Purchasing Associate

Job Title: Purchasing Associate

Location: 2900 Easton Square Place, Columbus, OH 43219

Duration: 12 Months

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Job Summary

The Purchasing Associate supports procurement operations for dairy ingredients to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing site operations. This role is responsible for coordinating procurement activities, resolving invoice discrepancies, managing supplier data, maintaining contract pricing, and supporting cross-functional teams to ensure efficient purchasing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day procurement operations.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Manage supplier data and supplier onboarding.
• Maintain contract pricing and procurement records.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and suppliers to support business operations.

Top Skills

• Supply Chain
• Procurement
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• General Business Operations

Required Skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proactive and detail-oriented.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Experience

• 1–5 years of procurement, purchasing, or supply chain experience.
• Fresh graduates with relevant education are encouraged to apply.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or a related field.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.