Purchasing Associate

Title: Purchasing Associate

Location: Columbus, OH

Duration: 12 Months

100% Onsite

Summary

Ingredient Purchasing Operations Associate Our location in Columbus, Ohio currently has an opportunity for an Ingredient Purchasing Operations Associate. Ingredient Procurement is responsible for sourcing and securing all agricultural and nutritional commodities required to support global manufacturing operations.

Ingredient Procurement supports Manufacturing, R&D, Marketing, QA, Regulatory and other functions to ensure Abbott utilizes suppliers that meet or exceed our quality, service, and delivery expectations.

The Purchasing Operations Associate serves as the primary Abbott Ingredient Procurement Operations contact for suppliers in performing the day‐to‐day activities necessary to procure commodities used by Abbott Nutrition. All activities must adhere to Corporate Purchasing Policies and Division Purchasing Procedures.

If procurement transactions are not completed successfully, timely delivery of materials is jeopardized. This can result in production risks, including but not limited to line shutdown, inadequate inventory, lost sales and project delays.

The Purchasing Operations Associate must possess analytical and problem‐solving skills and be able to make decisions quickly using sound judgment. The Purchasing Operations Associate demonstrates the ability to prioritize to enhance productivity and manage workload with minimal supervision.

They must understand inventory control and basic accounting principles. Because coordination is required among internal and external parties and often involves information of a confidential nature, excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Approve invoices to be paid at or below $50 thousand per purchasing authority.
• Communicate continuously with external partners (Suppliers, Third Party Manufacturers, Freight Carriers) and internal departments, including but not limited to (Mfg. Plants, R&D, Production Planning, Engineering, Package Development, Label Control, Plan

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.