Senior Specialist Procurement

JOB DESCRIPTION: Abbott in Ireland Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.   About Abbott 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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education. Our broad line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions. *Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company. Purpose Statement Responsible for obtaining services, materials, components, and equipment. Checks requisitions, obtains quotations, examines bids, and makes awards. Develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate. As required, monitors the cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. May evaluate vendor reliability. Coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services (for example, raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and travel services) and ensures that items and services purchased are of high quality, on time and at the lowest total price. Key Responsibilities • Interacts with suppliers and providers by phone or in person to negotiate activities involved with procuring materials and service. Requests bids from new suppliers by personal contact and/or phone to ensure the best price for materials. • Assists internal and external customers by answering questions and assisting in solving their problems so they can perform within established guidelines (that is, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), travel and expense policy). • Implements cost saving ideas to obtain maximum efficiencies of company funds. • Conducts supplier audits by visiting their facility, observing task performance and reviewing procedures to evaluate their capabilities. • Audits various forecasts, patterns, and reports to ensure inventory demands are met and/or company service provided to employees meets business need. • Identifies invoice discrepancies (for example, duplicate billing, price differences and quantity errors) by researching process steps and/or investigating with appropriate departments to resolve the problem. • Investigates non-conforming materials by interfacing with production engineers, receiving personnel, and/or suppliers to identify the cause. • Maintains manual and/or computerized records of activities (for example, items/services purchased, costs, delive