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At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Your Role at Baxter

The Assoc Dir, Supply Chain is responsible for the supply chain operations of a manufacturing plant including the supply planning of raw materials and finished good products. Accountable for leading all aspects of multiple product lines within a segment of the business. Manages buyers, planners, and warehouse operations executing planning, purchasing, and distribution processes. Provides leadership and strategic direction through management of planning activities, processes, and data/information and systems. Leads systems development and implementation initiatives for team. Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that optimize inventory levels/turns, service levels, maximize profitability, and support dynamic changes in market conditions.

What you'll be doing

• Develop, implement, and perform strategic supply chain processes aligned with supply chain and business objectives

• Responsible for managing plant planners and/or buyers who create and achieve production/purchase plans in support of goals & objectives.

• Manages warehouse operations staff and activities including receiving, stowing, picking, and packing.  Optimizes processes and to ensure safety, quality and efficiency

• Serves as SME for audits (regulatory, internal, etc.)

• Responsible for developing department budget

• Maintains departmental exception system, documentation review, employee time management and performance review processing, employee training, budget control and daily scheduling

• Meets with suppliers to discuss issues, performance, and future strategies.  Evaluates supplier processes and partners with suppliers to establish Best in Class performance

• Responsible for leading planners through S&OP/Operating Review meetings - identify business critical issues and facilitate discussion and decision making in support of goals & objectives

• Accountable for optimizing inventory turns - minimize excess & obsolete inventory through product life cycle management

• Accountable for maximizing service levels, in conjunction with inventory goals, through distribution requirement planning and deployment

• Leads and facilitates cross functional teams in support of strategic initiatives both within the supply chain organization and across the business units

• Responsible for providing management with inventory projections and proactively identifies service level issues

• Work with order management, sales & marketing, product managers, manufacturing, suppliers, distribution centers and third-party logistics provider in support of business

 What you'll bring

• BS in Operations/Logistics of similar degree; 10+ years relevant experience.

• MBA and APICS certification preferred.

• Experience working in a plant/Mfg environment, preferably Pharmaceutical

• Strong leadership skills including leading projects with broad scope and impact outside own department and promotes teamwork between departments

• Complete, in-depth understanding of all aspects of the business including profitability, inventory turns and service levels

• Strong communication skills (with staff, peers, and upper management) and ability to develop rapport with other functional leaders inside Baxter and Supply base

• Ability to do analysis of tradeoffs between business objectives - ability to think systemically

• Embraces change, challenges status quo and makes recommendations for improvements to products and processes. Creates tools that help simplify job tasks and shares these with others

• Requires the ability to influence the thinking of, or gain acceptance of, others in sensitive situations

• Supervises, coaches, and develops others

• Drives results through team leadership

• Strong problem solving, negotiating, solutions orientation and presentation skills

• Ability to communicate across multiple levels of the organization

• Capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $152,000 - $200,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission, and/or long-term incentive. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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