Procurement Specialist: Electronic Components - Abbott Park, United States - Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories

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Abbott Park, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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.

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'll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
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

Proactively seek innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, strategy, and supplier relationship levels
Full understanding of the "One Procurement" strategies. Strong knowledge and project work across
electronic components category that impact the team positively.
Works within defined processes and procedures and may help determine appropriate approaches for change.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Supports strategy development, Cost savings initiatives, development of procurement tools and Supplier interactions and relationship management.
Manage supply constraint requests from divisions within the category. Escalate divisional supply issues related to suppliers within supported category. Analyzes possible solutions to mitigate supply constraints using supplier capability matrix, supplier performance, and internal customer needs. Communicates pertinent information to global procurement, internal divisional stakeholders and suppliers to keep apprised and to prevent problems.
Support divisions in resolving issues contributing to nonstandard work, including invoicing issues, supplier delivery performance, quality events, Last time buys, Lead time of components etc.

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Develop and execute against category strategies and work in the guidance of strategic category leaders
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Serve as representative on project teams representing the needs of the assigned categories and assure projects adhere to category strategy.
Manage
SOWs/RFI's/Sourcing Initiatives

Create and execute RFIs, RFPs and RFQs.
Request for Information (RFI)
Request for information from suppliers related to capabilities, capacity, sustainability initiates, global footprint, etc. for development of strategies.
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Request to suppliers to provide a solution to a problem or project

Examples:
development/co-development of a component or product or automation of a process.

Request for Quote (RFQ)
Request to suppliers to provide cost to produce a component, assembly, device which has been specified/designed by Abbott.
Assist with data gathering and analysis necessary for supplier selection and supplier negotiations.
Collaboration with internal functions to drive strategic objectives.
Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and development of procurement tools
Enable supplier integration and KPI's.
Drive savings outcomes

Strategic Thinking:

Proactively seek innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, supplier segmentation, expansion of diversity suppliers, and support to sustainability initiatives including supplier selection that meet Abbott's quality, delivery and cost expectations. Full understanding of the "One Procurement" strategies. Strong knowledge and project work across multiple categories that impact the team positively.
Leveraging professional expertise and relationships to contribute to strategy and drive business results. Leads the development of functional strategy.
Leads change and innovation. Stimulates creativity and innovation in others. Open to new ideas. Supports change and take risks. Promotes a Global Perspective.
Support electronic component category procurement strategy for Abbott

- align with overall strategy and be an enabler.