THIS IS WHERE YOU SAVE AND SUSTAIN LIVES

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.
Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.
Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

This is an exceptionally unique opportunity to join Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s Supply Chain team as a Demand Planner. You will play a pivotal role in defining and supporting materials management, warehousing, and customer services processes for both new and existing business. Your expertise will help drive flawless execution of logistics operations, ensuring that our supply management and vendor interactions are streamlined and efficient. As a key player in New Product Introductions, you will actively contribute to the successful implementation of lean principles, driving efficiencies across the materials area.
Principal Duties/ Responsibilities:
Your role involves accurately processing supply management tasks, supporting warehouse management, monitoring material availability, and addressing exceptions. You will also liaise with logistics and customer service, support NPI and lean initiatives, and maintain/report metrics.

Communication:

• Collaborate with other departments and managers to resolve problems, including Customer Service and Logistics.
• Maintain regular communication with vendors to ensure flawless operations.
• Support internal and external customers and team members regarding issues, advancing them as appropriate.
• Provide proactive and informative feedback on supply chain interruptions or situations that affect customer support and satisfaction.
• Continually work to improve quality, delivery, and costs through programs that enhance the overall quality of vendors by clearly defining requirements.
• Review open requirements, monitor vendor performance, and expedite where necessary.
• Assure that problems relating to delivery and quality are promptly conveyed to the vendor and resolved in a timely manner.
• Purchase materials from external and internal suppliers, ensuring supply is not interrupted.

Management:

• Analyze and adjust inventory levels to align with lead time changes.
• Monitor daily order activity and take appropriate action to ensure supply commitments are met. Update supplier forecasts (internal and external) in SAP.
• Verify orders and communicate requirements to suppliers. Undertake daily reconciliation of receipts with suppliers and ensure timely resolution of all receiving discrepancies.
• Mentor and develop individuals in the materials area. In line with corporate and global ops objectives, develop, set, and monitor AWP’s.
• Follow all processes and procedures in the corporate “Quality Management System” and use the system’s tools to manage vendors, non-conforming material, receiving inspection plans, and purchasing. Also, complete other assigned duties or projects.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience in a similar role. Strong analytical skills, excellent negotiation and communication skills, and confidence in dealing with colleagues at all levels and external suppliers are essential. The role requires the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities. A dynamic, enthusiastic, and level-headed person is needed for this job. The work environment is dynamic, requiring adaptability, flexibility, prioritization, organization, and time management skills.

• Demonstrated interpersonal flexibility and strong team skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to plan and manage your own work effort.
• Demonstrated capability to make sound decisions and a track record of prioritizing results and maintaining high standards of quality.
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities. Evidence of research and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient keyboard and computer skills, including excellent knowledge of Excel and MS Word, or equivalent spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar order management and processing systems.
• Numerate and accurate, particularly in relation to data entry, document processing, and data integrity.
• Normal business hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5:30 pm. Flexibility around these hours is required as the business serves markets in various time zones.
• Required to travel to visit other sites and attend regional/international meetings.

What are some of the benefits of working at Baxter?

• Competitive total compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• High importance placed on work-life balance
• Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce
• Baxter is committed to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce – you can read more about our specific values here: https://www.baxter.com/careers/inclusion-diversity.

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