Senior Specialist, Business Enablement, Value Generation & Optimization
AbbVie
August 06, 2026
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$84,500 - $162,000 USD yearly
Operations
Position Summary
- The Senior Specialist, Business Enablement, Value Generation & Optimization, supports procurement and operational excellence by coordinating and executing cross-site value generation and harmonization initiatives, driving efficiency, process improvement, and sustainable P&L impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Support execution of cross-site value generation and harmonization initiatives.
- Gather and analyze spend, process, and operational data to identify cost avoidance, efficiency improvements, and performance opportunities.
- Build business cases, opportunity assessments, and recommendations for leadership decision-making.
- Coordinate and track initiative progress (milestones, benefits realization, risks, dependencies) and provide status updates.
- Support tail spend optimization (data gathering, opportunity sizing, solution coordination, implementation tracking).
- Support catalog strategy expansion (adoption activities, gap identification, corrective action planning).
- Support change management (communications, training logistics, adoption tracking).
- Identify and document process improvement and standardization opportunities.
- Create/maintain dashboards, reporting tools, and program documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in procurement, operations, supply chain, business enablement, or related.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; ability to present actionable insights.
- Experience with spend analysis, process improvement, or category management support preferred.
- Strong written/verbal communication; ability to engage across a matrixed organization.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines; attention to detail.
- Change management/implementation experience is a plus.
- Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Smartsheet, SharePoint experience.
Benefits (if applicable)
- Paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k); eligible for short-term incentive programs.
- The Senior Specialist, Business Enablement, Value Generation & Optimization, supports procurement and operational excellence by coordinating and executing cross-site value generation and harmonization initiatives, driving efficiency, process improvement, and sustainable P&L impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Support execution of cross-site value generation and harmonization initiatives.
- Gather and analyze spend, process, and operational data to identify cost avoidance, efficiency improvements, and performance opportunities.
- Build business cases, opportunity assessments, and recommendations for leadership decision-making.
- Coordinate and track initiative progress (milestones, benefits realization, risks, dependencies) and provide status updates.
- Support tail spend optimization (data gathering, opportunity sizing, solution coordination, implementation tracking).
- Support catalog strategy expansion (adoption activities, gap identification, corrective action planning).
- Support change management (communications, training logistics, adoption tracking).
- Identify and document process improvement and standardization opportunities.
- Create/maintain dashboards, reporting tools, and program documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in procurement, operations, supply chain, business enablement, or related.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; ability to present actionable insights.
- Experience with spend analysis, process improvement, or category management support preferred.
- Strong written/verbal communication; ability to engage across a matrixed organization.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines; attention to detail.
- Change management/implementation experience is a plus.
- Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Smartsheet, SharePoint experience.
Benefits (if applicable)
- Paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k); eligible for short-term incentive programs.