Sr. Network Planner

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

Our products and therapies touch the lives of millions of people around the world every day, which is why we are passionate about ground-breaking innovations that brings more personalized care to all of us. For 87 years and counting, we have been at the critical intersection where the ideas that save and sustain lives meet the providers who make it all happen. And now, we are determined to realize our boldest opportunities to transform global healthcare for years to come.

Your Team

We develop quality products with the patient in mind, so our efforts are also patient-centric. That means you can be proud of our work and the value we provide to people every day.

As a large, multinational organization, you have the opportunity to expand your knowledge through collaboration with a variety of individuals, exposure to different facets of our portfolio, and a supportive leadership team that encourages ongoing development.

This is where you save and sustain lives!

Your role at Baxter

The Senior Network Planner is responsible for balancing and optimizing supply planning to meet demand. The Senior Network Planner serves as the link between the Commercial team and S&OP by collaborating with Demand Planning, plant leadership, and business units. This includes defining and implementing supply planning processes, determining priorities, including creation of MRP for sourcing of materials, DRP, MPS, driving process improvements, and leading global supply review.

What you'll be doing

• Manage production and replenishment needs for a worldwide supply plan addressing financial, operational, and service goals.

• Ownership and generation of the MPS, MRP, and DRP for the global portfolio. Maintains global planning parameters in the planning system (lead times, safety stock, MOQ, QA releases, etc.). Critical plants or multiple third-party suppliers will be managed.

• Undertakes advanced analytics and drives process improvements (CIPs) for a complex product portfolio.

• Ensures achievement of critical metrics in inventory level, cash flow, service level, backorder, discard, and Supply Chain expenses.

• Is responsible for the communication strategy to the commercial team and Market Planners for low coverage supply issues and back-order risks. Leads commercial meetings to review pipelines and manage global fulfillment. Makes recommendations on actions needed to meet actual and forecasted demand. Reports supply risks through the SIOP process.

• Manages inventory strategy for the portfolio using the Inventory Optimization tool to optimize targets globally.

• Manages new product launches, product conversions, end-of-life products, and applicable change controls impacting Supply Chain Planning for the portfolio.

• Completes monthly reserve proposals, identifies and communicates opportunities for discard avoidance, and follows through on the opportunities to ensure they are completed.

• Assists the Network Manager in enhancing performance by focusing on improving service targets and global inventory levels.

What you'll bring

• Professional in Engineering or Administrative careers

• 5 to 7 years of experience in Demand Planning

• Proven ability to skillfully supervise and successfully implement critical initiatives in a global supply chain environment

• Exceptionally strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a flawless attention to detail

• Ability to collaborate and compete within a diverse team to achieve world-class results

• Advanced English level

• Reside in Cali or Bogotá

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