Specialist, Contract Requisition at AbbVie — North Chicago, IL

Purpose:

The Contract Requisition Specialist is responsible for maintaining essential contract documents/data in the contract database and managing the Purchase Orders, Shopping Carts and Purchase Order Change Requests in SRM/SAP S4Hana whle maintaining compliance with Corporate Purchasing, Finance, and OEC policies. Must be able to use critical thinking skills to work independently under minimal direction from Procurement Management to evaluate, manage, and prioritize contract processing tasks from pre- negotiated contracts through execution.

Responsibilities

• Requisition processing of Purchase Order (PO)/PO creation, including a solid understanding of any auditable documentation needed for PO and POCN.
• Recognize and resolve vendor management issues to maintain system integrity (e.g., wrong supplier chosen by requisitioner)
• Comprehending fundamental contract content and purpose to verify that the requisition was created properly and independently make the decision to reject or approve.
• Independently Approve PO's for service agreements within delegated limits.
• Assist with the resolution of complex transactions that require in depth review for resolutions.
• Process Purchase Order Change Notice requests according to guidelines established.
• Demonstrate operational expertise with contract workflow management system and PO system.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Primary interface with shopping cart requisitioners and PO approvers to identify and/or troubleshoot requisition issues (vendor issues, documentation issues, compliance issues).
• High school diploma or GED.
• 1-5 years experience in Pharma industry with an emphasis on procurement (contracting, outsourcing, finance)
• Beneficial to have experience in SAP, contract management databases, and vendor management programs
• Must be able to work with multiple complex computer programs to complete the contract execution process within departmental timelines and within auditable standards.
• Must be able to adapt to changing systems and processes as the organization is currently revamping the process, policy and technology stack for procurement.

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.