Associate Director Finance Global Planning and Fulfillment

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.

Your role at Baxter

The Finance Associate Director, Global P&F provides direct financial leadership across the Global Vantive P&F team within the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) and Regional Commercial teams at all levels of the organization. The role also collaborates across multiple functions within Vantive ensuring alignment, support, and accountability. These groups include, but are not limited to: Manufacturing, Procurement, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Reporting, Real Estate, and Treasury at the local, regional, and global levels. The role requires building strong relationships with key stakeholders, executives, and employees across the company to secure organizational commitments for defined strategies and overall financial performance.

The Global Planning organization manages ~$900M of inventory while the Global Fulfillment team manages annual spend of ~$700M which represents 16% of global sales. The P&F team supports Vantive’s commercial operations across the world.

What You'll be doing

• Partner across Vantive’s P&F Operations, Commercial, Manufacturing, Finance, Corporate Reporting, and Corporate Accounting organizations to ensure financial commitments are achieved

• Lead the comprehensive planning and reporting processes including monthly financial outlooks, Annual Operating Plans, Quarterly Forecasts, and Long-Range Plan

• Support total delivered cost framework that provides insight to the most cost-effective customers/product mix

• Understand and explain Vantive’s product sales/mix and impacts related to fulfillment cost composition

• Deep understanding of fulfillment cost composition to understand where opportunities exist to improve both fixed and variable costs

• Lead new product development and long-term growth decision support initiatives with Global Business Units

• Lead decision support and modeling for cross functional teams; provide recommendations, challenge key assumptions, and drive financial acumen

• Ensure effective internal controls are in place

• Design and implement internal financial reporting measures/KPI's for Supply Chain Executive Management. Ensures issues/gaps are identified, resolution action plans are established, and status is communicated to both Supply Chain and Finance Management

• Partner in the S&OP process to achieve Corporate cash flow objectives related to inventory and driving programs to manage optimal inventory levels

• Drive process simplification and standardization

• Directly manage team of 3 supporting regional P&F leads

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

• Demonstration of key finance competencies and qualifications and 10+ years of relevant experience

• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence business partners in a diverse and complex environment

• Ability to engage support of all business partners with strong analytical skills, strategic mindset, quality decision making, and willingness to learn

• Strong technical and financial knowledge, including understanding of internal control requirements and accounting principles as well as understanding of relevant business environment.

• Agility for changing business conditions and organizational transformation

• Understanding of core operations and commercial business environment

• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks concurrently

• Strong healthcare industry business acumen

• English speaking native or bilingual proficiency is required and any other local language with Professional proficiency a plus

• Experienced in using MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and/or capable of learning new applications (i.e. JDE/B4One, Hyperion Planning, and Cognos, Tableau, and Supply Chain Guru).

Key Finance Competencies

• Financial Analysis and Decision Support

• Business Performance Management

• Accounting and Reporting Integrity

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $152,000 to $209,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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