employees, and suppliers—to build advocacy, enhance reputation, and support a high-performing culture.
• Integrate innovation, best practices, and the latest communications technologies into Procurement communications programs; assess impact and continuously improve efforts.
• Support planning, logistics and execution of Procurement Supplier Conference, town halls, site visits and strategic events on a local and global level, including liaising with affiliates and other partners to ensure events are flawlessly executed and clearly convey strategic messaging.
• Administer the ongoing maintenance, organization, and governance of the Procurement SharePoint site, resource library, and Procurement mailbox, ensuring accessibility, accuracy, and up-to-date resources for all stakeholders.

Key Stakeholders: Procurement Leadership, Corporate Communications, Business Human Resources, Procurement employees, external agencies, suppliers, and cross-functional enterprise teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferred fields: Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business, Journalism, or similar).
• Minimum 10 years’ related experience, including at least 5 years in a senior communications, procurement, or related high-level business environment.
• Strong project management skills with a proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives, timelines, and budgets.
• Track record of partnering with senior management/executive leadership; strong executive presence.
• Demonstrated expertise in internal and external communications, change management, integrated project management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent written and verbal skills; executive and change/employee communication experience preferred.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to anticipate company and team needs
• Experience managing agencies and vendors; ability to manage complex budgets in compliance with company an