Sr Mgr Procurement

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 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 Senior Procurement Manager is part of the of Medical Product and Therapies group, reporting to the Global Sr Director. This role is a source of knowledge for assigned product including sets and suppliers and is responsible for supporting business strategy development and implementation, and cost improvement/reductions. Will also optimize supplier relationships while improving value and ensuring uninterrupted product flow.
 

What you'll be doing (responsibilities)

• Develop and/or maintain an in-depth global market knowledge of assigned products/ supplier technologies, manufacturing processes, and related industries: including cost drivers, global execution, to leverage across multiple manufacturing locations, and to understand specific supply issues. Act as a resource to regional purchasing teams, and others, using that knowledge.
• Assist in development and implementation of global/regional product sourcing strategies based on knowledge of regional markets, suppliers and plants.
• Build cost saving opportunities through competitive bidding, negotiations to achieve / exceed savings targets and deliver on-time reporting.
• Negotiate price, contract terms and conditions and draft contracts where necessary.
• Establish service levels and jointly work with relevant partners to measure and monitor supplier’s performance.
• Maintain and review supplier performance to ensure conformance to supplier management goals (cost, quality, service, delivery). Ensure timely resolution of all disputes.
• Develop and lead sourcing strategies for categories and deliver effective Requests for Proposals (RFP), as necessary.
• Provide guidance to R&D (technical and commercial) and Engineering Team regarding new industry trends and provide market intelligence.
• Lead the risk management and supply continuity programs for the Segment.
• Work with critical suppliers to improve current performance and develop new opportunities.
• Lead cross functional teams to successfully drive complex sourcing projects or Margin Improvement projects (MIPs).
• Apply appropriate competitive cost and process benchmarks, financial analysis and risk management techniques to tackle sophisticated issues.
• Develop strong, ethical relationships with World Class suppliers and ensure that activities surrounding taking care of suppliers are conducted under the auspices of good business practices and consistent with the Baxter Code of Ethics.
   

What you'll bring (qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree required; MBA desirable.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Procurement, Quality and/or Engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of Flexible, Fiberboard and/or Corrugated Packaging categories.
• Purchasing or Supply Chain certification desirable.
• Experienced in Microsoft Office products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
• Strong business process/financial skills and critical thinking.
• Effectively connect with internal collaborators (senior management) to ensure the necessary buy-in for the sourcing/savings projects.
• Successfully communicate to senior management of current and potential suppliers.
• Ability to engage and support key partners throughout the PSM process.
• Strong oral, written communications and presentation skills.
• Proficient in project management and able to prioritize multiple projects simultaneously. Knowledge of six sigma / black belt methodologies is desirable.
• Multi-cultural knowledge. Multi-linguistic.

Reasonable Accommodations
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