DirecciónAbout Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Ottawa, Ontario location in the Point of Care, Diagnostics division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.
This position serves as the primary interface between Abbott Point of Care and our Suppliers, to drive for strategic cost savings, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and support the development of business unit innovation and growth opportunities. The position reports to Sr Director, Global Supply Chain. This position serves as the APOC procurement leader, decision-maker, and influencer to our suppliers. Activities include sourcing, evaluating, and selecting suppliers and vendors, negotiating supply contracts, maintain supplier relationships, and monitor quality and timeliness of materials and services supplied when escalated. This is a high mix, low volume role.
What You’ll Do
Relationship management with TPMs and global suppliers
Broad range of contract negotiations from simple to complex across different categories.
Development and execution of strategies and tactics for multiple categories critical to the business
Divisional procurement lead/representative in cross-functional team
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required (Procurement or Supply Chain) - MBA preferred.
PMP, PMAC, or Supply Chain certification.
Seven plus years of progressive experience in supply chain/procurement.
Ability to demonstrate progressive growth throughout your career and a minimum of 5 years of management and leadership experience.
Understanding of pricing, contract negotiations, trend analysis, building and evaluating metrics is essential.
Understanding of long-term service agreements.
Complex contract negotiation experience.
Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills.
Knowledge of medical devices or large-scale projects would be considered an asset.
Experience leading procurement in Canada, United States and globally would be an asset.
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Abbott Canada is committed to the hiring, advancement, and fair treatment of individuals without discrimination based on factors such as race, sex, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, disability, age, citizenship, family or marital status, political beliefs, sexual preference, or other factors included in human rights legislation. Abbott strives to promote and maintain an inclusive, high-performing culture that allows all employees to reach their full potential and contribute to Abbott’s success. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
