Manager, Business HR- Procurement

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. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Purpose

Business Human Resources (BHR) serves as a trusted partner to the business, helping to shape our culture, supporting our business strategies, and delivering the talent and capabilities necessary to make a remarkable impact on AbbVie and patients around the world. The role leverages best-in-class HR practices to continuously create, deliver, and support programs that establish AbbVie as an employer of choice while empowering employees at all levels of the organization. The role partners with business leaders in an assigned function to develop and implement people strategies and tactics that support business plans and the achievement of both short-term and long-term strategic objectives.

As a BHR Manager supporting the global Procurement function, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s long-range talent strategy and strengthening the team’s ability to deliver business results. This opportunity offers the chance to influence critical priorities such as building bench strength, refining succession plans, accelerating leadership development, and enabling a culture of accountability and “safe to speak up” behaviors. You will partner closely with leaders to identify and develop high-potential talent, support capability-building through targeted learning and development, and help advance a performance-driven culture that fosters collaboration, trust, and continuous improvement. In this role, your impact will be seen in stronger succession pipelines, more effective leaders, enhanced team capability, and a more resilient organization positioned to meet both current and future business needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic HR partner to the Procurement organization, advising leaders on talent, organization, and people strategies that advance business priorities.
• Lead HR partnership for Project Genesis, AbbVie’s cross-functional procurement transformation program focused on advancing policies, processes, strategies, and technologies that improve efficiency, visibility, self-reliance, and value creation across the enterprise.
• Partner with business leaders to shape workforce and capability strategies that strengthen bench strength, accelerate leadership readiness, and build a sustainable talent pipeline.
• Influence succession planning, talent reviews, and development actions to increase readiness for key roles and support long-term organizational resilience.
• Design and drive talent development approaches, including career paths, rotations, learning experiences, and leadership development initiatives that build critical capabilities.
• Coach and enable people leaders to elevate performance, strengthen accountability, and create a culture of trust, inclusion, and “safe to speak up” behaviors.
• Provide strategic counsel on organization design, team effectiveness, and change management to support transformation and business agility.
• Collaborate closely with HR Centers of Excellence and Service Centers to ensure seamless execution of HR programs and high-quality support for the business.
• Champion effective change leadership and communications to help leaders navigate transformation and reinforce adoption of new ways of working.
• Prioritize and execute high-impact HR initiatives that align with business needs and deliver measurable outcomes.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of relevant HR experience
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting the business; strong business acumen
• Experience with utilizing competency model and assessment tools such as 360 assessment tool and Thomas PPA talent tool to conduct manager talent assessment and deliver reports to detail potential motivators and areas of improvement to support talent development.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in a complex and demanding environment
• Project management or business experience

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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