Buyer II - Medical Device

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for procuring goods and services from suppliers for Abbott considering price; quality; and service relative to the end user's needs and company policies.

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Ensure strict supplier compliance with Abbott product quality and workmanship standards and design changes.
• Confer with personnel; users; and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the forces of supply and demand which regulate price and availability of materials in the marketplace.
• Formulate and analyze bid proposals.
• Negotiates or renegotiates and administers contracts with suppliers.
• Evaluates and monitors contract performance to determine need for changes and to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Arbitrates claims and resolves complaints generated during performance of contract.
• Understand suppliers’ cost structure; negotiates price and service arrangements which are fair relative to suppliers’ costs.

Additional Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure strict supplier compliance with Abbott Laboratories Product quality and workmanship standards and design changes.
• Confer with personnel,users,and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the forces of supply and demand which regulate price and availability of materials in the marketplace.
• Formulate and analyze bid proposals.
• Negotiates or renegotiates and administers contracts with suppliers.
• Evaluates and monitors contract performance to determine need for changes and to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Arbitrates claims and resolves complaints generated during performance of contract.
• Understand suppliers’ cost structure,negotiates price and service arrangements which are fair relative to suppliers’ costs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma and 4 years relevant work experience,or Bachelor's Degree and 2 years' relevant work experience preferred.  
• 2-4 years professional purchasing experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
• Procurement / Buyer work experience from medical diagnostics / medical device industry and large-scale manufacturers. (Will consider similar buyer experience from Defense and Aerospace industries -- or similar, highly-regulated industries/ manufacturers).
• Oracle R12 experience (or similar).
• Strong proficiency/experience with Excel (e.g. pivot tables, v-lookups) and PowerPoint (creating and giving presentations, up to and including Director- and VP-level audience).

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