MIP Project Manager

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.

What will you be doing?

· Executing procurement strategies to achieve cost-reduction objectives

· Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures and ethics in procurement standards

· Developing and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders

· Managing procurement reporting to track cost savings pipeline and project performance metrics

· Filtering MIP projects through prioritization process

· Supporting development of cost savings estimates and feasibility potential for VIPs in Initial and Concept phases

· Supporting VIP financial business case development to determine cross functional resource and budget requirements

· Ensuring vendor readiness for project execution

· Working closely with cross-functional teams to implement cost-saving initiatives

· Escalating bottlenecks/roadblocks that cannot be resolved without Procurement leadership support.

· Acting as a project support to coordinate suppliers, manufacturing, engineering, PDO, R&D, QA and RA etc. to ensure the projects can be delivered on time and on target.

· Initiating projects that eliminate non-value-added activities, increase quality and service, and reduce costs. Closely monitoring commodity market trends and taking advantage of cost reduction, quality improvement and service improvement opportunities.

Who are we looking for?

· Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or related field

· 5+ years of procurement experience, including experience in a cost-savings role

· Excellent negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to drive cost-reduction while maintaining quality and service levels

· Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders

· Analytical, data-driven approach to identifying cost-saving opportunities

· Fluent English speake.

· Strong project thinker with planning and organizational skills having hands-on experience implementing Lean Thinking, Lean Tools and Kaizen events to drive Lean improvements in the execution phase.

· Team player experienced in effective root cause problem solving able to quickly gain credibility and gain traction with both stakeholders and suppliers.

· Individual with influencing, consultative and initiative capability, negotiation, conflict resolution, presentation skills, facilitation, leadership and effective communication skills,

· Someone with strong personal accountability for results and integrity, eagerness to learn and continuously improve. Uncompromising dedication to quality, relentless focus on rapid and disciplined action, and respect for the diverse contributions of all.

What do we offer:

· Competitive salary, recognition award program.

· Corporate culture based on our values: collaboration, speed, courage and simplicity.

· Possibilities for development on a personal and professional level in one of the leading global MedTech companies.

Reasonable Accommodations

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