AbbVie
AbbVie

Specialist I, Procurement Management

RoleOperations
LevelMid Level
LocationHeredia, Costa Rica
WorkOn-site
TypeFull-time
Posted2 days ago
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About the role

The Buyer I is responsible for executing source-to-contract procurement processes in alignment with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and contributing to supplier diversity and sustainability. This role plays a key part in assisting with supplier management activities, implementing continuous improvement projects, and driving day-to-day supplier excellence.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Assist with source to contract procurement processes in line with business goals and industry best practices, ensuring alignment with defined category strategic vision.

  • Maintain compliance with procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability, executing tactical processes to create value

  • Drive supplier management activities in alignment to category SRM strategy and for site-owned supplier relationships, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions, including lower risk negotiations and workshops.

  • Adhere to risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers, providing tactical input on supplier performance and relaying the identification of procurement risks to safeguard the organization’s interest and maintain operational resilience.

  • Maintain excellence in all contract execution activities including source to contract and requisition to pay, implementing strategies to identify inefficiencies in process design and execution.

  • Execute continuous improvement projects initiated by PSC team, embracing and furthering a spirit of adaptability and innovation in procurement operations

  • Develop own capabilities and accumulates procurement expertise in accordance with individual learning path.

  • Actively assist in enabling team goals, ensuring performance targets and objectives are delivered successfully.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field or a minimum of 3 years of experience in procurement, supply chain or related business or operations function

  • Previous experience in procurement activities (preferred: source to contract, requisition to pay, and negotiation)

  • B2+ English Level

Abb Vie es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades y se compromete a operar con integridad, impulsar la innovación, transformar vidas y servir a nuestra comunidad. Empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades, veteranos y discapacitados.

Benefits and perks

Learning Budget

Required skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Contract execution

Risk mitigation

Continuous improvement

About AbbVie

Heredia

Headquarters