Job Description

About AbbVie
AbbVies mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on peoples lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, womens health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Summary:

Responsible for the planning and procurement of goods and services to support manufacturing and other operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

Work closely with R&D;, Manufacturing and others in support of all procurement Requirements for both NPI and sustaining purchasing

Scheduling, purchasing and expediting of Direct and Indirect materials in support of all departments.

Negotiate with suppliers to achieve the best overall value.

Responsible for supply of assigned commodities, parts, office supplies and indirect materials as required by all departments.

Monitor inventory levels to determine required demand and adequate stock levels

Request quotes, samples and production first articles for evaluation of new product designs and potential suppliers

Manage suppliers with price discrepancies, damaged or returned material, logistics and other supplier issues.

Communicate and work with the Accounting Department on any payable issues.

Maintain key policies and procedures.

Reconcile material receipts and invoicing discrepancies

Manage assigned material inventories using established inventory control systems and tools including Kanbans, visual stocking systems, and MRP.

* May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned

Qualifications
Qualifications:

B.A. Degree or minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a start-up, NPI or manufacturing environment.

Proficient with Microsoft Office suite including Excel and Word.

Candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

SAP experience.

Experience with MRP is required.

Ability to effectively work with personnel on all levels.

Well-developed multi-tasking skills in a fast paced environment.

Experience in a Medical Device manufacturing environment a plus.

Additional Requirements:

Articulate and professional when dealing with both internal and external customers.

Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and customers.

Ability to clearly and concisely convey procurement status including accomplishments, obstacles and issues to management

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to use MS Excel to perform calculations and interpret results/data

Ability to read technical literature and documents and extract important concepts.

* Responsible for performing all duties in compliance with FDAs Quality System Regulation (QSR), ISO13485, the Canadian Medical Device Regulations, and all other international regulatory requirements with which Allergan complies.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; up to 8 hours per day. The employee is regularly required to lift and carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Duties also involve daily keyboard data entry. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

Most work is performed in an office-like setting. The noise level in the environment is usually low to moderate.

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis 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, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.