What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing Manager position at Abbott?
The Opportunity
We currently have an opportunity for a Sourcing Manager in Sylmar, CA or Irvine, CA or Scottsdale, AZ in the CRM Division. This is a fully onsite role.
As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.
The Sourcing Manager is responsible for defining and executing multi-year category strategy roadmap on assigned component categories to include all facets of strategic procurement, including but not limited to : value creation, cost reduction, alignment with business strategy, risk mitigation, and supplier performance.
What You’ll Work On
- Implements category, negotiation, and sourcing strategies of assigned material categories in alignment with business and manufacturing short-term and long-term objectives
- Identifies, analyzes and develops the appropriate supplier base to meet current and future commodity needs, taking into consider new technologies, end of life product cycles, and site localization objectives
- Directs and executes the negotiation and management of contracts / agreements for assigned commodities with medium to high risk and medium to high complexity
- Provides guidance and support to manufacturing site(s) purchasing team for clear alignment on category strategy execution, supplier communications and messaging, supplier performance escalations, and other supply chain activities
- Develops clear risk identification and management strategies for short and long term with defined risk / benefit analysis in support of Supply Resilience initiative
- Performs analyses of costs related to labor rates, charges, time, and cost of materials
- Monitors supplier capability and performance to ensure maintenance of delivery, quality, price, and other contractual commitments
- Maintains and promotes sound relationships with extensive network of suppliers and business community. Connects other team members with potential suppliers
- Leads projects to assure all procurement activities are performed as required
- Creates and maintains mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback, continuous improvement, and innovation
- Develops cross-functional teams to understand and to document division-wide needs
- Understands, tracks, and forecasts the key cost drivers and market factors for assigned commodities
- Compiles market condition information regarding commodities and suppliers and suggests / implements business strategy changes
- Responsible for the development of materials policies and procedures
- Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
- Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
- Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Required Experience
