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Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Procurement Manager - Indirect Category Lead

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeLima, PeruNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree is required; a degree in Sciences, Engineering, or Business Administration is preferred.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Procurement, Third-Party Manufacturing (TPM), and Supply Chain Management is preferred.
  • Experience managing a broad and complex network of suppliers and materials, including high-value portfolio negotiations, is preferred.
  • Practical knowledge of Microsoft Office and advanced working knowledge of SAP R/3 are preferred.
  • Strong organizational, program governance, project governance, and team supervision capabilities are preferred.
  • Experience communicating, building relationships, and influencing external partners and internal stakeholders is preferred.
  • Ability to work in multicultural environments and build global collaborative networks is preferred.
  • Knowledge of local, regional, and global markets and ability to anticipate the impact of market trends are preferred.
  • Strategic supplier management experience is preferred.
  • Ability to develop and implement strategic plans focused on results is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of business processes, Procurement, and Category Management is preferred.
  • Broad understanding of technologies and products associated with the managed categories is preferred.
  • Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills are preferred.
  • Experience leading direct and indirect teams in matrix structures and regional or global projects is preferred.
  • Fluency in English and Spanish is required; other languages are valued.
  • An MBA is desirable.
  • Strategic leadership, global perspective, and results orientation are expected.
  • Proactivity, flexibility, and focus on continuous improvement of processes and structures are expected.
  • Ability to influence, persuade, and facilitate decision-making is expected.
  • Ability to adapt to dynamic, complex, and high-pressure environments is expected.
  • Ability to manage conflicts constructively is expected.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making capabilities are expected.
  • Orientation toward efficiency, cost optimization, and value generation is expected.
  • Openness, autonomy, reliability, and a strong sense of responsibility are expected.

Responsibilities

  • Lead execution of the Procurement and Third-Party Manufacturing (TPM) strategy for the EPD Peru organization and the Indirect category in Latin America, driving synergies with other key operations and strengthening long-term sustainable supply networks.
  • Own purchasing activities, supply continuity, supplier relationship management, and stakeholder alignment across all categories and subcategories; lead the local and regional One Abbott Procurement vision and drive synergies across divisions.
  • Work with key stakeholders to develop end-to-end strategies, ensure execution, manage performance metrics, identify critical business needs, and provide sourcing and procurement solutions as a strategic business partner.
  • Identify business opportunities, process improvements, cost efficiencies, and innovative solutions; advise business units on developing and maximizing supplier capabilities.
  • Collaborate with regional and global PTO teams, lead sourcing strategy, and optimize and implement best practices.
  • Act as a business partner to stakeholders, identifying critical business needs and providing sourcing solutions.
  • Measure supplier performance and assess the market for alternative solutions to improve margins through material cost optimization, compliance improvements, and Abbott sustainability strategy.
  • Provide business units with insights on process improvements, cost efficiencies, innovative solutions, and ways to better develop and leverage supplier capabilities.
  • Meet financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments.
  • Monitor and manage supplier performance and take action in support of organizational objectives and strategy.
  • Lead a local team of six direct reports and more than 15 indirect reports across Latin America.

Desired Qualifications

  • An MBA is desirable.
  • Other languages are valued.

About the Company

Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Abbott makes medical devices, diagnostic tests, nutrition products and branded generic drugs for hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and patients. Its best-known product is the FreeStyle Libre, a coin-sized sensor worn on the upper arm that tracks blood sugar around the clock without routine finger pricks. Its other lines run from heart valves, pacemakers and brain stimulators to lab analyzers, rapid tests and mail-in colon cancer screening kits, and Abbott earns money by selling these products to health systems, labs, retailers and consumers. The company was founded in 1888 by Chicago physician Wallace Abbott and is based in Abbott Park, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Abbott Park, IL
Founded
1888

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