AbbVie

Associate Director, Procurement Category Value Generation

AbbVie • $120K — $150K *
North Chicago, IL 60064In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field; Master's preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain or similar roles.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing senior internal stakeholders.
  • Proven expertise in category management with detailed knowledge of specific requirements.
  • Background in developing and implementing category strategies to enhance processes.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership abilities.
  • Pharmaceutical industry knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and execute strategic vision for category management to ensure sustained value generation.
  • Develop and implement best practices, standards, and training for category management.
  • Deploy and track category performance improvement initiatives in collaboration with category managers.
  • Facilitate collaboration among category managers and stakeholders through regular business reviews.
  • Serve as a central knowledge base for category management expertise, ensuring accountability.
  • Monitor and report on category management performance using key metrics for improvement identification.
  • Promote category value generation thought leadership in various internal and external forums.

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan available to eligible employees.
  • Eligibility for long-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Associate Director, Category Value Generation is responsible for shaping and executing the strategic vision for category management within a specific category, ensuring sustained value generation. This role involves implementing best practices, standards, and policies, driving category performance improvement initiatives, fostering collaboration among category managers and stakeholders, and serving as a central knowledge base for category management expertise.

Responsibilities
  • Manage and execute the strategic vision for category management within a respective category, building a robust foundation for sustained value generation and enabling LRP success.
  • Administer the development and implementation of category management best practices within a respective category, including enacting standards, policies and procedures, and training modules.
  • Deploy category performance improvement initiatives, working alongside relevant category managers to develop, implement and track category strategies aligned with a standard category management framework.
  • Facilitate collaboration between category managers and relevant stakeholders, activating core category management processes, including regular Category Business Reviews within a respective category.
  • Enable collaboration and information sharing within a respective category, serving as a central knowledge base for category management expertise and ensuring accountability across the category management function.
  • Manage tracking and reporting on category management performance, leveraging key category performance metrics for holistic value generation and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Seek out high-visibility opportunities to share category value generation thought leadership in internal and external venues, positioning the team as a pillar of thought leadership across the industry.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. Master's degree is preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing senior internal business and functional leaders.
  • Proven expertise in category management and detailed understanding of category-specific requirements.
  • Experience leading the development and implementation of category strategy to optimize processes.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
  • Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.


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 thisposting 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 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 anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
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