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.

Job purpose & objectives:

Category Specialist Responsibilities include implementing the global sourcing strategies and strategic initiatives, identifying quick hits, and building relationships with stakeholders. The position focuses 100% on managing AbbVies Logistics Category spend.

The Category Specialist works within the Purchasing & Supplier Management (PSM), which provides sourcing direction to multiple functional areas within the company, and interact in a virtual environment including affiliate purchasing organisations on the strategic sourcing initiatives. This position is responsible for implementing, optimizing, and ensuring the delivery of approved sourcing strategies at the affiliates and manufacturing sites in concert with the Corporations overall strategies and Supply Chains goals. This position will work on the definition and resolution of known or anticipated problems in value, quality, feasibility, and specifications in the procurement of logistics services, while contributing cost savings and other value-added activity to support customer needs and expectations.

Accountabilities :

* Responsibility for obtaining best value and cost effectiveness of Preferred Supplier Networks (using negotiations and/or eSourcing tool)
* Working with Manufacturing Sites, Affiliates and Category Specialists to support regional projects.
* Analyse the supplier data, market information, and Category spend profile in order to build strategy to deliver results within category.
* Responsible for managing supplier base network.
* Develop communication plan for respective projects and managing internal AbbVie stakeholders.
* Ensure compliance with AbbVies policies, procedures, and regulations.
* Support TCO development by deep diving in the stakeholder requirements (Spend Better).
* Report and Maintain accurate savings report using Provalido.
* Define implementation plan by setting up projects plans that meet the agreed strategic sourcing goals. Set priorities, adapt where necessary.
* Ensure adequate communication and resource allocation is in place prior to commencing implementation of projects.
* Drive the change management process, evaluating impacts from changes and building the required confidence with the affiliate stakeholders.
* Establish effective contract performance metrics (KPIs), SLAs and re-establish financial baseline, if required. Measure savings results following project implementation. Report monthly results to Finance.
* Ensure projects are implemented according to AbbVie wide standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
* Balance flexibility with progress. Adapt change but focus on results. Review corrective action plans with Category Managers if projects are off-track.
* Set-up quarterly/annual business reviews with internal stakeholders and suppliers, aiming at tracking continuous improvement initiatives promoting quality standards and profitability, fostering the exchange of ideas and information
* Inform key stakeholders from PSM / Global Supply Chain / Manufacturing / R&D; on the implementation progress. Highlight areas of concerns, barriers, and potential delays with enough notification time to take corrective actions. Communicate success, risk, and needs.
* Identify quick hits with the manufacturing sites and promote the deployment of best practices across the sites.
* Responsible for supplier management and Supplier Performance Program
* Develop, maintain, and improve relationships and strategies with local and global purchasing partners.

Decision making authority:

* Award business to suppliers, up to US$1Million+ annually with minimal supervision
* Represent AbbVie at all levels of supplier management
* Review implementation plan of sourcing initiatives
* Take authority on project management leadership including resource management.

Challenges :

* Ability to build clear and structured plans
* Communicate a clear view of the implementation objectives
* Strong stakeholders management and project implementation
* Excellent Business Acumen & Negotiation skills
* Building an effective and committed team
* Effective measurement of progress and the impact compared to plan
* Flexibility to change and adapt plans where necessary
* Ability to understand technical requirements & challenges
* Strong time management achieving milestones
* Keeping the momentum and meeting savings goals
* Managing multiple projects simultaneously within matrix organisation
* Ensuring strong and robust communications with all stakeholders (internal and external)
* Managing multi-cultural relationships

Qualifications
Background and experiences :

* 5 years combined minimum of experience required in any of the following areas: Project Management, Purchasing, Negotiating, Change Management, Financial Analysis, Production Planning, Systems Development or Administration, Contract administration, Quality/Regulatory, Engineering and Sales.
* Graduate or equivalent qualification, with membership of Purchasing / Supply Chain / Project Professional preferred.
* Language : perfect command of English, any other European languages is an asset
* Technical qualification or experience preferred but not essential.

Candidate needs to be based in European country

Travel
Yes, 20 % of the Time
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.