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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

Associate Director, Global Program Management

The Associate Director, Global Program Management is responsible for managing assigned programs in support of the Procurement organization. This role does not have direct reports but will have responsibility for managing large scale multi-disciplinary projects and programs across the organization. The Associate Director, Program Management works with the Procurement Leadership Team to develop project specifications, objectives, strategies, timelines and milestones and lead the development of project plans.

Responsibilities

•Strategize and instill cutting-edge change management practices and continuous improvement approaches across procurement functions.

•Develop and institutionalize a culture and norms that foster innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the procurement organization.

•Identify and implement value-creating strategies that drive significant improvements in procurement operations and outcomes.

•Facilitate the integration and adoption of change management methodologies and continuous improvement practices across procurement teams.

•Ensure new cultural norms are embraced and fully operationalized to support strategic initiatives and business goals.

•Maintain and enhance change management and continuous improvement capabilities through effective process governance and performance reporting.

•Champion the ongoing evolution of the procurement culture, reinforcing the importance of innovation and adaptability in achieving excellence.

•Lead the procurement community in adopting and upholding the established change management and continuous improvement frameworks.

•Mentor and develop their team, nurturing a forward-thinking mindset and capabilities that align with the evolving needs of the organization.

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Qualifications

•Bachelor's Degree required.

•Master’s or advanced degree is preferred.

•Professional certification a plus.

•10+ years of experience is required. At least 5 combined years of experience, encompassing two (2) or more of the following areas: communications, public affairs negotiation, project management, financial analysis, contract administration, sales. International and manufacturing experience preferred.

•Must be knowledgeable of the Procurement function in order to drive programs and optimize Procurement processes

•This role must have the leadership required to effective manage within a matrix, effectively manage stakeholders and engage a cross functional team in order to deliver objectives on assigned initiatives within the project portfolio.

Key Stakeholders

VP Purchasing & Supplier Management; Purchasing Leadership Team, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Leadership Team, OEC, President Operations, Operations Senior Exec Team

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.