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Associate Director, Procurement Category Value Generation
Abbvie · North Chicago, IL, United States · Hybrid · Active · $141,500–$268,500 / year · SmartRecruiters
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Abbvie |
| Title | Associate Director, Procurement Category Value Generation |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Finance |
| Location | North Chicago, IL, United States |
| Work model | Hybrid / Hybrid |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | $141,500–$268,500 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | SmartRecruiters |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-06-13 / 2026-06-14 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-14 / 2026-06-20 |
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Description
About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.
The Associate Director, Category Value Generation is responsible for shaping and executing the strategic vision for category management within a specific category, ensuring sustained value generation. This role involves implementing best practices, standards, and policies, driving category performance improvement initiatives, fostering collaboration among category managers and stakeholders, and serving as a central knowledge base for category management expertise.
Responsibilities
Manage and execute the strategic vision for category management within a respective category, building a robust foundation for sustained value generation and enabling LRP success. Administer the development and implementation of category management best practices within a respective category, including enacting standards, policies and procedures, and training modules. Deploy category performance improvement initiatives, working alongside relevant category managers to develop, implement and track category strategies aligned with a standard category management framework. Facilitate collaboration between category managers and relevant stakeholders, activating core category management processes, including regular Category Business Reviews within a respective category. Enable collaboration and information sharing within a respective category, serving as a central knowledge base for category management expertise and ensuring accountability across the category management function. Manage tracking and reporting on category management performance, leveraging key category performance metrics for holistic value generation and identifying areas for improvement. Seek out high-visibility opportunities to share category value generation thought leadership in internal and external venues, positioning the team as a pillar of thought leadership across the industry.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. Master’s degree is preferred. Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function. Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing senior internal business and functional leaders. Proven expertise in category management and detailed understanding of category-specific requirements. Experience leading the development and implementation of category strategy to optimize processes. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills. Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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| Provider | smartrecruiters |
| Provider Job Key | 3743990013612516 |
| Title | Associate Director, Procurement Category Value Generation |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | North Chicago, IL, United States |
| Department | Finance |
| Team | — |
| Employment Type | full_time |
| Workplace Type | hybrid |
| Remote Policy | hybrid |
| Country | United States |
| Region | IL |
| City | North Chicago |
| Salary Raw | USD 141500-268500 year |
| Salary Min | 141,500 |
| Salary Max | 268,500 |
| Salary Currency | USD |
| Salary Period | year |
| Source URL | https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AbbVie/3743990013612516-associate-director-procurement-category-value-generation |
| Apply URL | https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AbbVie/3743990013612516-associate-director-procurement-category-value-generation?oga=true |
| First Seen At | 2026-06-14 10:45:42Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-20 11:10:08Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-20 11:10:08Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-06-14 10:45:42Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-06-13 14:29:57Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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