Purchasing Specialist - Global Business Services
Purchasing Specialist - Global Business Services
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Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Point-of-care diagnostics is a growing and dynamic industry helping to improve clinical and economic outcomes globally. Abbott brings a variety of expert viewpoints on new innovations insights and impacts that are shaping the future of diagnostics around the world.
Global Business Services (GBS) has a global accountability to deliver an exceptional customer experience and create business value through compliance standardization and data analytics. The GBS group fosters a collaborative team focused and winning environment where employees are accountable and encouraged to develop themselves.
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for carrying out the daily purchasing processes for Abbott Rapid Dx North America or Abbott Rapid Dx LLC ensuring the timely and efficient procurement of company materials and services.
The purchasing team is key to ensuring continued supply of our products relationship management with our vendors and that all processes and objectives are implemented efficiently and timely and support the overall GBS vision.
Duties and Responsibilities
Advance perform the daily purchasing processes for stocked items (with an MRP evaluation as needed) non-stocked items capital equipment and services
Review and maintain purchasing contingencies to ensure continued supply of product
Ensure contractual obligations are implemented maintained and compliant
Participate in daily team meetings to address open tasks issues and projects and ensure actions are being taken to ensure KPIs are met
Maintenance of the shared purchasing mailbox shared web portal for communicating with off-site warehouses.
Manages incoming urgent requests work with warehouse sales marketing transport Masterdata planning finance and customer service.
Establish and maintain strong relationships and work effectively with internal and external customers
Contribute to the Customer Experience ensuring delivery of acceptable quality goods and services on-time
Resolve disputes or complaints between requestors and vendors
Represent Purchasing in all product launch initiatives
Record and manage actions in relation to supplier incidents
Participate in quarterly supplier reviews and ensure corrective actions are implemented
Participate in Projects in the area of the responsibility such as process improvement and implementation
Produce daily and monthly reports/metrics
Comply with applicable antitrust and other purchasing-related laws and regulations including Federal Acquisition Regulations for government contracts.
Communicate the importance of the Quality System to all employees and report on its effectiveness
Execute applicable Quality System processes
Other duties as assigned by the immediate superior
Key Position Competencies
Functional / Technical skills
Communicates Effectively
Time Management
Agile Learner
Results Driven
Minimum Qualifications
Must have experience working with SAP or other ERP/MRP system
Must be a self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-changing environment
Must have strong business analytic skills
Must have a desire for achieving excellence in customer satisfaction and support service delivery
Must be a team player with high initiative and energy with the ability to work cross-functionally and drive process and projects
Must be proficient in MS Office Suite
Education and Experience
Bachelors Degree (Supply Chain Business Finance Industrial Engineer is preferred) or 3-5 years relevant experience in a purchasing organization required
Experience with Lean Six Sigma or Business Management concepts preferred
Certification from APICS or equivalent preferred
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Supply Chain
DIVISION:
RMDx Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics
LOCATION:
Philippines > Taguig City : Five/Neo Building
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
