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Job Description
Purpose
The Associate Director, Category Management partners with VP-level business or functional stakeholder(s) to develop global procurement strategies, contributing to a cross-functional team that informs strategy through analysis, market expertise, and understanding of broader business objectives. This role builds an annual strategic plan and leads a team of managers to achieve ambitious performance targets aligned with organizational goals.
As a key member of the R&D Procurement function this role provides category leadership and management oversight for Analytical category supporting R&D. Demonstrated category expertise in R&D with category expertise in Laboratory Testing, Method Development, Clinical Central Laboratories, or any related categories is required for this role.
This new role will have aunique opportunity to build and shape category strategies from Discovery to Development.
Primary accountabilities:
- Providesingle point of accountability for Analytical R&D categories, providingoverall strategy and alignment on goals with internal customers and cross functional procurement priorities.
- Lead the development of global category strategies that meets long term business needs that drive ongoing value, continuous improvement and comply with global procurement policies, processes, and tools.
- Serve as athought partner to Business leaders to ensure their category strategies are complete, rigorous and will satisfy needs.
- Solicit business unit input to ensure internal customer satisfactionwith the performance of category procurement teams and take action on areas for improvement.
Metrics and performance indicators:
- Category Management Plan and Execution supporting the portfolio
- Delivery ofPeople, Process, Governance and Value delivery goals.
- Meet agreed-upon operational budgetfor procurement.
- Meet or exceed agreed-uponservice level expectations.
- Supplier performance at or above expectation across balanced scorecard.
- Organizational and employee development.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. Masters degree is preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
- Previous experience leading category teams, partnering with major suppliers, and reporting to senior leaders.
- Strong proficiency in developing high-impact executive-level deliverables.
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.
- Comprehensive expertise in category management, including market analysis, cost and financial assessment, ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions. Fluency in negotiation and bidding, adept in overseeing complex projects with a focus on effective change management.
- Strong capabilities in internal stakeholder management and influence, aligning procurement strategies with business needs and fostering collaborative supplier relationships.
- Strategic thinking and accountability, anticipating future trends, and taking responsibility for impactful procurement outcomes that challenge the status quo.
- Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a significant executive presence, enabling creative solutions and influential communication at all organizational levels. High cross-functional leadership abilities, conflict resolution skills, effectively navigating & harmonizing diverse team dynamics.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and robust relationship-building across a matrixed organization. High resilience under pressure and autonomous work ethic, maintaining performance in challenging situations and making independent decisions.
Additional Information
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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms
Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable 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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