Abbott

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

The Opportunity

The position of Senior Purchaser and Import/Export Coordinator is within our Cardiometabolic and Informatics Business Unit located in Oslo, Norway.

This role will have two main areas of responsibility:

• Purchasing: Procurement of raw materials and components for production.
• Import/Export: Coordination and review of import and export shipments.

Abbott Diagnostics Technologies AS is part of Abbott Diagnostics, bringing together teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

What You’ll Do:

• Material planning.
• Call-off according to contractual agreements.
• Follow-up of deliveries and contact with suppliers.
• Maintenance of basic data in SAP.
• Invoice matching.
• Inventory management.
• Participate in procurement negotiations.
• Handle complaints / discrepancies with vendors.
• Analyze, coordinate and review import and export shipments.
• Ensure that import and export documentation comply with customs regulations and trade compliance.
• Communication with customers and stakeholders.
• Represent the department during audits.
• Write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field, and 2-5 years’ relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in relevant field, and 1-3 years’ relevant experience.
• Lack of relevant education can be substituted by 5 years’ relevant working experience.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience from industrial purchasing is preferred.
• Strong Excel and SAP skills.

Personal competencies:

• Good communication skills in writing and orally, both in Norwegian and English.
• Good ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Good documentation skills.
• Precise and systematic.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working parents, female executives, and scientists.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Supply Chain

DIVISION:

CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and Informatics

LOCATION:

Norway > Oslo : Kjelsasveien 161

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable