**Associate, Product development and Operations – Diabetes Care Division (Mississauga)** **About Abbott** 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. **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 mothers, female executives, and scientists. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our Mississauga location in the Diabetes Care division. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. **What You’ll Do** + Interface with suppliers, managing vendor relationships and contracts. + Provide operational support to software developers and testers, understanding their requirements and ensuring their needs are met. + Support the creation and maintenance of the budget for the digital team, ensuring alignment with overall business financial goals. + Regularly track and analyze budget expenditures, providing detailed reports and insights to senior management to ensure financial targets are met. + Monitor supplier performance and maintain accurate records of KPIs, SLAs, and compliance metrics. + Support sourcing strategies by conducting market research and supplier evaluations. + Assist in onboarding new suppliers and maintaining supplier databases and documentation. + Track and report on procurement project timelines, budgets, and milestones. + Collaborate with finance and legal teams to ensure alignment on procurement policies and contract terms. + Identify and mitigate risks related to supplier relationships and procurement processes. **Required Qualifications** + Proven experience in operations, project management, or a similar role, ideally within a digital or software development environment. + - High energy, proactive, and results-driven, with excellent problem-solving skills. + - Strong background working with software developers, testers, and technical teams. + - Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport across teams and regions. + - Solid organizational and multitasking abilities, with a strong attention to detail. + - Experience collaborating with Procurement, Legal, and cross functional stakeholders. + - Familiarity with supplier/vendor management. + - Fluency in English + - Comfortable working in a fast-paced and growing organization. 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. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com