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Global Procurement Services is seeking candidates to support the Rapid Diagnostics Business Unit for the position of Lead Category Procurement Manager .
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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, nutritional’s and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Primary Job Function
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Division is seeking candidates for the position of Category Manager, Indirect Procurement, reporting to the Director of Indirect Procurement. This role will be expected to develop and lead a Procurement and Supplier Management Strategy across all indirect spend disciplines, working closely with Abbott’s Global Procurement team to drive synergies. They will:
- Work closely with key stakeholders in both Corporate and Division organizations to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans.
- Be accountable for building and nurturing stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business requirements and providing sourcing and procurement services.
- Leverage market and supplier knowledge to drive lower total cost of ownership.
- Represent Abbott strategically in the industry and community.
- Develop and mentor peers on the category subject matter and sourcing strategies.
Core Job Responsibilities:
- Mastery of category spend
- Develop and Lead Category strategies in collaboration with senior leadership and execute to completion
- Drive value and lead savings outcomes
- Research and evaluate business requirements and suppliers
- Develop and execute competitive bidding processes (e.g. RFPs, RFIs, …..)
- Lead in-person fact-based negotiations with senior executives from suppliers based on an internally approved plan and goals. Demonstrate the ability to translate potential contractual risk into desired outcomes
- Prepare analytical reports and dashboards to influence stakeholders/customers without authority
- Assess complex problems and proposes practical solutions
- Perform value analysis on costs and supplier quotes
- Create and manage project plans, identify resources to support projects, drive multiple projects through complex sourcing processes and ensure end results meet the requirements
- Support the development and completion of contracts, statement of work and standard operating procedure.
- Ensures all procurement policies and procedures are aligned with internal stakeholders e.g. Legal, Risk Management, Supply Chain.
- Recommend process improvements to streamline for efficiencies.
- Travel: up to 25% of the time
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Minimum education:
- Bachelors Degree preferably in Engineering, Life Sciences, Technical or Supply Chain. MBA preferred”
- Class A, Lean or Six Sigma certification or experience preferred
Minimum experience:
- Procurement and operations experience preferably in indirect categories of Facilities, IT, or Professional Services.
- Experience in a highly regulated matrix environment, preferably in the Healthcare Industry
- Experience dealing with Privacy data requirements and contracting (PII, HIPAA, PCI, PHI)
- Skilled negotiator with deep knowledge of contract structures and language
- Change manager with strong influencing skills
- Mastery of excel including proficiency in excel and other analytical tools.
- Proficient communication skills; verbal and written for recommendations and presentations
- Strong project management skills
- Strong initiative, work ethic and problem-solving skills
- Ability to network through organization
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