Senior Director, Category Management and Procurement – Technology and AI

## Company Description **About AbbVie** AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at [www.abbvie.com](http://www.abbvie.com/). Follow @abbvie on [LinkedIn,](https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AbbVieGlobal/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/), [X](https://twitter.com/abbvie) and [YouTube.](https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie) ## Job Description The Senior Director, Category Management and Procurement– Technology is a global leadership role responsible for establishing, aligning, and executing procurement best practices across category strategy, category management, contract management, vendor management, and risk management. This position owns end-to-end category management and portfolio execution for Technology spend, ensuring speed, rigor, and scalability while enabling scientific innovation across all of technology, inclusive of AI and emerging platforms As a key member of the Enterprise Procurement leadership team, this role serves as the single point of accountability for all Technology categories, partnering closely with Technology leaders, the Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement Leadership (R&D, Operations, Commercial), and cross-functional stakeholders. The Senior Director leads a global team of category professionals and plays a central role in transforming procurement into a best-in-class organization—driving value, simplifying execution, and building durable capabilities that support both near-term portfolio needs and long-term growth. Success in this role requires deep category expertise in Technology (inclusive of sub-categories), a strong bias for collaborative and strategic action, proactive management, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where speed and quality of execution matter equally. **Responsibilities:** - Serve as the single point of accountability to the VP of EFC Procurement and the CPO for all Technology categories. - Own and lead global category strategies that balance speed of execution, risk management, value creation, and long-term scalability. - Ensure category strategies are directly aligned to the Technology portfolio and roadmap, enabling timely delivery of programs across development stages. - Provide procurement oversight and execution leadership for the Technology portfolio, ensuring priorities are clear and resources are deployed where they matter most. - Lead the development and execution of robust Category Management Plans that deliver measurable value, synergies, and operational efficiency with timely actions. - Drive continuous improvement across people, process, governance, systems integration, and reporting. - Translate complex analysis into clear strategic insights, financial impact, and executive-ready recommendations. - Charting the course and driving strategic roadmap, timing, details, value, and overall delivery of outcomes - Driving and owning the most complex programs/projects while delivering a player/coach and - Apply depth of category knowledge, supply markets, external benchmarks, projects, and team dynamics for proper awareness through action optimizations - Leverage cross-functional relationships, vendor landscapes, and technology to optimize the Enterprise portfolios - Maintain P&L accountability for the portfolio, including budget management, value delivery, and financial performance tracking. - Act as a trusted thought partner to Technology leadership, ensuring procurement strategies anticipate scientific needs and enable innovation rather than constrain it. - Drive Business relationships and…