Sr. Procurement Specialist

Title: Sr. Procurement Specialist

Location: Sylmar, CA

Duration: 12 months

Responsibilities

• Analytical skills, putting information together for reports and be able to present findings to an executive level group
• Previous procurement background or experience
• Leads and manages multiple supply chain projects simultaneously to include corporate programs involving supplier risk mitigation and resilience.
• Analyze supplier quotes, bids, RFQs, RFPs and recommend best total cost options.
• Source and evaluate mechanical and electrical vendors for medical device components
• Lead contract negotiations, pricing discussions, and vendor onboarding
• Manage procurement requests, purchase orders, and vendor communications
• Track and report on project milestones, procurement timelines, and cost savings
• Support tariff mitigation strategies and identify opportunities for second sourcing
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure supplier compliance
• Maintain accurate records of sourcing decisions, contracts, and supplier performance
• Ensure alignment with medical device industry standards and internal quality systems
• Identifies, develops, and gathers necessary resources to complete all project phases: scope, charter, execution, escalation requests, post implementation, and closure.
• Works cross-functionally to perform risk analyses and develop mitigation strategies to improve the supply chain and ensure successful project completion.
• Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.
• Provides support and direction to project staff on problem solving, visualization of data, and development of metrics (KPIs).
• Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.
• Resolves project issues by working with team members, project stakeholders, customers, and others as appropriate.
• Has the ability to break down complex projects or issues and present them in a digestible format, to all levels of the organization.
• Interfaces with senior management on significant matters, often requiring the coordination of activity across organizational units.
• Exercises judgment independently.
• Establishes priorities of individual or project assignments.
• Perform other supply chain project related work and other duties as assigned by manager

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, supply chain, finance operations management, business administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of experience as an engineer, technical project manager, procurement, supply chain, finance, preferably in the medical device business or other highly regulated industry.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstration of strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering, procurement, supply chain and other project-related activities, including their interfaces and interdependencies.
• Strong commitment to safety and environmental guidelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience processing data and visualization of data.
• Must be able to work without direct supervision to accomplish goals and meet schedules.
• Proven solid work ethic and ability to work well with others as well as independently.
• Ability to manage deadlines and adjust to changing priorities.
• Possess strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Must be open-minded and adaptive to change, promote the collective interests of the team more than self-interest, able to resolve problems in a respectful manner.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing or supply chain preferred
• Prior Procurement and/or analyst experience preferred.

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.