Abbott Laboratories
Senior Specialist, Contract Management and Delegation of Purchasing Authority
Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Senior Specialist, Contract Management and Delegation of Purchasing Authority 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.JOB DESCRIPTION:
The OpportunityThis position may work out of our Willis Tower, Chicago, IL or our Abbott Park location.The Business Excellence (BEx) Team sets global procurement strategies and enables supporting processes, tools, and policies. BEx team members apply source to pay best practices and enabling technology knowledge to guide Abbott towards a best-in-class organization. The team members are highly visible and collaborative across Abbott divisions, supply base and business stakeholders globally.The Business Excellence Senior Specialist will be leading the Contract Management Function supporting stakeholders in developing and driving best practices and continuous improvement across people, process and technology within the contract management function. This role will be focused on maturing the contract management and repositories within key markets with the vision of expanding the maturity model globally. While the immediate focus will be on simplifying and aligning the contract signature process and reposition, the individual will have a long-term target to support continuous improvement and special projects globally.What You'll Work On:Support Global Procurement Services and Divisional stakeholders in developing simplistic and clear contracting guidelines in collaboration with Legal. This includes developing long-term roadmap to enhance defining the contracting process and leading organization change management to educate stakeholders on the contracting guidelines.Provide strategic and tactical guidelines to the Contract Center of Excellence to ensure the available repositories are robust, accurate, and maintained as needed daily.Develop relationships with stakeholders and Legal to understand and develop contract management and repository targets and maturity maps globally.Support the refresh of legal contract management and contracting training for Purchasing Professionals globally. As contract templates require training, coordinate with Legal and stakeholders to roll out training.Lead the continuous improvement and on-going development of the contract management function within a Source to Pay Technology Platform and/or available technologies.Lead the expansion of the US contract repository into additional areas of the business.Support Audit requests (e.g., pulling contracts, attend control walkthrough meeting), as needed.Collaborate with teammates across the Source to Pay process to ensure a collaborative and robust contract management strategy supporting Global Procurement Services priorities.Support the Delegation of Purchasing Authority (DOA) program strategic and tactical projects. As Contracting and DOA scope overlap, enhance the clarity of the process (e.g., signature authority).Required Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree4-6 years of Category Management, Contract Management, Contract Technology, Consulting, Business Excellence, and/or Legal in a business stakeholder settingStrong problem-solving skills, continuous improvement mindset, and analytical skills with a high proficiency with reporting and excel toolsStrong people and team collaboration skills, including good communication skills (written and verbal), interdisciplinary, intercultural, influence, and networking skills.Self-Starter and possesses drive for professional developmentFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.JOB DESCRIPTION:
The OpportunityThis position may work out of our Willis Tower, Chicago, IL or our Abbott Park location.The Business Excellence (BEx) Team sets global procurement strategies and enables supporting processes, tools, and policies. BEx team members apply source to pay best practices and enabling technology knowledge to guide Abbott towards a best-in-class organization. The team members are highly visible and collaborative across Abbott divisions, supply base and business stakeholders globally.The Business Excellence Senior Specialist will be leading the Contract Management Function supporting stakeholders in developing and driving best practices and continuous improvement across people, process and technology within the contract management function. This role will be focused on maturing the contract management and repositories within key markets with the vision of expanding the maturity model globally. While the immediate focus will be on simplifying and aligning the contract signature process and reposition, the individual will have a long-term target to support continuous improvement and special projects globally.What You'll Work On:Support Global Procurement Services and Divisional stakeholders in developing simplistic and clear contracting guidelines in collaboration with Legal. This includes developing long-term roadmap to enhance defining the contracting process and leading organization change management to educate stakeholders on the contracting guidelines.Provide strategic and tactical guidelines to the Contract Center of Excellence to ensure the available repositories are robust, accurate, and maintained as needed daily.Develop relationships with stakeholders and Legal to understand and develop contract management and repository targets and maturity maps globally.Support the refresh of legal contract management and contracting training for Purchasing Professionals globally. As contract templates require training, coordinate with Legal and stakeholders to roll out training.Lead the continuous improvement and on-going development of the contract management function within a Source to Pay Technology Platform and/or available technologies.Lead the expansion of the US contract repository into additional areas of the business.Support Audit requests (e.g., pulling contracts, attend control walkthrough meeting), as needed.Collaborate with teammates across the Source to Pay process to ensure a collaborative and robust contract management strategy supporting Global Procurement Services priorities.Support the Delegation of Purchasing Authority (DOA) program strategic and tactical projects. As Contracting and DOA scope overlap, enhance the clarity of the process (e.g., signature authority).Required Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree4-6 years of Category Management, Contract Management, Contract Technology, Consulting, Business Excellence, and/or Legal in a business stakeholder settingStrong problem-solving skills, continuous improvement mindset, and analytical skills with a high proficiency with reporting and excel toolsStrong people and team collaboration skills, including good communication skills (written and verbal), interdisciplinary, intercultural, influence, and networking skills.Self-Starter and possesses drive for professional developmentFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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