Procurement Capability Process And Product Lead (Director Level)

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

The Procurement Capability Process and Product Lead is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing the development and optimization of procurement technology and systems enabling end to end Procurement capabilities. This role involves shaping a visionary roadmap, driving the product development process, executing product backlog items, and collaborating with Procurement Strategy and Capabilities team and other stakeholders (AbbVie BTS (IT), Financial Shared Services, etc.) to ensure alignment with the Procurement processes and existing infrastructure. The position provides leadership and professional development for the team of Procurement Capability Product Owners, creating a collaborative and innovative environment, and will be responsible for budgeting of requirements.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Capability Development: Define the strategic vision for product development for end-to-end procurement processes, owning the capability roadmap while budgeting requirements and ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals.

• Process Innovation and Value Creation: Collaborate with function stakeholders to understand current and future needs, assessing gaps in capabilities and managing prioritization of product development across teams.

• Capability Deployment: Oversee the product development process by product owners, providing support as needed to fulfill stakeholder requirements and secure on-time delivery and integration of capabilities.

• Change and Comms Management: Manage collaboration with the BTS team to facilitate the execution of product backlog items, ensuring seamless integration with existing platforms and technical architecture.

• Process Tracking and Reporting: Guide product backlog management process, including gathering feedback and requirements from functional stakeholders to refine backlog items prior to implementation.

• Process Governance: Lead the development progress tracking and reporting across all Product Owners and backlog items, ensuring timing and technical alignment with capability roadmap.

• Team Leadership: Manage and guide Capability Product Owners, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

• Thought Leadership: Build and maintain the team's capabilities to execute the product development and broader Tech & Systems strategy effectively, ensuring they possess the necessary skills to excel in their roles.

Skills, Competencies

• Comprehensive procurement and domain expertise to oversee technical capability and product architecture needs, driving strategic and informed procurement decisions across functional areas.

• Strong capabilities in internal stakeholder management and influence, enabling oversight of complex projects.

• Advanced technical and analytical expertise and robust knowledge of product development.

• Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches that challenge the status quo and clear communication at all organizational levels.

• Strategic thinking and accountability, assessing future business needs and owning analytical support.

• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration abilities, effectively navigating diverse team dynamics.

• Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions and effective dialogue.

• Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.

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Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; majors in Computer Science, Information Systems or other tech field preferred. Master's degree desired.

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in procurement, technology, or related business or operations function.

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing senior internal business and functional leaders.

• Proven expertise in technology systems and product development in a procurement function.

• Experience developing capability roadmaps and driving execution towards organizational objectives.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Additional Information

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