Category Manager, Electronics & Contract MFG

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:

The Purchasing Specialist/Manager is essential in developing sourcing strategies for Electronics and Contract Manufacturing. This role involves providing leadership and strategic insights that align with Baxter's mission to Sustain and Save Lives. Candidates must have extensive experience in sourcing and negotiation within these sectors, as these skills are essential for success. By applying their expertise, this role will enhance supplier relationships and optimize procurement processes, significantly contributing to the organization's goals. This position offers an outstanding chance to create a meaningful impact in a vital industry.

This is where we save lives through strategy!

Your team:

We are characterized by collaboration, communication, and agility. We consist in members with diverse skill sets, working together towards common goals. We would foster an atmosphere of openness and trust, encouraging creativity and innovation. Each member would have a degree of authority, allowing for distributed decision-making and quick responses to changes.

What you'll be doing:

Responsible for supplier relationship management and risk assessment, Developing and Implementing appropriate risk mitigation plans.

Responsible for negotiations and contracting.Develop robust category strategies that reduce supply base, reduce dependence on single/sole sourced suppliers, deliver continuity of supply, and provide for annual cost reductions.

Deliver annual VIP (cost reductions) and PPV objectives at category and plant levels. Jointly, with supplier quality, address supplier quality issues timely.

Facilitate the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize Baxter’s global position in terms of quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost.

Partnering closely with Baxters’s R&D organization to mitigate risk and continuously work to develop and improve supplier systems and processes.

In addition, the role is responsible for leveraging technology and purchasing power to reduce the overall cost of ownership and acquisition through strategic negotiation and optimization of supplier agreements.

This individual will own strategies that extend through the full supply chain including primary and sub-tier supplier, so is expected effectively manages long-term relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

What you'll bring:

Bachelor's Degree; MBA desirable. CPM or equivalent experience preferred.

Minimum 3-7 years of proven experience in Procurement.

Strong decision maker surrounding multi-million dollar contracts and agreements and major policies.

Risk leadership skills required to drive innovative solutions and problem solving analysis and resolution.

Seasoned negotiator with knowledge of cost tools such as material breakdown, benchmarking, value analysis, value engineering, sophisticated RFQ’s and innovative purchasing tools.

Strong project management skills to drive projects to closure.

High level technical capability. Engineering, Electronic or other Technical training preferred.

7 Ability to think strategically and globally.

Ability to manage diverse customer interests and expectations.

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