Associate Director, Procurement Management
AbbVie
2 months ago
On-site
Tempe, AZ
Corporate Functions
Purpose Statement
The Site Procurement Lead (Associate Director) oversees and develops end-to-end procurement processes, leads strategic sourcing to contracting, and ensures alignment with category strategy for the Tempe, AZ medical device manufacturing site. Collaborates with Category Managers on supplier selection and management, maintains compliance with procurement policies, and administers continuous improvement initiatives.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop consistent procurement processes, including source-to-contract planning and financial analysis.
- Ensure aligned execution of category strategy within assigned remit to drive value realization.
- Ensure procurement policy compliance and day-to-day activities, including supplier diversity and sustainability; communicate insights to senior procurement leadership.
- Execute supplier management strategy, including supplier selection, in collaboration with Category Managers.
- Oversee risk mitigation plans; provide tactical input on supplier performance and report procurement risks to maintain operational resilience.
- Ensure excellence in contract execution activities (source-to-contract and requisition-to-pay); identify and address process inefficiencies.
- Guide continuous improvement initiatives with the PSC team; support PMO stakeholders.
- Lead and coach a team of Specialists; set performance targets and evaluate performance for manufacturing and R&D site needs.
- Partner with Procurement Strategy and Capability leaders and business partners on skillsets, workforce requirements, capability needs, and staffing goals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in procurement, supply chain, or related operations/business.
- Experience leading category teams, partnering with major suppliers, and reporting to senior leaders.
- Strong proficiency in developing executive-level deliverables.
- Pharmaceutical industry knowledge strongly preferred.
- Expertise in category management: market analysis, cost/financial assessment; negotiation and bidding; change management.
- Strong stakeholder management and influence; ability to align procurement strategy with business needs and build supplier relationships.
- Strategic thinking, accountability, and innovative problem-solving; executive presence; cross-functional leadership.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and resilience under pressure.
Benefits (as stated):
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees; eligible for short-term incentive programs.
The Site Procurement Lead (Associate Director) oversees and develops end-to-end procurement processes, leads strategic sourcing to contracting, and ensures alignment with category strategy for the Tempe, AZ medical device manufacturing site. Collaborates with Category Managers on supplier selection and management, maintains compliance with procurement policies, and administers continuous improvement initiatives.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop consistent procurement processes, including source-to-contract planning and financial analysis.
- Ensure aligned execution of category strategy within assigned remit to drive value realization.
- Ensure procurement policy compliance and day-to-day activities, including supplier diversity and sustainability; communicate insights to senior procurement leadership.
- Execute supplier management strategy, including supplier selection, in collaboration with Category Managers.
- Oversee risk mitigation plans; provide tactical input on supplier performance and report procurement risks to maintain operational resilience.
- Ensure excellence in contract execution activities (source-to-contract and requisition-to-pay); identify and address process inefficiencies.
- Guide continuous improvement initiatives with the PSC team; support PMO stakeholders.
- Lead and coach a team of Specialists; set performance targets and evaluate performance for manufacturing and R&D site needs.
- Partner with Procurement Strategy and Capability leaders and business partners on skillsets, workforce requirements, capability needs, and staffing goals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in procurement, supply chain, or related operations/business.
- Experience leading category teams, partnering with major suppliers, and reporting to senior leaders.
- Strong proficiency in developing executive-level deliverables.
- Pharmaceutical industry knowledge strongly preferred.
- Expertise in category management: market analysis, cost/financial assessment; negotiation and bidding; change management.
- Strong stakeholder management and influence; ability to align procurement strategy with business needs and build supplier relationships.
- Strategic thinking, accountability, and innovative problem-solving; executive presence; cross-functional leadership.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and resilience under pressure.
Benefits (as stated):
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees; eligible for short-term incentive programs.