Purchasing Group Lead

hace 2 semanas

Alajuela, Costa Rica Abbott Laboratories A tiempo completo

**About Abbott**

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

**Working at Abbott**

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self, and live a full life. You will have access to:

- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Private medical insurance, cafeteria subsidy, stock program, and employee association, among others
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

**The Opportunity**

This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, mínimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

Responsible for supervising the activities related to the purchasing of direct and indirect materials, and other supplies as necessary. Provides support, training, leadership and problem-solving to the department to ensure a robust implementation of the objectives assigned to the department. Provides direction and actively supports subordinates and maximizes results through an efficient use of budgeted resources.

**What You’ll Do**
- Provides leadership and direction in materials procurement from product concept to design and product cost standard, development and design for AVCR Operation, through interaction with division and site management teams.
- Identifies opportunities for cost improvement and develops strategies to optimize the total procurement cost of raw materials, supplies, spare parts, and MRO items.
- Assists with management teams at the customer plant level, to support project execution, including methodology to process engineering purchase requisitions, bidding and other supply chain optimization opportunities.
- Establishes and oversees the administration of all Corporate, and local Purchasing Policies, Procedures, and works with the Division Purchasing organization to ensure compliance.
- Supervises procurement function performance management (PO Management, Contract Management, purchase price variance, days paid outstanding, on-time payment, purchase invoice report), fostering continuous improvement.
- Anticipates potential challenges and takes steps to avoid problems. Moves forward productively and optimistically when faced with challenges, shares best practices to help others manage personal workload
- Coaches others regarding cost drivers and actions. Owns and drives the budget process for direct material Pricing (including Purchase price variance) and Variable overhead.

**Shift**

Shift: Admin (Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

**On-Site position**

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Science, Materials, Industrial Engineering or other related areas.
- Minimum 7 years of combined Purchasing, Engineering, Planning, Inventory Control, Finance, Operations, or Project Management experience.
- Minimum 2 years of Supervisory or leading people experience.
- Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish) / Required
- Master’s degree is a plus.
- Medical Device experience is desired.
- APICS or other Planning-related certification is preferred.
- Experience with SAP preferred.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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