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 115,000 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 student debt program and 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
This position works out of our Coumbus Ohio (Easton Office) location in the Abbott Nutrition Division. Abbott Nutrition provides science based advanced nutrition products for people of all ages. Abbott?s products are designed to support healthy growth and development of infants or to help maintain adult bodies stay strong and active .
As the Ingredient Sourcing and Risk Manager, you?ll have the opportunity to manage up to $150MM in Nutritional commodity spend. Be recognized as the subject matter expert in the category. Identify critical business requirements and implement procurement services that meet the organization?s needs. Manage supply along with working cross functionally with key internal stakeholders to build long term global strategies and ensure best cost of materials and services.
What You?ll Work On
- Raw material sourcing and Procurement optimization for multiple Abbott sites globally
- Negotiate complex supply contracts to secure products that provide Abbott with a strategic advantage
- Maitain knowledge of relevant market trends, behaviors, and proactively assess potential impact to Abbott
- Establish Global financial strategies and execute to meet Abbott?s performance goals
- Influence the business needs through cross functional development of category strategies
- Ensure Supply resilience. Develop and execute risk mitigation strategies
- Identify and execute cost savings/or avoidance projects through Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models or other market analysis tools
- Facilitate supplier selection through formal RFI/RFP process
- Develop and monitor supplier KPI?s
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Anticipate and guard against internal/external challenges and drive necessary change
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor?s Degree in Materials Management, Business, Operations, Finance or Technical field.
- Total combined experience of 4-6 years in operations, supply chain management including, but not limited to purchasing, planning, inventory control, finance, logistics or other related fields.
- At least 4-6 years? experience in staff management and development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification by Institute of Supply Management (ISM) and The Association for Operations Management (APICS) is highly desirable
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritionals.
- Posess skills in analysis, negotiation, strategy development, project management, problem-solving, planning, goal setting, motivation, relationship management, leadership, diplomacy, financial acumen, written and oral communications
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Follow 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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The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 ? $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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