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Manager, Business Enablement, Value Generation & Optimization

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Finance

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

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Likely interview questions for this role

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About your past

Tell me about an initiative you rolled out across multiple sites. What made adoption stick?

What they are checking: Whether they have made cross-site change stick, using local champions and tracking, since many rollouts fade once attention moves elsewhere.

Tell me about a time you influenced a site leader who didn't report to you.

What they are checking: Whether they can influence site leaders through data and shared goals, since this role drives change without direct authority.

What would you do

One site likes its local supplier and won't adopt the harmonized option. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they understand why a site resists and address real concerns, rather than forcing a harmonized supplier that people will work around.

How would you expand catalog buying so people actually use it?

What they are checking: Whether they design catalog buying around what users need, since people bypass channels that are harder than ordering the old way.

Your analysis shows a big savings opportunity, but the data is messy. How do you build confidence in the number?

What they are checking: Whether they test messy data and present savings as a range with clear assumptions, so leaders trust the number they act on.

How would you support a site category strategy that was designed by someone else?

What they are checking: Whether they can execute someone else's strategy well while offering honest feedback, rather than quietly redesigning it or following it blindly.

About the work

How would you find tail spend savings across several manufacturing sites?

What they are checking: Spend analysis and practical tail spend levers like catalogs and consolidation.

What's the difference between cost savings and cost avoidance, and how do you report each honestly?

What they are checking: Whether they report savings and avoidance separately and honestly, since overstated procurement value damages credibility with finance and leadership.

How would you decide which value opportunities to work on first?

What they are checking: Whether they rank opportunities by impact, effort and risk, so limited time goes to work that actually moves results.

How do you track whether savings are realized over time, not just signed?

What they are checking: Whether they track savings through to actual spend over time, since signed savings often fade once contracts start running.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

Position Summary The Manager, Site Business Enablement will support the execution of cross-site value generation and harmonization initiatives within Operations Procurement, with a focus on driving efficiency, operational excellence, and sustainable business outcomes. Reporting to the Associate Director, Procurement Lead, Site Business Enablement, this role will partner with site and functional stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and implement opportunities that deliver measurable P&L impact, cost avoidance, and productivity improvements. This position requires a proactive, analytical, and collaborative individual who can support the development and execution of strategic initiatives across multiple sites. Key areas of focus may include tail spend optimization, support of site category strategy implementation, catalog strategy expansion, and change management activities enabling adoption and long-term value realization. Key Responsibilities • Accountable for the identification and execution of cross-site value generation and harmonization opportunities. • Partner with site Procurement and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment, adoption, and implementation of priority initiatives. • Analyze spend, process, and operational data to identify opportunities for efficiency, cost avoidance, and improved business performance across sites. • Drive tail spend optimization efforts through spend analysis, opportunity assessment, solution implementation, and tracking of benefit realization. • Enable implementation and expansion of catalog strategies to improve adoption and efficiency. • Contribute to operational excellence by identifying process improvements and standardization opportunities. • Manage and monitor change management efforts to enable successful adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working. • Accountable for monitoring project progress, tracking benefits, and communicating results, risks, and dependencies to leadership. • Develop and implement scalable, repeatable approaches that enhance operational consistency across sites. • Contribute to delivery of P&L impact through savings, efficiency gains, and value realization. • Promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and business value delivery. • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. • Minimum of 6 years of experience in procurement, operations, supply chain, business enablement, or a related discipline. • Demonstrated experience supporting cross-functional initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project coordination skills. • Experience with category management, spend optimization, catalog strategy, or process improvement strongly preferred. • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across a matrixed organization. • Ability to operate with a high degree of accountability, urgency, and professionalism. • Experience supporting change management and implementation activities preferred. Key Competencies • Strategic thinking and execution • Collaboration and stakeholder engagement • Analytical rigor • Continuous improvement mindset • Operational excellence • Change leadership • Accountability for results 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 thisposting 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 anduntil 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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