Senior IT Vendor Manager - Supplier Management Office

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, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

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

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The IT Supplier Management Office (SMO) plays a critical role in aligning IT Leadership, IT Operations, Procurement, and contracted Service Providers to ensure the effective delivery of software and asset-related services.

The SMO ensures compliance with software licensing agreements, optimizes asset utilization, and drives value through strategic contract, performance, and financial management. This role supports continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and strong vendor relationships in the software and digital asset domain.

Role Summary

The Senior IT Vendor Manager - Supplier Management Office is responsible for leading strategic vendor relationships and managing complex IT contracts across the organization. This role ensures optimal value delivery from third-party technology providers through effective financial oversight, performance monitoring, and collaborative engagement. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in contract lifecycle management, supplier governance, and financial stewardship of multi-million-dollar IT portfolios.

This high-visibility position requires collaboration with senior IT leaders, software vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure software relationships are effectively governed in alignment with business needs.

Successful candidates will offer a strategic perspective, sound business and finance judgment, deep analytical capabilities, and an energetic and collaborative working style. The role will exercise latitude in the approach to problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

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The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.