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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

• Responsible for sourcing, bidding, negotiating, contracting, and purchasing goods and services in alignment with agreed category strategies. Execute the competitive bidding process in accordance with the Organization’s Purchasing Policy

• Understand the Organization’s approved buying channels and contracting policy for goods and services and help guide requestor’s to the appropriate buying channel

• Develop and maintain a supply base that ensures the best value for quality, delivery, pricing, service, etc. Includes over-sight of all new vendor requests, in alignment with preferred supplier networks and relevant category strategy

• Support and implement preferred supplier network for certain spend categories and help drive spend to these suppliers

• Proactive management of local suppliers including, anticipation, resolution and communication. Analyze supplier performance using rating system using established rating systems (eg supplier metrics program, suppliers’ goals, etc.).

• Demonstrate knowledge of external guidelines (eg FDA, Customs, TSCA, USDA, PhRMA, etc) to ensure compliance

• Identify, develop and implement standardized buying practices to ensure adequacy of supply chain

• Effectively develop and negotiate confidentiality agreements and any other agreement in alignment with agreed category strategies, at a financial approved and authorized for the position• Meet regularly with internal customers and support functions to ensure customer satisfaction and continuous improvement, including monthly / regular reporting and updates

• Support AbbVie category strategies and obtain client approval of category strategies. Communicate with the relevant Category Manager to help identify major opportunities

• Manages a team of purchasing professionals.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related discipline or 4 years of equivalent work experience

• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in a purchasing agent / buyer role, preferably in Pharmaceutical industry

• Analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills • Written and verbal skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management

• Knowledge of purchasing policy

• Contract negotiations experience

Preferred Qualifications

• CPM certification desired (or equivalent)

• Experience with SAP (SRM, ECC), e-Sourcing and contract management tools preferred, but not required

• Individual must be self-motivated with great follow-up skills and be able to work independently

• People management experience

• Additional Information

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.