Category Manager - Metals

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.

The Manager Procurement is responsible for development and execution of market leading sourcing strategies for Metals category.   Offer mentorship, critical thinking, and knowledge on Metals categories to further Baxter Global Business Units (GBUs) mission agenda “Sustain and Save Lives”. 

What you'll be doing

• Develop, lead, and maintain in-depth global market knowledge of assigned commodities/ supplier technologies, manufacturing processes, and related industries, including cost drivers and global execution, to leverage across multiple manufacturing locations and to understand specific supply issues.
• Act as a resource to operations teams and others, using procurement knowledge.
• Define global subcategory segmentation and recommend a strong consolidation strategy to bring to bear business volumes.
• Responsible for defining and implementing assigned commodity strategy based on knowledge of regional markets, suppliers, and plants.
• Analyze and calculate most driven manufacturing costs based on market trends and suggest strategies to decrease expenditure, including transfer office.
• Build cost-saving opportunities through driven bidding, supplier development, continuous improvements, transfer office, etc.
• Act as a change agent to improve and supervise suppliers’ performance through continuous improvement activities.
• Establish service levels and work together with relevant customers to measure and supervise suppliers’ performance. Maintain and review supplier performance to ensure conformance to supplier management goals (cost, quality, service, delivery). Ensure timely resolution of all disputes.
• Negotiate purchase price, contract terms, and conditions to deliver on spend cover by contracts.
• Support the SWAT team in the supplier recovery plan and disaster periods.
• Negotiate/Recoup all costs associated with rejects/defects, expedites, or shortages.
• Work with critical suppliers to improve current performance and develop new opportunities.
• Participate/lead cross-functional teams to drive sophisticated sourcing projects optimally.
• Efficiently handles long-term relationships with suppliers and internal collaborators.
• Support of business objectives for cycle/response time, quality assurance, technology/new product development, risk mitigation, and total cost.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field is preferred, with equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum 3 years (5 years preferred) of meaningful experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain
• Strong decision maker surrounding multi-million-dollar contracts and agreements and major policies.
• Risk management abilities needed to drive innovative solutions and analyze and resolve problems.
• A top-tier negotiator with knowledge of cost tools such as material breakdown, benchmarking, value analysis, value engineering, sophisticated RFQ and innovative purchasing tools.
• Strong project management skills to drive projects to closure. 
• High-level technical proficiency. Engineering or other technical training preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and globally.
• Ability to manage team with multifaceted strengths member interests and expectations. 
• In-depth understanding in building category strategies and sophisticated pricing arrangements and supplier profitability
• Previous experience working on metals commodities e.g. Carbon Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel preferred 
• Strong ethical background.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, problem-solving, continuous improvement, corrective and preventative action, product quality assurance systems, and supplier performance development and evaluation is helpful.
• Able to speak German is highly preferred

Travel Requirements:

Up to 20-30% (Must be able to travel internationally)

What we offer:

• The probation period is 3 months and then for an indefinite period.
• Competitive salary, annual bonuses, recognition award program.
• Workplace culture is based on our values: collaboration, speed, courage, and simplicity.
• Possibilities for development on a personal and professional level in one of the leading global MedTech companies.
• Package of benefits including Private medical care (Lux Med), Life Insurance, and a Multisport card.
• Bax4U - cafeteria/lunch cards (300 PLN monthly).
• PPE program with very attractive conditions available for each employee after 3 months.
• Fully covered language courses (English or other languages according to business needs).
• Co-financing of holidays and an additional 2 days off from work annually and an extra day off for your birthday!
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Phenomenal Warsaw office location - Powiśle!

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