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Associate Director, Category Management, Pharma and Contract Packaging

AbbVie

North Chicago, IL • On-site

$141K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 27 days ago

AbbVie rating

8.6

Company rating: 8.6 out of 10

Based on 101 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

16th of 86 rated pharmaceutical

Job description

Company Description
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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The Associate Director leads the implementation of procurement category strategies for Third Party Manufacturing (TPM), developed in partnership with Category Directors and VP-level business stakeholder to deliver reliable, end-to-end sourcing and procurement execution across primary and secondary packaging TPM's (e.g. bottling, blistering, pouching, vial packaging) and drug product. This role drives supplier strategy execution while supporting leadership in workforce planning and organizational effectiveness.
Major Responsibilities:
  • Partner with Director/VP-level business or functional stakeholders to develop and implement strategic category-specific procurement strategies aligned with business objectives.
  • Contribute to the development of a comprehensive annual strategic plan for the relevant category, incorporating category strategies that align with overall business goals including cost breakdown analysis and TCO
  • Analyze spend patterns and identify cost optimization opportunities.
  • Conduct market research and competitive analysis to monitor and understand industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to relay insights to Directors and Associate Directors for strategic decision-making.
  • Manage strategic value drivers with key category suppliers to secure collaborative partnerships that challenge the status quo to achieve cost savings, revenue growth, innovation, process optimization, risk mitigation, and enhance overall procurement value.
  • Drive and monitor sustainability, compliance and risk management initiatives with suppliers.
  • Implement opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains, leveraging data analytics to develop long-term continuous improvement programs that achieve strategic objectives.
  • Assist with the end-to-end procurement process from sourcing strategy to contract negotiation and execution, enabling negotiations with category suppliers and facilitating decisions by conducting required analysis and preparation.
  • Ensure effective business partnering with stakeholders by engaging early in strategic planning, aligning procurement strategies with functional priorities connecting procurement insights to business value, and delivering sourcing solutions that balance business needs, risk, cost, quality, and speed.
  • Build trusted relationships, provide clear recommendations, and drive cross-functional collaboration to support innovation, operational excellence, and enterprise value.

Qualifications
  • Specific and tactical expertise in category management, including market analysis, cost engineering and financial assessment, ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
  • Ability to assist in negotiation and bidding, adept in implementing complex projects with a focus on effective change management.
  • Strong capacity and experience building and managing collaborative supplier relationships, aligning procurement activities with business needs.
  • Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and influential communication without authority at all organizational levels.
  • High cross-functional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills, effectively navigating and coordinating diverse team dynamics.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and robust relationship-building across a matrixed organization.
  • Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree is preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
  • Previous experience managing teams in a procurement function and leading supplier relationships.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
  • 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 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.

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 and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines 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: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Industry

Scientific research and development services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

North Chicago, IL, US

Year founded

2013

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