Company Description

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

The primary function of Procurement is to economically and efficiently purchase goods and services commensurate with AbbVie policies and objectives, while adhering to a strict standard of business ethics and integrity. Provides high levels of customer satisfaction. Manages suppliers effectively. The Procurement Lead works closely with Affiliate management and employees at levels up to and including directors and divisional vice presidents in a technical and/or specialist role. This position negotiates, develops, and implements agreements on behalf of the South Korea that maximize value and support client initiatives, standardizes materials, services, and suppliers. The Procurement Lead is delegated the authority to commit company funds. This position will work on the definition and resolution of known or anticipated problems in value, quality, feasibility, and specifications in the procurement of goods and services, while contributing cost savings and other value-added activity to support customer needs and expectations across multiple business units within South Korea.

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sourcing, bidding, negotiating, contracting, and purchasing goods and services based on category of spend supported across multiple legal entities within South Korea. Execute the competitive bidding process in accordance with AbbVie’s Purchasing Policy.

• Understand AbbVie’s approved buying channels and contracting policy for goods and services and help guide requestors to the appropriate buying channel.

• Understand existing preferred supplier relationships for certain spend categories and help drive spend to these suppliers.

• Demonstrates knowledge of external guidelines (e.g., FDA, Customs, TSCA, USDA, PhRMA) to ensure compliance.

• Identify, develop, and implement improved and standardized buying practices to ensure adequacy of supply chain. Educate requisitioners on the same.

• Provide support to ensure continuous improvement in supplier/company interface.

• Seek innovative solutions for the procurement process, develop action plans and participate in cross-functional, cross-divisional teams.

• Effectively develops and negotiate confidentiality agreements and any other agreement at a financial approved and authorized for the position.

• Works closely with Finance to review and approve all required purchasing related documentation (bid forms/waivers, meetings form, new vendor forms etc).

• Meet regularly with internal customers and support functions to ensure customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.

• Support AbbVie sourcing strategies and obtain client approval of category sourcing strategies. Communicate with the Strategic Sourcing Group to help identify major strategic sourcing opportunities.

• Develop and maintain a supply base that ensures the best value for quality, delivery, pricing, service, etc. This includes the performance of on-going analysis and cost reductions by implementation of preferred supplier networks by category to ensure the lowest overall cost and highest possible value for dollars spent.

• Develop and maintain necessary files and records to maximize performance in completing job functions.

• Perform on-going analysis and cost reductions to ensure the lowest overall cost and highest possible value for dollars spent.

• Analyze supplier performance using rating system using established rating systems (e.g., supplier metrics program, suppliers’ goals, etc.).

• Expert in the use of procurement tools including but not limited to; ETC, POPS, SAP, e-Procurement, economic indicators, contract management.

• Proactive management of category and suppliers including anticipation, resolution and communication.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Review and approve vendors annually for in-activation, approving / rejecting the addition of new vendors.

• Understand “trigger events” that may require a re-fresh of the third-party compliance process and communicate the occurrence of these events to the Vendor Management Group.

• Review and approve the creation and content of affiliate vendor catalogues.

• Investigate and aid in the resolution of invoice issues related to PO purchases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related discipline

• 5 – 8 years of progressive experience in a purchasing agent / buyer role, preferably in pharmaceutical industry

• CPM certification desired

• Experience with SAP (SRM) and e-Sourcing tools preferred, but not required.

• Strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

• Strong written and verbal skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management.

• Individual must be self-motivated with great follow-up skills and be able to work independently.

• Strong organizational skills required to coordinate and manage multiple cross divisional work process and projects.

Additional Information

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.