Associate Manager, Procurement
Abbott
- Selangor
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for executing against the purchasing and supply management strategies created by the Regional Category Managers.
- Work intimately with customers, divisions and the Category managers driving the "One Abbott Procurement" model.
- Provide superior levels of customer service and satisfaction while adhering to a strict standard of business ethics and integrity.
- Will have delegated authority to commit company funds. This position will work on the definition and resolution of known or anticipated problems in value, quality, feasibility and specifications in the procurement of goods and services while contributing cost savings, partnerships with suppliers and other value added activities to support customer needs and expectations.
- Proactively seek innovative ways to improve the procurement processes, cycle times, and customer service levels
- Considered an SME across categories. Strong understanding of "One Procurement" category strategies and work on projects that impact the "One Procurement" team.
- Is recognized as an expert within own area. Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. Act as a lead, coordinating work but may not be a supervisor.
- Perform job responsibilities in accordance with the highest ethical standards. Help to guide internal customers and suppliers in proper procedures to maintain the same ethical standards. Demonstrate strong ethics at all times even in the face of country culture with conflicting practices.
- First line responder; pivots between strategy and operations. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
- Execute against larger category strategies and work in the guidance of strategic category leaders
- Researches and evaluates products and suppliers. Performs value analysis on costs and supplier quotes.
- Recommends process improvements to streamline for efficiencies.
- Analyzes complex problems and delivers solutions
- Support PO conversion and decisive negotiations
- Manage PO approvals
- Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and tech tools development
- Support Operational & vendor issues, solves complex problems
- PO change management and evaluate the cause for change.
- Enable supplier integration and KPI's
- Drive value and lead savings outcomes
- Collaboration with all functions
- Develops bids and proposal formats. Lead complex RFPs as well as lead small projects
- Provides advice/direction in primary areas of expertise.
- Communicate and educate appropriate departments to provide appropriate supporting documentation for purchases.
- Develop and leads agreed purchasing strategies for category
- Seek, develop and establish business relationships with diverse suppliers
- Meet regularly with divisional customers and lead functions to ensure superior customer satisfaction and continuous improvement for efficiencies.
- Responsible for performance management of all supportive personnel (direct and indirect reporting relationships)
- Responsible for leading and mentoring direct reports (if any). Provides guidance and training.
- Understand and apply cultural awareness with foreign business entities
- Drive and grow strong effective business relationships with suppliers, clients and customers.
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate, Divisional policies and procedures.
- Executes against the strategies set by the Regional Procurement Manager.
- Supports the execution of strategies set by Regional Category Managers.
- Drives innovative ways to maintain and improve procurement processes, cycle times, total acquisition costs, and customer service levels.
- "Key Organizational Relationships:
- RCM, Manager, Senior Manager,
- Functional Heads ex: head of IT, AQR, HR, Meeting Event Planners, Legal
- Division Purchasing leadership, Division and Corp requisitioners
- Division Commercial and operations stakeholders
- Shared Services
Selangor : Imazium, No. 8, Jalan SS 21/37ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: NoMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)