Job Description: The Manager, Global Procurement Systems supports the Global Procurement Systems Sr. Manager within R&D Procurement (RDP). This role will be responsible for driving operational excellence, supporting process governance, and collaborating across global teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality system solutions. This role also involves proactively supporting and optimizing production environment, addressing ongoing system issues and needs, and fostering continuous improvement and innovation for the business and user community.

Key Responsibilities:

Function as a global point of contact within R&D Procurement (RDP) for Procurement program initiatives, collaborating closely with the Sr. Manager, Global Procurement Systems.
Lead and support process transformation and continuous improvement initiatives including standardization, simplification, and technology innovation related to yearly system releases.
Provide support for end-to-end business processes. Maintain accountability for defect tracking and issue resolution. Collaborate with BTS on LMIC monthly maintenances releases. Lead and execute UAT activities and ensure release notes are effectively communicated to end users.
Drive the formulation and implementation of group goals and objectives to ensure the Systems Team excels in managing training materials and system documentation. Proactively lead initiatives that optimize the team's effectiveness and accountability in all related responsibilities.
Facilitate requirements gathering by partnering collaboratively with stakeholders to understand their needs and provide strategies to effectively achieve process improvement goals that can be enabled via technology.
Contribute to identifying future optimization opportunities to meet business needs and provide insights for operational improvements and alternate strategies, methodologies and best practices.
Collaborate with and support BTS teams, to ensure successful implementation and deployment of maintenance and full releases.
Provide operational process expertise during migrations, business expansions (M&A/divestitures), and other change initiatives. Requires the ability to review and understand life sciences contracts and amendments, determine proper document alignment, and support accurate database corrections during migrations.
Identify and bridge knowledge gaps with BTS during requirements gathering sessions to ensure all business needs are accurately captured and met. Assess and define integration requirements to enable seamless interoperability with other systems.
Create and implement dashboards to provide analytics and KPI reporting . Track and report on key global metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of improvement initiatives and support the adoption and sustainability of new processes.
Assist in developing solid business cases for new initiatives, helping prepare executive presentations in alignment with overall AbbVie strategy.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required with 7 years’ experience; advanced degree preferred; experience in Business Information Services or Computer Sciences preferred. PMI or PMP certification a plus.
7+ years of Business/System Analysis and Software testing experience.
Working knowledge and understanding of Salesforce, SAP S4 HANA, SharePoint, Power BI, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and SDLC methodologies.
Demonstrated success leading or supporting cross-functional project teams for process governance and improvement.
Experience with incident management, product backlog, RPA process implementations, data/contract migrations, UAT testing, change management
Experience and understanding of end-to-end contract management processes within Procurement or related functions (life sciences experience preferred).
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability, creativity, and insight.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and strong political awareness.
Strong Documentation and Project Management Skills with proven ability to motivate employees and create a positive working environment.
Requires the ability to review and understand life sciences contracts and amendments, determine proper document alignment, and support accurate database corrections during migrations.
Experience supporting or managing global Procurement projects, preferably in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
Experience in driving continuous improvement; Lean Six Sigma or similar operational excellence certification is a plus.

Additional Information

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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 thisposting 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 long-term incentive programs.

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 anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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