Director, Vendor Strategy and Relationships

Director, Vendor Strategy and Relationships

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Defines the strategic vendor management plan and drives global, complex, cross-functional process and productivity improvement projects for Development aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives. Relationship lead for strategic and enterprise-wide vendor relationships including management of the highly visible, complex, cross-functional operational and relationship aspects of global vendors. Accountable for oversight of functional vendor portfolio, driving the alignment and implementation of business strategies for sourcing that define the value of the procured services. Drive business priorities through vendor oversight and ensures efficient process are in place to deliver on both business and relationship goals. Acutely aware of emerging and changing practices, technologies, regulations, policies and approaches with outsourced services and influences stakeholders to implement innovative solutions which result in efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for strategic vendor management oversight driving global, complex, cross-functional operational and relationship aspects of vendor relationships for Development.
• Leads strategic vendor relationships and is the single point of contact between vendor and the business function to promote vendor accountability, mitigate risks, deliver operational efficiencies aligned with strategic direction of the relationship.
• Effectively communicates progress/concerns, issues/risks across vendor portfolio that potentially impact projects, systems or processes and ensures effective solutions are implemented.
• Proficient understanding of the internal and external business environments and oversees vendor performance aligned with strategic objectives of the vendor relationships.
• Establishes vendor strategy and leads team and Sr. Leaders to develop and maintain successful and healthy vendor relationships supporting Development’s strategic objectives.
• Develops collaborative relationships with business stakeholders and vendors to identify and implement efficient, high-quality, compliant business processes with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Primary contact for team to resolve escalated issues.
• Coach and performance manage direct reports; continuously raising the bar resulting in a high performing team.
• Facilitates the creation of the functional strategy through a futuristic perspective, defining the mission, strategic imperatives, and goals aligned with the leadership team. Manages the execution and measurement of the functional strategy.
• Leads change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or ex-US equivalent) in a relevant field such as business economics or health administration, Master preferred.
• Must have 12+ years of clinical development experience (and/or applicable work experience); including 6+ years (and/or applicable work experience); working with global third-party vendors.
• Demonstrate a high level of core, technical and leadership competencies including leading a global team.
• Demonstration of successful coaching/mentoring and people management (remote management experience preferred).
• Excellent cross-functional partnership and communication skills; demonstrated leadership of working across an organization to achieve objectives and meet timelines.
• Considered a Subject Matter Expert and competent in the application of standard business and clinical trial procedures (Oversight, contracts, SOPs, ICH, Global Regulations, Ethics and Compliance).
• Critical thinker with the ability to see the “big picture” to drive long-term strategy for function and vendor portfolio.
• Solid written and oral communication skills; able to synthesize complex concepts and deliver messages clearly.
• Expert with analyzing complex business problems and implementing innovative solutions.
• Ability to clearly craft compelling business cases, sell new ideas and influence functional line and vendor direction.

Key Stakeholders

CPD, TA Leads, Data & Statistical Sciences, TA, DDC, SCO, Purchasing & Supplier Management, Finance, Regulatory, Legal, IR

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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