Category Manager - Electronics

## Category Manager
- Electronics Candidatar-se:
United States
- Minnesota
- Plymouth:
Tempo Integral:
Publicado hoje:
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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Descritivo de Cargo
** Category Manager, Electronics
**** Working at Abbott
** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
* Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
* Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
* An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
* Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
* A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
** The Opportunity
** This role is part of Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) Medical Device Division, based in
** Plymouth, MN or St. Paul, MN**. We’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

We’re seeking a dynamic and strategic procurement professional to lead Electronics Category Management who will be responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies; driving value by reducing total cost; mitigating supply risks; improving quality and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include supplier identification and qualification, competitive bidding, total cost analysis, market intelligence, supplier consolidation, and supplier relationship management. The role also ensures contract compliance and partners with stakeholders to track and improve supplier performance.
** What You’ll Work On
** We are seeking a high caliber and ambitious Category Manager to join our team in Abbott Medical Devices. This position will be responsible for the Electronics components category globally.
* Build and manage relationships with stakeholders (R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, and corporate procurement) and suppliers
* Typically involved in large and/or more complex purchases and suppliers that have higher impact on the organization’s products, processes and budget.
* Develop and implement category and supplier strategies aligned to business growth and margin goals
* Provide market intelligence to inform sourcing and category strategy
* Lead sourcing and supplier selection processes and negotiate contracts
* Analyze total cost of ownership (TCO) and drive cost-saving initiatives
* Conduct market analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities;
Identify and mitigate supply chain risks (geopolitical, financial, operational)
* Develop contingency and dual sourcing strategies for critical components
* Lead supplier relationship management to improve quality, cost, and delivery; support the supplier delivery and quality escalation from internal stakeholders
* Implement supplier scorecards and lead business reviews
* Ensure supplier compliance with regulatory, environmental, and ethical…