Sr. Analyst, Materials

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Your Role at Baxter

You are driven by the knowledge that the products you help make save and sustain lives. You can move quickly, address questions, and encourage teammates, all while getting quality products out on time. You are calm, positive, and a key part of a fast-paced environment that emphasizes camaraderie and teamwork. As a Sr. Analyst, Materials , you are happiest when you are moving, and we will not disappoint!

Baxter is known for its speed and high-quality product. Our manufacturing operations are around-the-clock to meet the needs of our customers. Our high-caliber talent works through the challenges at hand while pushing toward meeting client order needs. Different shift assignments allow for flexibility and safety.

What You'll Be Doing

• Analyze weekly demand changes impact to materials requirements within the portfolio assigned and develop strategies to mitigate risk.
• Develop strategies per supplier, per commodity on a monthly basis to meet the materials demand, considering region, portfolio size in USD, assessments on materials production complexity to set up the most effective minimum order quantities and lead times, packaging and lot sizes.
• Set up and keep updating every week items planning data in JDE to maintain and optimize the information sent to suppliers weekly, providing forecast and submitting POs (supplier schedules) according to the continuous demand changes.
• Analyze materials requirements and planning weekly and run supplier schedules batch processes in JDE to send vendors the purchase orders and materials forecast via FAX and email, depending on the supplier capabilities to exchange electronic data.
• Maintain / update electronic data tools to track materials in transit from domestic and international vendors into Mexico.
• Monitor and report directly to the corporate finance department, monthly, materials in transit purchased in Europe and Asia and still in transit to Mexico.
• Follow up to manual requirements, such type of commodities which based on inventory levels the JDE system is set up to not submit weekly requirements to suppliers.
• Monitor and develop strategies for obsolete material handling stored at HRMX to disposition.
• Maintain traceability on past due requirements and work with vendors to making them liable for additional freight cost whenever the responsibility scope falls into the vendor’s ineffective ability to plan on delivering on time according to purchasing requirements submitted by MMS according to negotiated and set up lead times.
• Follow up on materials flow into HRMX to avoid excess and work with Lean Manufacturing to eliminate excess and develop the Warehouse transformation initiatives.
• Confirm availability on parts to supply service parts orders from sister branch plants in Europe and the U.S.
• Lead materials availability (Allocation) to the materials production scheduling teams to acknowledge customer orders build / ship dates.
• Coordinate and schedule supplier requirements / business reviews to follow up on requirements, demand changes, packaging and delivery problems.
• Participate on TCO projects following up on parts FIFO tracking and engineering changes implementation.
• Participate on CDP&R implementations and provide new and current items changes / development affectivity dates in agile.
• Attend GEMBA meetings and lead projects in pro to building and developing strategies to resolve problems for a production line assigned and mitigate risk.
• Issue RMA POs and follow up on shipment returns to suppliers.
• Resolve invoicing referral issues.
• Support sourcing PPV initiatives and update blanket orders pricing according to sourcing negotiations held.
• Communicate, coordinate and resolve quality problems. This includes reject disposition non-conforming material and CAR tracking. Coordinate resolution of supplier quantity problems (commodity specialist, supplier, product lines, and design engineering).
• Monitor and approve non-standard component part usage.
• Maintain and control usage and replenishment of supply items.

What You'll Bring

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.

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 let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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