**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.
- Private medical insurance, cafeteria subsidy, stock program, and employee association, among others
- 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 diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
**The Opportunity**
This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, mínimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.
Responsible for obtaining materials, components and equipment. Gathers quotations, examines bids, and makes awards. Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules, and maintains inventory at planned levels. Plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle. Monitors cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to ensure the best quality at best value.
**What You'll Do**
- Evaluate and select suppliers based upon assessment of their quality system and capabilities.
- Manages component supply and inventory levels for product line(s), planning and purchasing for material requirements and ensuring flow of materials to the production floor.
- Understands and communicates component specifications to suppliers, including the ability to read drawings to determine dimensions, tolerances, and Incoming Quality Control (IQC) points.
- Develops and enhances relationships with strategic suppliers/partners. Serves as primary contact and fosters positive and mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
- Ensures that Confidentiality Agreements and necessary contracts are established with suppliers.
- Manages the implementation of suppliers (including ensuring the completion of appropriate first articles and validations).
- Drives cost savings and quality improvement projects.
- Acts as a spokesperson to external suppliers.
- Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an external network of resources to facilitate the completion of tasks.
- Plans, organizes and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
- Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.
Shift: Admin (Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)
On-Site position
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree or advanced (70%) bachelor´s degree from a university program in STEM field
- 0-2 years of related work experience
- _ Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish)_
- A good understanding of specified functional area.
- Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
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.