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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

Abbott Ireland Financial Services Cherrywood Dublin

Abbott’s EMEA Finance Shared Services centre commenced operations in Cherrywood, Dublin in October 2015. From this location the Finance Shared Services provides processing and expertise, in local languages, to Abbott divisions and affiliate companies across EMEA. The core services are in Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay and Master data management. The Financial Shared Services hub is part of Corporate Finance and has regional counterparts in the US and in Singapore.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Applies experience to execute procure to pay best practices and support category management strategies to enable preferred and authorized suppliers on the Ariba Network and Supplier Portal.  Works with Global Procurement, Accounts Payable, Divisional Supply Chain stakeholders and Suppliers to create buying channel solutions and solve issues with a high degree of customer-centricity.   This role will work across multiple procurement categories and support initiatives to continuously advance Regional and Global source to pay service delivery. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the defined Source to Pay process and work with Regional peers for consistent global execution.

• Supports execution of Flight Plans targeting suppliers for the ARIBA network; and sustains adoption of preferred and authorized suppliers.

• Serve as the single point of contact for suppliers during the ARIBA onboarding process and works across functions within Corporate Financial Services, Global Procurement and Technology.

• Manage all aspects of supplier on-boarding working with Contract, Catalogue and A/P Specialists to enable end to end - (portal access, registration / qualification, catalogue enablement, purchase order and eInvoice submission).

• Support the continuous improvement and on-going development of the supplier enablement processes within a Source to Pay Technology Platform.

• Responsible for the development of supplier training for a Source to Pay Technology Platform.

• Work with training contacts within CFS and the Division to educate internal stakeholders on supplier enablement achievements and plans.

• Assess functional and technical impacts of new releases, lead testing, and manage day to day issue resolution with Ariba platform in coordination with internal and supplier teams.

• Monitor / analyse PTP metrics and report performance to ensure supplier enablement is maintained and opportunities are identified to increase electronic procure to pay processing.

• Enable agreed suppliers through STP strategies for categories.

• Seek and support business relationships with diverse suppliers globally.

• Meet regularly with divisional stakeholders and support functions to ensure good customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.

• Conduct training with suppliers and support relationship management.

• Exhibit cultural awareness with diverse business entities.

• Seek, develop, and maintain business relationships with suppliers, clients and stakeholders.

• Communicate with appropriate teams to collaborate on supplier enablement initiatives.

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree: Engineering, Science, Business, or Financial Degrees. 

• 2-4 years managing implementation of e-Procurement applications working with suppliers or customers

• Source to Pay Process understanding

• Experience operating data driven business technologies

• Analytical skills and high proficiency with reporting and excel tools

• Strong people skills                            

• Strong problem-solving skills and continuous improvement mindset

• Self-Starter and possesses drive for professional development      

• Good communication skills (written and verbal)

• Good interdisciplinary, intercultural, influence, and networking skills

• Source to Pay Technology Experience with Ariba (desired)

• Understanding of supplier onboarding to a Source to Pay Technology (desired)

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