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Category Manager, Professional Services/ Consulting
Abbvie INC · 🇺🇸 North Chicago, IL, US
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Abbvie INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles5 certified filings for “SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, BTS US COMMERICAL PATIENT SERVICES” (Information Technology Project Managers) in IL: $139k–$163k, median $160k. Most were filed at wage level IV (60%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Leads the development and execution of enterprise category strategies for Professional Services and Consulting across AbbVie business functions and geographies. The role manages sourcing initiatives, supplier portfolios, demand and spend visibility, contracting approaches, and ongoing supplier performance for categories that may include advisory and management consulting, technology and digital consulting, engineering and technical services, legal and financial services, marketing and creative agencies, human resources and learning services, and other specialized external services. This position partners with business leaders, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and other Procurement teams to balance access to critical capabilities with cost, quality, speed, innovation, and risk. The incumbent establishes category plans, gains stakeholder alignment, leads competitive sourcing and negotiations, supports implementation and adoption, and ensures that engagements use the appropriate commercial model, contract structure, supplier channel, and governance. Success requires a proactive, relationship-oriented, customer-focused, analytical, and continuous-improvement mindset. Responsibilities: • Develop and maintain multi-year category strategies for Professional Services and Consulting representing a minimum of $250 million in annual expenditures, using spend analysis, demand forecasts, supplier-market intelligence, internal capability assessments, and stakeholder priorities. • Define category scope and subcategory plans across advisory and management consulting, technology and digital consulting, engineering and technical services, legal and financial services, human resources and learning services, and other specialized external services. • Lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification and business requirements through request for proposal, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and benefits tracking. Deliver measurable value through savings, cost avoidance, demand management, improved service, innovation, process simplification, supplier consolidation, and risk reduction. • Establish clear buying channels and engagement models. Guide stakeholders in selecting the appropriate solution, including preferred-supplier use, competitive sourcing, deliverable-based statements of work, project consulting, outcome-based arrangements, or managed services. • For Consulting, challenge and clarify business needs, expected outcomes, work plans, deliverables, team structures, timelines, and knowledge-transfer requirements. Evaluate proposals using fact-based comparisons of scope, team composition, experience, methodology, rate cards, effort, expenses, intellectual property, and total cost. • For Professional Services, build fit-for-purpose supply strategies for specialized and project-based services, including supplier qualification, competitive bidding, service-level expectations, milestone and acceptance criteria, deliverable quality, capacity, geographic coverage, and continuity of critical expertise. • Plan and execute complex negotiations covering rates, discounts, volume tiers, fixed fees, milestones, payment terms, expenses, credits, service levels, deliverable acceptance, change control, ownership and use of work product, data protection, audit rights, termination, and other commercial protections. Translate negotiated outcomes into clear, enforceable agreements in partnership with Legal. • Develop supplier-segmentation and governance models. Conduct business reviews with strategic suppliers; use scorecards to monitor cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction; and lead corrective action or supplier-development