Overview
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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.
Duties and responsibilities
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.
Education
college graduate (international trading, industrial engineer, administration engineering degree).
Fluent english language to lead business discussions.
Experience
2 or more years materials experience directly or indirectly as planner / buyer or equivalent combination of education and experience with logistics departments.
Knowledge on logistics/customs inbound for materials procurement mexico, u.s., europe, asia.
Must be able to perform effectively the mms role while being auto disciplined to set up priorities.
Requires proven knowledge of use of personal computer including microsoft office programs and production scheduling software.
Qualifications
communicates well with internal and external customers.
Interested to building a professional career in materials, logistics, business negotiations.
Fast learner.
Works well under pressure.
Maintains and regains positive attitude.
Analytical skills.
Self-motivated.
Proven skills to be a proactive person who generates ideas to resolving materials problems and find alternatives while working with different background peers.
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
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Seniority level
mid-senior level
employment type
full-time
job function
business development and sales
industries
medical equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and hospitals and health care
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