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Sr Demand Planner

ID de la oferta JR - 160798 Ubicación Deerfield, Illinois, Estados Unidos Categoría de Trabajo Supply Chain Fecha de publicación 03/10/2025
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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 Demand Planner position is responsible for all forecasting activities to create an accurate demand forecast with the outcome being a forecast which incorporates current and accurate market information, ensuring the company can correctly predict customer demand and provide the supply chain with the appropriate information to plan how to meet that customer demand. The Senior Demand Planner is responsible to provide a collaborative demand signal that will drive manufacturing, distribution, and inventory.

This role is responsible for leading, running and managing the Sales & Operations Planning process through close collaboration with cross-functional teams. They own and drive consensus and manage the Executive SIOP in their respective geography and is a key contributor to global SIOP process.

The Demand Planner creates and maintains forecast models continually refining and improving forecasts for their respective categories, incorporating business intelligence, to anticipate customer demand and has responsibility for gathering and analyzing data for new product launches and forecast information gathered from multiple sources.

What you'll be doing

  • Own, lead and drive cross-functional monthly planning rhythm

    • Facilitate monthly S&OP meetings with cross functional leaders (Commercial reviews with marketing teams and Senior Leadership Meeting); Set targeted, high impact agenda; Compile inputs from stakeholders across the business. Monthly review with Senior Leadership Team.

    • Uncover, support and lead issue identification (supply constraints, available capacity) and initiate and lead cross-functional resolution – coach and support to ensure comprehensive, fact-based decisions

  • Utilizing advanced analytics, manage significant and complex product portfolio

    • Analyze historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare strategic forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results and recommend areas for improvement as well as potential risks

    • Analyze and monitor trends in forecast error and work with the commercial team to reduce the error and lead cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.

  • Develop and lead demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.

  • Update forecast with applicable supply constraints and ensure forecast accuracy and bias analysis. Measure, analyze and report key process. metrics and monitor adherence to key performance indicators (KPIs).

  • Proactively collaborate and influence with marketing and sales and finance leaders at all levels on portfolio changes to ensure the forecast reflects new product launches as well as changes to existing products.

  • Collaborate and drive a consensus approach by working with Commercial, Finance and Supply Chain partners at all levels of the organization  to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts (Country/Cluster demand review meeting and prep).

  • Responsible for providing volume input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.

  • Recommend and implement enhancements to business processes and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies.

  • Use the relevant planning software as the primary forecasting system tool and update forecast with applicable supply constraints.

  • Deliver training and coaching, process improvements.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s degree preferred. APICS certification is preferred.

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain planning, including specific experience in demand planning, S&OP, identifying planning process improvements, training and coaching team members/colleagues.

  • Extensive knowledge and experience in demand planning processes, techniques and methodologies.

  • Knowledge of software related to demand planning is preferred. Experienced with other software packages including Windows, and Microsoft Office.

  • Have advanced mathematical and/or statistical abilities. including forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts.

  • Advanced analytical, organizational, decision making, and presentation skills.

  • Significant knowledge and proven ability to established strong relationships across different parts of the organization (in order to influence at the highest levels): commercial, sales, marketing, product development, finance and manufacturing related to the segment they are planning for, e.g., product lines, business unit, region, etc. Deep knowledge in demand planning processes, techniques and methodologies. Strong mathematical/statistical ability required.  Analytical and quantitative skills​. Hands-on experience with modeling, forecasting, analysis and simulation tools.

  • Ability to influence peers, and leaders within ISC, Commercial, Finance at all levels of the organization

  • Prior SIOP process and working experience in leading S&OP (or leading Demand Review Prior experience with S&OP process design and implementation for multiple business units

  • Worked in a team-based environment.

  • Business domain experience in the supported process and technology (RapidResponse and Tableau) areas (nice to have).

  • Collaborative but able to challenge and influence external insights/inputs​ and stakeholders.

  • Well-organized, clear presenter​, and high level of attention to detail.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.  

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 $88,000 - $121,000 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 a long-term incentive. 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

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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