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Associate Director, Procurement Finance

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Finance

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Tell me about coaching a small team through a demanding close.

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Procurement says they saved a large number and finance cannot see it. How do you resolve that?

What they are checking: The oldest argument between procurement and finance, and this role sits in the middle.

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What they are checking: The posting names establishing and monitoring targets, performance metrics and action plans.

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What they are checking: The posting names serving as a strategic business partner while ensuring alignment on assumptions and risks.

About the work

Walk me through leading a planning cycle for procurement spend.

What they are checking: The posting names Plan, Long Range Plan and Latest Best Estimates for procurement spend and savings.

How do you validate that a claimed procurement saving is real?

What they are checking: The posting names coordinating and validating savings including baseline assumptions and realized impact.

How do you write a savings methodology that holds up when someone wants it interpreted their way?

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The full job description

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The Associate Director, Procurement Finance is a global finance leader responsible for partnering with Procurement and Finance stakeholders to identify, validate, forecast, and report procurement savings and spend performance on ~$16Bn spend. The role also leads the Weighted Average Payment Terms (WAPT) program, partnering cross-functionally to improve working capital. This position reports to the Procurement Finance Director within the Corporate FP&A function. Responsibilities • Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual Plan, Long Range Plan (LRP) and Latest Best Estimates (LBEs) activities related to procurement spend, savings, and WAPT • Establish and monitor WAPT targets, performance metrics, and action plans • Provide meaningful variance analysis and executive ready reporting that promotes accuracy, transparency, and predictability • Serve as strategic business partner to Procurement and business Finance, ensuring alignment on targets assumptions, risks, and opportunities • Establish, maintain, and communicate savings methodologies, governance, and reporting standards • Coordinate and validate Procurement savings initiatives, including baseline assumptions, timing, implementation status, and realized financial impact • Lead, develop, and coach a team of two employees, ensuring high quality and timely deliverables • Support strategic projects, management reporting enhancements, process optimization, and optimization initiatives • Perform ad hoc analysis and provide recommendations to support informed business decisions • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred • 10+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, supply chain finance, or a related discipline • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority • Experience managing, validating, or reporting procurement savings and/or working-capital initiatives • People leadership experience Technical and Professional Skills • Strong financial analysis, forecasting, problem-solving, and business-partnering skills • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools preferred • Experience working with ERP, procurement, spend analytics, or accounts payable data • Ability to establish effective controls, reconcile data, and ensure reporting accuracy • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly to senior leaders • Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands, manage deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, global environment • Self-starter who can work independently, exercise sound judgment, identify process improvements, and drive implementation 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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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