Purpose
The External Supply Manager will build and lead a team of Supplier Leads to manage, develop, and optimize cross-site supplier relationships for AbbVie’s global manufacturing network. This role is accountable for supplier performance, assurance of supply, capacity planning, and cross-functional supplier management to ensure quality, compliance, and strategic business objectives are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Shape team objectives and program structure to meet intended outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional supplier engagement teams for assigned suppliers, driving supplier performance and alignment with AbbVie’s objectives. Manage and facilitate cadenced operational reviews with suppliers across multiple sites; ensure actions and deliverables are tracked and completed. Communicate supplier highlights to appropriate leadership team and cross-functional forum.
• Measure and report supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), driving continuous improvement initiatives with partners.
• Consolidate and communicate global demand forecasts; ensure adherence to contractual obligations for assigned suppliers across categories and regions.
• Ensure robust long-term supply capacity by coordinating AoS (Assurance of Supply) activities, including business case development, toolset implementation, and investment execution.
• Manage and resolve daily supply and quality escalations in collaboration with site procurement, quality, and category managers; leverage scale across sites to optimize outcomes.
• Partner with Quality and Science & Technology (S&T) to drive supplier engagement in quality resolution and development of technical solutions.
• Develop and implement joint strategies with suppliers, setting performance and capacity goals and improvement plans thereof.
• Lead and support business case development for capacity expansion and investment to meet AbbVie’s mid- and long-term needs.
• Drive supplier-led cost improvement and productivity initiatives, ensuring year-over-year benefit realization.
• Ensure both AbbVie and the supplier comply with all contractual, technical, regulatory, and quality requirements.
• Secure and allocate appropriate supplier resources to meet AbbVie’s supply, quality, and technical requirements.
• Represent procurement as required in various AbbVie manufacturing, supply chain and various operations forum.