Supply Chain Solution Lead

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Your role

As a member of the Supply Chain Strategy team, the Supply Chain Solution Lead will support senior leadership team, subject matter experts and managers from across the organization on critical initiatives.

The Supply Chain Solution Lead will work on high-priority critical initiatives in alignment with the business strategy and long-term goals by providing data-based and innovative analytic solutions to support decision making, new initiatives, process improvement recommendations, establishing global standard work, translating & prioritizing requirements, supporting transportation value improvement projects including inbound freight management for the MPT Manufacturing locations. This will include to work closely with global service providers and regional functional team members to simplify transportation processes, develop and implement critical initiatives to optimize SC efficiency, reduce costs and enhance overall performance. We encourage an independent problem solver with diversity of thought to support a culture of agility and partnership. Data collection, reporting, analysis, and project management are key to success in this role

What you'll be doing

• Drive global standardization of logistics processes.
• Complete value improvement projects against ~$750M of freight under management
• Lead all aspects of multiple medium sized and/or sophisticated projects from initiation through closure
• Develop, sell, and implement comprehensive project plans, encompassing project team structure and resource assignment, implementation, testing and training plans, creation of a control plan identifying both business process metrics and ensuring successful transition to operations teams
• Own all project risk; including time, budget, and scope, and the associated plans to contain and/or mitigate risk
• Responsible for translating high-level business requirements into detailed functional specifications and managing requests for changes to the specifications
• Overcome roadblocks to ensure project delivery is made in line with internal and external customers’ requirements
• Develop, coach and lead operations teams, setting measurable goals and objectives to evaluate success
• Maintain functional peer relationships and detailed working knowledge of logistics systems, organization, and business processes
• Drive continuous improvement culture with a pipeline of ideas for service improvements, cost reduction, efficiency and/or optimization
• Present updates to Transportation Leadership Team with clear timing and deliverables
• Ensures adherence of inbound freight activities (Baxter sites, suppliers, carriers, 4PL service provider) to applicable standard work and immediately addresses any deviations
• Reports financials for inbound transportation

What you'll bring

• Excellent project management, communication, and analytical skills. Ability to document, plan, market & implement projects
• Validated ability to work on cross-functional, multi-cultural teams
• Validated ability to meet deadline in a fast-paced changing environment
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and can work with an appreciable amount of latitude.
• Lean/six sigma training and certification preferred.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• English required. Spanish is a plus
• Phenomenal teammate mentality with the capacity to lead and supply to cross-function initiatives.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and can work with an appreciable amount of latitude.
• Good planning and project management skills.
• Must be able to optimally interact and connect with all levels of management and employees within the company.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field or equivalent experience
• 3 or more years of experience in Supply Chain, healthcare services and/or specialty pharmacy service
• 2 years of Experience working on large-scale or multi-faceted projects

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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 $88,000 to $121,000 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. 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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