Procurement Clerk

Title: Procurement Clerk

Location: Abbott Park, Illinois

Duration: 5 Months

100% Onsite

Summary:

The Procurement Clerk supports the procurement team through reporting, data analysis, purchase requisition review, email helpdesk activities and administrative coordination. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate with individuals at all levels of management, and time management skills.

Key responsibilities include preparing regular reports, maintaining accurate records, and capturing detailed meeting notes to support team initiatives. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong analytical thinking, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders. A personable approach and strong interpersonal skills are essential to collaborate across teams and build positive working relationships.

Main Responsibilities:

Their responsibilities will shift between helping to review and answer general purchase requisition/purchase order questions from our general inbox and reviewing and approving purchase requisitions from a compliance standpoint.

Skills:

• 1 year experience in Procurement
• Understanding of invoices, purchase orders, and payment processes.
• Have strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
• Familiarity with SAP Ariba (a plus), Service Now (helpful), and other SAP systems.
• KPI tracking with excel
• Business user assistance through helpdesk activities
• Prioritizes tasks and meets deadlines
• Excellent oral and written skills required
• Strong collaborative, project leadership, research, publication/scientific writing skills
• Proven ability to work independently, self-starter, collaborator with colleagues

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.