Manager, Logistics

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.

Your role at Baxter

This is where your expertise helps people

You are a problem solver. Complex projects or unexpected challenges are just opportunities to bring your considerable abilities to use. Whether working independently or with a trusted team, you are always ready to tackle a project and work hard to find solutions.

What you'll be doing

• Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services.
• Ensure that improvement metrics related to: Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Inventory Accuracy are being met including 6S scores and other critical value stream metrics (lead time reduction, inventory turns and delivery service levels).
• Develop, monitor, and analyze visual metrics for the area; respond to metrics by identifying and resolving issues, implementing improvements, and improving process control.
• Determines methods for receiving, storing, identifying materials, inventory location, distributing materials to Production Areas.
• Maintains the warehouse’s integrity by auditing and performing Cycle counts to assure accurate entries into the inventory system.
• Managing relationships and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with third party vendors and suppliers related to the function
• Leads efforts and resources to use automated and computerized systems that will improve the storage, distribution, and control of goods.
• Implement Baxter Operation System principles on Warehouse, Visual Management, Standard Work, Capacity Analysis, Material Presentation (Andon, Kanban, Double Bin, Min/Max, etc)
• Ensure ERP transactions are accurately driven, maintaining high inventory accuracy and proper staffing levels.
• Manage quantity of stock, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
• Compliance with division policy and procedures, Federal regulations under Title 21 CFR Part 820, and ISO 13485:2003.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics engineering or similar
• Experience at management level for world-class high-volume warehouses, being responsible for the warehouse stock control including transfer and kan-ban areas and for optimizing warehouse assets and resources and planning future capacity requirements.
• Experience managing quantity of stock, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
• Advanced English proficiency

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