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.
Your Role at Baxter
The Market Planner manages inventory at country or cluster level. MPs examine and mitigate supply exceptions at country level and drive communications between the commercial team, customer support, Quality, Network Planners, and fulfillment teams regarding gaps between inventory and customer demand especially in import markets. MPs work with Network Planners to mitigate short and medium-term supply and inventory issues and determine strategy for communicating gaps between inventory and customer demand to commercial team. In import scenarios, MPs manage fulfillment within country nodes, along with driving process optimization and continuous improvement ideas and projects.
What you'll be doing
Management of import or manufactured finish goods, equipment or spare parts through relationship with international and intercompany suppliers and other external entities.
Develop and own the deployment plan and execution for the market. Analyze and report inventory variance within country being the accountable owner.
Guarantee KPI´s accomplishment as inventory level, cash flow, service level, backorder, discard and Supply Chain expenses.
Own the communication strategy to the commercial team for low coverage supply issues and back-order risks. Lead commercial meetings to review pipelines and manage country fulfillment.
Order management to include, monitoring, tracking and expediting inbound POs as needed. Work with Network Planner, global logistics, transportation, and warehousing to find resolution to short term supply issues.
Communicate with Network Planner and key stakeholders any required system parameter changes for cluster/country (lead times, safety stock, QA releases).
Support all activities for the market driven by change controls, import license registration, new product launches, product phase outs, etc. Time will be spent understanding the product set-up, product registration, operation processes, and market demand.
Identify and execute improvement projects looking for inventory levels optimization.
Complete monthly reserve proposal, identify and communicate opportunities for discard avoidance and follow through the opportunities to ensure they are executed.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s Degree required
1 to 3 years related experience in supply chain management - warehousing, distribution, logistics, transportation, customer service and/or inventory planning is required.
Advance Excel (Required)
Knowledge in planning or deployment tools (Required)
Critical thinking and strong analytics.
Strong communication and good team and interpersonal relationships.
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 $60,000 - $82,500 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. 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.
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