Senior Specialist Procurement, MRO

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.

     

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

We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Procurement Specialist, MRO (Maintenance, Repairs & Operations), in our Lake County, Abbott Park, IL location. 

The Senior Specialist applies experience and procurement knowledge to execute procurement best practices and supply management strategies across Global Procurement Services. They also work with customers, internal and external, and Divisions to solve issues and drive high levels of customer service. This role will work across multiple verticals.  The position will be responsible for driving business excellence through strategy, people and technologies with the various categories and divisions. 

• Proactively seek innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, cycle times, and customer service levels

• Full understanding of the "One Procurement" strategies.  Strong knowledge and project work across multiple categories that impact the team positively.

• Works within defined processes and procedures and may help determine appropriate approaches for change.

What You'll Work On:

• This position will be leveraged to engage stakeholders “where they are,” hosting Stakeholder Roadshows on-site in NAM, highlighting tools that Global Procurement can bring to sites to help them achieve their goals, and coordinating with sites to deeply understand process & utilize existing Global Procurement advantages (e.g., preferred suppliers, Ariba, etc.)

• Support global category strategy management, ideation tracking, Supplier Scorecards, Sustainability, Supplier Diversity engagement & reporting

• Deliver on annual GMI targets, in support of global category goals within the category.

• Contract with new suppliers as needed, and drive process efficiency between divisions, suppliers, and Global Procurement

• Manage SOWs/RFI's/Ordering documents and assist with supplier selection

• Create and implement RFPs in collaboration with functions, divisions, and other category teams

• Execute ad-hoc/one off buys

• Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and tech tools development with stakeholders

• Drive continuous improvement of global procurement processes and tools

• Communicate and drive change globally as a change champion within the Business Excellence organization and Source to Pay Technology platform (e.g., catalog purchases within Ariba)

• Lead resolution on issues within Source to Pay technology improvements.

• Enable supplier integration and KPI's, driving improvement within supplier performance

• Perform routine professional-based activities and contribute to and manage some projects.

• Communicate with appropriate departments to clarify request and obtain appropriate supporting documentation for the purchase

• Meet regularly with divisional customers and support functions to ensure good customer satisfaction and continuous improvement

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.

• Seek innovative ways to maintain and improve procurement processes, cycle times, total acquisition costs, and customer service levels.

Required Qualifications:

• Education