Manager Supplier Management

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. 

We currently have an opportunity available for a ​Manager Supplier Management to join our Vascular division in Temecula, CA or New Brighton, MN.

• Individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the specific area.

• Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects.

• Adapts precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions.

• Responsible for redesigning how supplier relationship management is operated in Abbott Vascular

• Activities include sourcing, evaluating and method for selecting suppliers and vendors, and monitoring the supplier performance including quality and timeliness of materials and services supplied.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Developing an improved supplier relationship management program

• The supplier external relationship management program will include assessments and improvements in supplier segmentation, partnerships & performance improvement

• The improvement program will also include coordinating improvements in how Abbott Vascular operate internally in terms of supplier performance, scorecards & escalations

• The role will involve coordinating activity between all of Vascular manufacturing sites & their associated procurement, supplier quality and supplier engineering teams in order to achieve the optimal process

• As the process develops, this role will continue to lead the management of the processes implemented

• Requires high degree of skills and independence in negotiation activities.

• Typically involved in large and/or more complex purchases and suppliers that have higher impact on the
  organization’s products, processes and budget.

• May coach and provide instruction to lower-level staff.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required Qualifications

• Associates required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field preferred

• 6+ years of supplier management, sourcing, procurement, or supply‑chain leadership experience—ideally within medical devices, pharma, or regulated manufacturing.

• Experience supporting Class II/III medical device components strongly preferred (e.g., stents, catheters, implantables, electronics, metals, or sterile disposables).

Additional Skills

• Understanding preferred of CGMPs, QSR, ISO 13485, and the medical‑device quality landscape.

• Ability to lead business negotiations and manage high‑risk suppliers.

• Analytical strengths in evaluating supplier performance, cost structures, risk factors, and operational efficiency.

• Excellent communication and cross‑functional leadership skills.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

• supplier relationship management
• business negotiation
• sourcing
• vendor management
• supplier performance evaluation
• supplier segmentation
• supplier quality management
• supplier risk assessment
• medical device procurement
• cross-functional leadership
• cost structure analysis
• operational efficiency improvement
• supplier escalation management
• analytical skills