ABBOTT LABORATORIES WIC Associate Manager Salary in the United States

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

The WIC Associate Manager is responsible for assisting in WIC state execution to support Abbott Nutrition’s commercial objectives.

Contract Bid Process:

• Manage the logistics of the WIC contract bid process for infant formula with oversight from the WIC Sr. Manager.
• Lead and/or support all aspects of the contract bid process/bid submission.
• Lead the ITB procurement notification, bid package submissions and contract maintenance for select states.
• Attend bid openings as needed (select states)

State Communication/Support:

• Point of contact for select Abbott contract states.
• Via direct engagement with WIC state decision makers and/or state capital reps, secure Abbott WIC eligibility on appropriate new items.
• Analyze Nielsen trends and results and propose/implement commercial recommendation with quantified WIC business impact.
• Communicate packaging/product changes for both infant formulas as well as other WIC eligible Abbott products.
• Participate in National WIC Association (NWA) as needed
• Network with WIC state key decision makers
• Complete HCP sales training and be well versed in selling/detailing Abbott products

WIC Contracts:

• Review WIC invoices for accuracy (select states). 
• Process WIC invoices and payments (select states).
• Be well versed in contract compliance and terms and conditions to properly advise/support the commercial organization.

Education Requirements: Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years’ experience on behalf of a food, pharmaceutical manufacturer or distributor is required. Experience with WIC is preferred.

WIC Travel is up to 10%