Supervisor, Market Planning

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:

As a Supervisor, Market Planning, you'll play a pivotal role in the operations of Market Planners for the USA region, specifically supporting the MPT segment. You will influence key decisions on supply exceptions within the region and lead communications between various teams including commercial, customer support, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Network Planners, Demand Planners, and fulfillment teams.

Your efforts will be crucial in bridging gaps between inventory and customer demand, ensuring a seamless and efficient supply chain.

The Team!

Our team at Baxter Healthcare Corporation is motivated by the mission to develop patient-centric products. We work collaboratively, encouraging an environment of inclusion and innovation. Join us and be part of a team that strives for outstanding outcomes and world-class solutions.

What you'll be doing:

• Participate and influence during supply review meetings: identifying business-critical issues, facilitating discussions, and making decisions to support goals such as demand and supply balance, consensus demand forecasting (FCST), inventory management, and service level optimization.
• Be accountable for efficient inventory management by minimizing excess and obsolete inventory through strategic product cycle management, including new product launches, phase-ins/phase-outs, and sourcing changes.
• Identify and implement continuous improvements to improve inventory turns, increase service levels, improve profitability, and support dynamic changes in market conditions and supply.
• Develop and own the inventory plan and execution for the market. Drive inventory optimization opportunities through analysis and deployment, and report on inventory variances.
• Own and develop the communication strategy using standard tools and processes to align with the collaborative team. Communicate mid-cycle Master Production Schedule (MPS) adjustments, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) parameters, and proactively resolve supply issues with Coordinated Supply Chain (CSC) and collaborative collaborators.
• Understand, resolve, and communicate low cover products, and define regional or segment plans to manage associated risks.
• Lead back-order risk discussions with ISC and communicate effectively with commercial teams to ensure transparency and proactive mitigation of potential issues.
• Collaborate with collaborators, customers, partners, and team members on strategic stock build planning for the region. Consider factors like import license registration, M&A, and supply issues to take a broad approach.
• Facilitate discussions about exception-based planning to maintain targeted inventory levels, prevent stock-outs, and balance financial impacts.
• Collaborate and proactively communicate to drive a consensus approach for replenishment plans and exception-based reporting. Make recommendations on actions needed to meet both actual and forecasted demand.

What you'll bring!

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s degree preferred, with a minimum of 6 years of related experience in supply chain management, including warehousing, distribution, logistics, transportation, or materials planning.
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and critical thinking abilities.
• Outstanding managerial, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and negotiating abilities, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attitude geared towards achieving results with the ability to work autonomously and evaluate the effects of short-term decisions on long-term business goals.
• Strong project management skills.

At Baxter Healthcare Corporation, we value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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