Director Procurement

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Our location in Lake Forest, Illinois currently has the opportunity for a Director, Procurement within the Core Diagnostics division.

This position will lead procurement strategy for a significant category portfolio within Core Diagnostics, representing approximately $250M–$300M in annual spend across critical purchased materials. The role owns supplier strategy, performance, contracts, cost productivity, capacity, risk and supply continuity while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and other business functions.

The portfolio includes materials that are critical to product quality and can directly influence reagent functionality and test performance, requiring strong technical partnership and disciplined supplier qualification and change management.

This leader will manage a team of procurement professionals and managers while driving both near-term execution and longer-term category strategy, including supplier footprint changes, European expansion, capacity planning, risk mitigation and cross-functional sourcing initiatives.

Main Responsibilities

• Highly experienced in the management of purchasing and procurement for various function’s needs.
• In addition to the day-to-day managerial function, the role will incorporate strategic and policy development aspects that will have short, medium and long term consequences on the operation of the function.
• Responsible for purchasing of custom packaging components (primary, tertiary) including Abbott asset ownership within supplier operations.
• Manages specific supplies, supervises employees in contacting suppliers requesting quotations, determines parts or product specifications, escalation/ de-escalation of orders and negotiates prices, delivery schedules, and other conditions as required.
• Drive Total Cost of Ownership reductions for spend through analytics and internal partnerships.
• Drive initiatives that span virtual teams across the world and cross cultures.
• Influence and partner with business leaders
• Closely collaborate with adjacent business departments, and external partners to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services, in line with agreed service levels.
• Partner and collaborate with key One Procurement staff of other Abbott divisions in order to support cross divisional business initiatives, and drive Procurement synergies and efficiencies.
• Manage ongoing Supplier relationships.
• Communicate vision and strategy for organization.
• Foster a collaborative environment among stakeholders.
• Initiate, build and maintain strong relationships across various functions, demonstrate the value-add of leveraging and build enthusiasm and support for adoption.
• Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent customer service.
• Translate market changes and dynamics for category into strategy across regions.
• Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
• Responsible for all aspects of people leadership for the team, setting expectations,coaching,counseling,developing,evaluating,feedback,hiring,discipline and separation.
• Establishes staffing/resources plans determining appropriate mix of sourcing opportunities.

Mininum Qualifications

• BA/BS required
• 10+ years of progressive procurement/sourcing leadership experience, including ownership of significant direct-material or category spend in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM),Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or similar certification a plus. 
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex supplier, market, financial and technical information into concise recommendations for senior leadership.
• Some functional experience in both procurement and category management desirable. Strong organizational skills, including program/project governance and increased levels of staff oversight.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong interdisciplinary, and excellent intercultural influence, and networking skills.
• Broad international experience and globally astute. Strong ability to develop and execute against actionable implementation plans.
• Strong ability to influence multiple stakeholders with superior negotiating skills.
• Experience leading multiple teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification a plus.
• MBA or relevant advanced degree
• Experience supporting global manufacturing expansion or supplier footprint changes across regions.
• Experience in diagnostics, medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry.

WHAT WE OFFER 

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance 
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans 
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off 
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

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The base pay for this position is $149,300.00 – $298,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.]]><