Spec, Materials & Planning

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.

Summary

The Material Planner works to procure components in charge for the specific commodities assigned, necessary to provide continuity of shop floor activities to meet production plan scheduled in our Medolla Plant.

#Thisiswhere you can develop your career path within Supply Chain in an international team!

What you’ll do

• Analyze MRP inputs regularly as needed to assure right level of availability and inventory value
• Release purchase orders for portfolio in charge to authorized suppliers, according to lead time and according to supplier quality agreement
• Phase-in and phase-out components as part of the design change process
• Analyze portfolio, setting right procurement parameters, safety stock in alignment to target inventory
• Print orders, transmit to suppliers and fold them properly.
• Close collaboration with suppliers, check deliveries dates according to purchase orders released.
• Manage return of components hesitate negative.
• Updated supplier data in the system, new supplier entering request, update parameters of purchase parts.
• Implement KPI 's to monitor supplier’s performances and inventory levels.
• Apply procedures and purchasing standard.

What you’ll bring

• High school diploma or University Degree (better if in Management Engineering, Production Engineering or similar field)
• Previous experience in Supply Chain/Material Planning/Purchasing
• Fluent knowledge of English and Italian (written and spoken)
• Excellent communication skills and strong orientation to interpersonal relationships
• Critical sense and organizational skills
• Ability to work in team

Reasonable Accommodations

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