Senior Specialist, Project Manager

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. ## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **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 . - Free medical coverage for employees\* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO - An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution - Tuition reimbursement, the [Freedom 2 Save](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and [FreeU](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 is hiring a Sr. Specialist, Project Manager within Global Purchasing Services supporting our Nutrition Division. This position will work out of our Columbus, OH location. The incumbent will be responsible for managing global ingredient qualification projects from beginning to end, with accountability for project execution and timeline management inclusive of internal cross-functional and external supplier engagement. This role will also assure access to high quality ingredients through efficient and effective ingredient qualification project management with global cross-functional project team members. **What You’ll Work On** - Manage and direct the activities and people associated with global ingredient qualification projects and ensure timely completion of tasks to meet business objectives and cross-functional project timelines. - Responsible for identifying critical project issues and risks, and timely communication to leadership and other project leads, where applicable. - Interface with external suppliers to collect pertinent quality and compliance information. - Utilize IT systems to execute qualification projects, resource tracking and metric development. - Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established project schedules. - Exercise authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. - Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including global project teams, stakeholders and external suppliers. **Required Qualifications:** - Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification - Bachelor’s Degree - Proficient in English with strong communication skills - 5+ years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area and leading high-complexity, global projects **Preferred Qualifications:** - Master’s Degree - Ability to manage, communicate, and coordinate the ingredient qualification phases of Pre-Qualification, Supplier Assessment, Ingredient Assessment, Finished Product Assessment Approval and Communication - Understanding of quality and compliance culture - Demonstrated skills in collaborating and influencing cross-functional project teams - Demonstrated leadership competencies - Strong organizational and interpersonal skills - Strong planning and execution skills - Engagement with external parties such as suppliers - Strong integration skills; ability to coordinate all aspects of a project or systems - Ex…