Procurement Specialist

Abbott Diabetes Care Job Opportunity 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Join us at Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) in our mission to help individuals with diabetes lead active, fulfilling lives. We're focused on helping people manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. This is an onsite opportunity based out of Alameda, CA. The Opportunity This position will be responsible for helping the procurement category team to identify, research, and evaluate suppliers that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply. What You'll Work On First line responder; pivots between strategy, operations and transactional sourcing. Sends out requests for quotes (RFQ) or request for proposals (RFP) to suppliers and follows up with suppliers as needed to ensure bids are submitted by deadlines. Reviews supplier quotes for accuracy and creates supplier comparison reports that include various factors such as price, performance, project costs, tooling cost, and other metrics that are needed to make key supplier decisions. Plans and schedules deliveries to optimize inventories in support of production schedules/business demands by working with forecasting data/teams, planning teams, category teams and shipping/receiving teams. Helps to resolve supply constraint issues and helps to find long-term solutions to mitigate constraint issues from occurring. Performs as purchasing subject matter expert for internal and external customers due to extensive knowledge of purchasing. Coordinates with other Buyers to help centralize information to help with dual sourcing allocations, timing of project ramp up and ramp down to help maximize project savings while balancing between inventory and supply continuity. Leads and executes assigned projects to assure all procurement activities are performed as required, including but not limited to ad hoc reporting, SOWs/RFI's/Ordering documents, etc., assisting with supplier selection, etc. Works with Quality teams to obtain supplier scorecards and obtain past supplier performance data to help with sourcing decisions and project risk management activities. Participates in Research and Development or project meetings, developing and implementing action plans to support requirements bringing new products expeditiously to market. Creates and maintains mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement, usually being the single source of contact for the vendor. Helps with sourcing activities such as finding new suppliers and recommending new vendors. Provides coaching and mentoring to junior members of the purchasing team. Monitors supplier performance, communicates and takes action to maintain high levels of supplier performance. Maintains and updates supplier databases as required and generate reports to perform data analysis to proactively plan or resolve issues. Works with inventory management/warehouse management to resolve issues. Lead special projects as requested to reduce cost, increase efficiency, etc. May processes some or all of the following: rejected components/corrective action, returns, debit memos, etc Executes against category strategies and work in the guidance of strategic category leaders. For example, while leveraging data/facts, engaging with the category leaders to execute strategies that will reduce sourcing risks and/or deliver greater value to Abbott. Required Qualifications Associate's degree 1-year relevant experience in sourcing/procurement The base pay for this position is $81,500.00 $141,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. Job Family: Category Management Division: ADC Diabetes Care Location: United States > Alameda : 2801 Harbor Bay Parkway Work Shift: Standard Travel: No Medical Surveillance: No Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Created: 2026-03-04