PSS Contract Specialist - North Chicago, IL

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS, - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to, Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is 'On-Site' at the location detailed in the job post.Job DescriptionThe Contract Specialist works within Procurement Shared Services, which provides contracting and/or sourcing direction to multiple functional areas within the company. The role supports the Lead and is responsible for supporting, enforcing and managing the strategy at the transactional level set by the Category Management Team at the site in concert with the Corporationâs overall strategies. The positionâs objective is to lead through execution of assigned transactions while deploying process efficienciesUnderstand the Organizationâs approved buying channels and contracting policy for goods and services and help guide requestorâs to the appropriate buying channel Supplier Management TeamSupport and collect due diligence information required for evaluating and approving new suppliers, in line with the Preferred Supplier NetworksAdministrative support for Procurement projects and supplier management (contract reviews, bid summary justifications, vendor record updates, approving Purchase Orders, data analysis)Works with high ethical standard, in compliance with the law and the AbbVie policies and proceduresSupport the Category Management Team strategy by enforcing the supplier preferred network, having understanding of Category Management Team initiatives/priorities, having subject matter expertise and educating stakeholders of the sameEffectively develop and negotiate confidentiality agreements, stand alone contracts and Statements of Work and any other agreement in alignment with agreed category strategies, at a financial approved and authorized for the positionManage standard Procure-to-Pay intake contract requests within established Service Level metricsLead in the development, deployement and execution of process efficiency related projects that serve to improve customer experiene within the Procure-to-Pay processBe a subject matter expert over Procurement processes ,across multiple categories within the Procurement TeamDevelop ,lead stakeholder educational forum around Procurement initiatives and processes

Created: 2025-10-29