Manager, Vendor Management

About the position

The position is an individual contributor role responsible for evaluating, negotiating, measuring, and managing vendor relationships for AbbVie. The role involves overseeing medium-scale vendor transactions, leading negotiations, and ensuring timely and budget-compliant completion of agreements. The individual will actively manage supplier categories and relationships, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and performance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, negotiate, measure, and manage vendors.
• Lead negotiations and drive transactions to completion on time and on budget.
• Manage supplier categories and supplier relationships, including sourcing responsibility.
• Negotiate and execute one-off agreements and statements of work as requested by management.
• Collaborate with Outsourcing Project Managers for clinical trial-related services.
• Draft initial documents and originate redlines to Legal after receiving documents from counterparties.
• Review and analyze KPIs/metrics, holding vendors accountable to performance criteria.
• Investigate vendor performance issues and develop solutions for compliance.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to the larger organization.
• Establish and maintain consistent practices and policies related to vendor activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-8 years of combined experience in legal, strategy, or financial analysis required.
• Preferred experience in Pharmaceutical, Licensing, CRO, or Legal fields.
• Understanding of outsourcing processes and corporate purchasing standards.
• Knowledge of AbbVie organization, pipeline, processes, and culture beneficial.
• Ability to operate in a global environment without direct reporting authority.
• Emerging leadership skills with broad business responsibility.
• Proven project management skills and ability to manage cross-functional projects.
• Strong analytical skills to understand scientific and financial data.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external partnerships.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in preparing and presenting key information to management.
• High degree of customer focus.
• Problem-solving abilities at both strategic and operational levels.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Short-term incentive programs
• Long-term incentive programs