Procurement Specialist

Job Description:

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST (Business process automation)

Mexico City

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working At Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory.

What You’Ll Do:

Main Purpose Of Job :

• First line responder; pivots between strategy, operations and transactional sourcing
• Execute against category strategies and work in the guidance of strategic category leaders
• Manage SOWs/RFI's/Ordering documents. Assist with supplier selection.
• Manage day to day supply issues. Analyses possible solutions using standard procedures. Communicates pertinent information to both internal customers and suppliers to keep apprised and to prevent problems.
• Support PO conversion – Issue PO in Oneapp
• Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and tech tools development
• PO change management and communicate trends of changes
• Enable supplier integration and KPI's
• Drive savings outcomes
• Collaboration with functions
• Create and implement RFPs.
• Proactively identifies areas of opportunity for new business opportunities, process improvement, and cost efficiencies.
• Considered an SME of categories under their responsibilities.
• Support purchasing CAPEX.

Impact Of The Position:

• Applies experience and procurement knowledge to execute the purchasing and supply management strategies created by the Category Managers.
• Work with customers, internal and external, and the other LATAM sites to solve issues and drive high levels of customer service.  
• This role will work across multiple regional projects of category.
• The position will be responsible for  Strategic work, but with  some administrative task of documentation.
• The Specialist has delegated authority to commit company funds while contributing cost savings and partnerships with suppliers and internal customers.
• Leads initiatives.
• Proactively seek innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, cycle times, and customer service levels
• Full understanding of the "One Procurement" strategies.  Strong knowledge and project work across multiple categories that impact the team positively.
• Works within defined processes and procedures and may help determine appropriate approaches for change
• Core Job Responsibilities:
• Implement agreed purchasing strategies for category to create savings
• Supply assurance.
• Seek and support business relationships with diverse suppliers
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.
• Executes against the goals set by the Category Leads/Managers.
• Seek innovative ways to maintain and improve procurement processes, cycle times, total acquisition costs, and customer service levels.
• Drive value and savings for categories

You will report to the Mexico Procurement Manager.

Required Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will require the following qualifications:

• Highly proactive approach, Oriented to work under company policies
• Strong use of spreadsheet programs, POWER BI.
• Business process automation (BPA)
• Goal oriented, able to work within a team environment and cultural diversity.
• Highly develop solving problem ability
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Proactive internal and external stakeholder communication, coordination and collaboration
• Strong project management skills
• Lead cross-functional program teams
• Good verbal, written communication skills. Ability to interface with and influence multiple areas, external and internal to Abbott is essential.
• Regional vision of the interactions in a demanding environment
• Robust people skills that include developing strong relationships and solving problems. 
•  Knowledge of category technologies and products. Knowledge of regulatory, compliance and market access requirements linked to product sourcing in support of building sourcing strategies

Qualifications:

• BA or equivalent experience required: MBA desirable
• Successful, 3+ year of Business process automation (BPA)
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or similar certification desirable
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, with a high-level working knowledge of SAP R/3 desirable.
• Advanced English

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family:

Category Management

Division:

EPD Established Pharma

Location:

Mexico > Mexico City : Tlalpan

Additional Locations:

Work Shift:

Standard

Travel:

Not specified

Medical Surveillance:

Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities:

Not Applicable