Account Supervisor

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  X ,  Facebook ,  Instagram ,  YouTube ,  LinkedIn  and  Tik Tok .

Job Description

The Account Supervisor serves as the primary liaison between the AbbVie Ad Agency and the brand teams and is responsible for managing the day-to-day relationships within the Agency. Working in partnership with the Agency’s creative staff and external resources/suppliers, the position provides strategic direction and counsel to help the brand teams meet their business objectives/sales goals.

This is a hybrid position and requires the ability to commute to our Mettawa, IL office at least 3 days per week.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

Maintain knowledge of AbbVie guidelines including, but not limited to, corporate branding, promotional material development, PromoMats review and corporate compliance.

Possess a thorough understanding of their accounts’ (both U.S. and Global) product attributes, marketing objectives, target audience, competitive environment, market dynamics and medical/regulatory/legal position.

Maintain an intimate understanding of the Agency Workflow Process including project initiation and kickoff, collaboration, necessary approvals, production and archiving.

Demonstrate critical creative thinking and problem solving skills.

Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and multi-task to enhance productivity and manage workload.

Demonstrate leadership in conflict resolution to facilitate effective outcomes.

Possess ability to work in a high-volume, rapidly paced environment.

PROJECT/PROCESS MANAGEMENT

Collaborate with the brand team in the development of creative briefs

Recommend key promotional tactics that align with the strategy and goals of the brand.

Issue client contact reports to ensure key information is being quickly communicated to all involved stakeholders.

Review creative development of a project during concept to completion to ensure specifications, client expectations, budgets, timelines, etc. are being adhered to.

Facilitate ongoing, timely and accurate communications to ensure all projects are completed on time and within budget.

Develop annual forecasts.

Conduct financial reconciliations on a monthly basis.

Track time on a daily basis.

ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE

Reports to AbbVie Ad Associate Director, Management Supervisor

Partners with creative team on project initiatives

Accountable for strategic direction creative/tactical execution, compliance to all related guidelines and budget

Adherence to all company-wide financial policies

Qualifications

Bachelor degree required

Master’s degree or equivalent related project or functional experience is desirable

Total account management experience – minimum of 10-15+ years

Pharmaceutical ad agency experience or in-house agency experience preferred

Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred (both U.S. and Global)

Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written

High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role

Ability to manage high volume project scope in a fast paced creative environment

Great collaborator with ability to focus on both the big picture and small details

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this postingbased on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately paymore or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and untilpaid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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