Manager, Materials

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.

About Us: Baxter’s Mission:

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 90 years, we have spearheaded significant medical innovations that revolutionize healthcare. Together, we build a place where we find happiness, achieve success, and encourage each other. This is where you can do your finest work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission.

What you’ll be doing:

• Establish and maintain purchasing strategies, coordinate daily purchasing activities, lead all aspects of staff supervision, and delegate tasks. Monitor internal metrics to achieve set objectives.
• Manage supplier relations, negotiating contracts, prices, and timelines; Maintain the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
• Coordinate with inventory control and purchasing teams to determine and manage inventory needs, keeping healthy inventory levels to meet DIOH and Inventory turns into goal.
• Verify that all acquired raw materials meet the necessary quality standards and specifications. Ensure that daily tasks are performed according to detailed procedures. Ensure that the entire team completes assigned training in their purchasing profile.
• Prepare cost estimates and manage budgets; mainly, Inventory projections & PPV Budgets.
• Train new employees in the purchasing process and how to use the purchasing system.
• Improve purchasing systems and processes, promoting a culture of continuous enhancement. Identify areas for improvement in the process and implement action plans to bring about positive change.
• Keep the dashboard updated with internal metrics to follow up on trends and audit the performance of each buyer.
• Supervise the activities to manage and control the purchase of services and MRO’s required by the operation on the site.
• Maintain good communication internally and externally, keeping effective channels and meetings with team members, other departments, and external members of the organization, as well as suppliers.
• Attend meetings and forums with managers' staff to track plant performance, metric status, and raise important issues and supply risks.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of supply chain and manufacturing experience, including team supervision in procurement. In-depth understanding of inventory management and supply chain. Proficient in purchasing software and systems (ERP/MRP).
• Proficient use of Microsoft tools; good understanding of modern ERP/MRP platforms such as SAP.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and assignments while maintaining confidentiality. Able to handle a wide range of information, analyze it, and adjust to rapidly changing circumstances.
• Lead with integrity, honesty, and trust.
• Provide dependable, outstanding, and groundbreaking solutions that surpass expectations.
• Act with energy, passion, and responsibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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