SC Planning Support Specialist

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.

Summary:

Saving and sustaining lives by ensuring stability of our Global Supply Chain planning system to ensure on time product availability to satisfy demand from our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Support planners for E2E planning activities (planning of demand, distribution, production, inventory, capacity & material),
• Coordinate and resolve issues with RapidResponse (data, defects, lack of training…),
• Maintain the Rapid Response planning system (parameters, calendars, system upgrades…),
• Monitor system (daily data refresh automations, system performance, parameters…),
• Liaise with other teams to resolve issues (IT, developers, process leaders…),
• Support development, testing and deployment of new functionalities and processes,
• Drive adoption and effective utilization of SC systems by coaching and supporting the user community,
• Run planning activities as a central team (shadow planning for validation, improving user adherence, back-up during employee leave…),
• Support projects focused on the global transformation of the supply chain of Baxter from a systems and processes point of view.

Requirements:

Knowledge of Supply Chain planning processes such as:

• Demand planning including statistical forecasting
• Master production planning & line load scheduling including capacity planning
• Material requirement planning
• Distribution planning

Knowledge of demand / supply planning systems and ERP systems.

Skills: Analytical skills, communication and proactivity, responsibility, pro-active problem-solving attitude, target oriented, travel flexibility to attend meetings and work sessions in different locations, good written and oral communication skills

Education & Experience:

• Fluent English: Writing, reading and speaking.
• University degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management or equivalent level by career with at least two to five years in planning.
• Experience in RapidResponse or similar planning systems ; Kinaxis RapidResponse Contributor certification is a plus
• APICS certification is a plus.

Reasonable Accommodations

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