Associate Director, Procurement Category Value Generation

About AbbVie AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. 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. Compensation & Benefits 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 this posting 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. Equal Opportunity Employer 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. US & Puerto Rico only – to learn more, visit US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: #J-18808-Ljbffr AbbVie