Director IT, Planning & Fulfillment

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.

Supply chain planning and fulfillment are critical capabilities to Baxter's mission of saving and sustaining lives. This critical role leads the IT Planning and Fulfillment team, driving the digital transformation, platforms and solutions required to ensure we meet our service level, inventory and cost objectives. This leader leads a global team, collaborates with supply chain executives worldwide and has responsibility for initiating and driving a $5M project portfolio year on year.

This role reports to the VP, IT for Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) and is a member of the IT ISC leadership team, providing direction and input on the digital supply chain strategy for the enterprise.

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• Lead a global team of IT professionals that are responsible for the technology strategy, delivery and support for enterprise planning and fulfillment.
• Partner closely with senior leaders and experts in Integrated Supply Chain Enterprise and Segment planning and fulfillment to build and sustain relationships; and develop and align a technology strategy and delivery plan that supports the company and supply chain strategy
• Influence the initiation and prioritization of projects that drive hard and soft value realization required to meet ISC and Segment objectives
• Provide life cycle management, support models, cost management, license management and vendor engagement for technology related solutions and applications.
• Provide program and project oversight to all digital and technical projects related to supply chain planning and fulfillment processes including order acquisition and management, demand planning, supply planning, sales and operations planning, warehousing, transportation, ecommerce, procurement, and global trade.
• Work closely with IT peers in adjacent disciplines including manufacturing, procurement, quality, data / analytics to sustain and end to end integration approach
• Provide teamwork, leadership and support for incident, problem and change tickets related to enterprise planning and fulfillment solutions as the need arises in order to meet service levels and system uptime requirements.
• Yearly project planning and budgeting.
• Establishes regular departmental meetings to promote communication and adequate information flow.
• Performs other duties as requested.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, supply chain or equivalent experience.
• 15 years of IT systems management experience, preferably within the medical device industry and related to planning or fulfillment.
• Experience managing IT personnel.
• Experience building relationships and partnering with senior supply chain leaders.
• Experience leading Planning and/or Fulfillment Technology platform or solution teams for a global company or business unit
• Experience successfully leading complex global technology implementations and supporting a suite of solutions used by global teams.
• Deep knowledge and experience in supply chain planning and fulfillment work processes and the role advanced technology can play to transform results.
• Experience in planning, warehouse, transportation optimization and automation technologies, solution providers, and solutions including implementation or solution ownership experience.
• Familiarization with order acquisition and order management technologies, solution providers, and solutions. Implementation or solution ownership experience a plus.
• Ability to lead personal projects while mentoring and managing subordinates.
• Ability to lead time and prioritize work.
• Ability to work with personnel from all levels and all regions / time zones.
• Availability for off-hour calls and systems work.
• PMP Project Management Professional certification is a plus.
• Must be a team-player, possess outstanding customer service skills and be self-motivated.
• Acts with a sense of urgency, illustrates ambition and drives for completion of tasks and projects.
• Must have the ability to initiative and develop creative solutions.
• Must demonstrate the ability to increase knowledge.
• Good interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Must possess strong decision making and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to work with minimal direction, be highly-motivated, and be teammate.
• Demonstrate of leadership proficiencies such as: effective planning, motivating and developing staff and building effective teams.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and change. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to travel 25-40% of time

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be sitting for extended periods, will need to use a computer/mouse/keyboard/monitor and will communicate and listen both in-person and over the phone.

Work environment: The work environment is in an office setting and has a minimal noise level.

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 $168,000 - $252,000annually. 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 .

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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