Procurement Specialist

Job Description
The Procurement Specialist works within the Procurement &
Supplier Management (PSM), which provides sourcing direction to multiple functional areas within the company. The role supports the Procurement Manager and is responsible for implementing, optimizing and ensuring the delivery of approved category strategies for Human Resources, Training &
Fleet at the site in concert with the Corporation’s overall strategies. The position’s objective is to coordinate AbbVie’s site spend and local suppliers to obtain the maximum value for the money spent measured through the delivery of cost savings.
Responsibilities:
·Assist with source to contract procurement processes in line with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring
Alignment with defined category strategic vision.
·Maintain compliance with procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability, executing tactical processes to create value.
·Execute supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy, fostering a collaborative and innovative
Approach to supplier interactions, including negotiations and workshops.
·Adhere to risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers, providing tactical input on supplier
Performance and relaying the identification of procurement risks to safeguard the organization’s interest and maintain operational resilience.
·Maintain excellence in all contract execution activities including source to contract and requisition to pay, implementing
Strategies to identify inefficiencies in process design and execution.
·Execute continuous improvement projects initiated by PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and
Innovation in procurement operations.
·Develop own capabilities and accumulates category expertise in accordance with individual learning path.
·Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.
·Specific and tactical expertise in enabling implementation of procurement processes, including source-to-contract planning and cost assessment, ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
·Previous experience in the respective category area, with familiarity tailoring processes to meet category needs.
·Ability to enable the bidding and negotiation processes, with adept ability to implement complex long-term projects with a focus on creating effective supplier relationships.
·Capacity and experience assisting with collaborative supplier relationships, aligning procurement activities with business needs.
·Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and clear communication at all organizational levels.
·Cross-functional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills, effectively navigating diverse team dynamics.
·Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and robust relationship-building.
·Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.
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