Senior Specialist, Procurement Management

AbbVie - North Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

North Chicago, IL

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Specialist, Procurement Management at AbbVie is responsible for executing source-to-contract procurement processes that align with business goals and industry best practices. This role ensures compliance with procurement policies while contributing to supplier diversity and sustainability. The position involves executing supplier management activities, implementing continuous improvement projects, and driving day-to-day supplier excellence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with source to contract procurement processes in line with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring alignment with defined category strategic vision.
• Maintain compliance with procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability, executing tactical processes to create value.
• Execute supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions, including negotiations and workshops.
• Adhere to risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers, providing tactical input on supplier performance and relaying the identification of procurement risks to safeguard the organization's interest and maintain operational resilience.
• Maintain excellence in all contract execution activities including source to contract and requisition to pay, implementing strategies to identify inefficiencies in process design and execution.
• Execute continuous improvement projects initiated by the PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations.
• Oversee Specialists' execution of procurement activities and provide feedback while developing own capabilities and accumulating category expertise in accordance with individual learning path.
• Actively enable team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; focused in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain or related business or operations function; managing contracts and agreements.
• Previous experience in procurement activities including source to contract, requisition to pay, and negotiation.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
• Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and clear communication at all organizational levels.
• Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.
• Experience in Clinical Contracts preferred.

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) to eligible employees
• Participation in short-term incentive programs