Sr Buyer Planner

Your Role at Baxter

Responsible for planning, procurement, inventory optimization, and supplier management activities to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations while meeting service, inventory, and financial objectives. Leads cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, Finance, Logistics, and Suppliers to support production requirements, mitigate supply risks, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and achieve business goals through effective use of ERP/MRP systems and data-driven decision making. Manages Customer orders (IPSO) and communications. Follow up, lead, or implement projects related to MIP or process improvements. Purchases assigned materials, equipment, and supplies while optimizing inventory and production capabilities.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform the required activities to complete the purchasing cycle (as required by Rapid Response analysis) of all assigned materials by specifying quality revisions (when applicable), communicating transportation logistics, indicating ship dates, expediting as needed to have materials ready to support manufacturing operations.
• Maintain Inventory and turns goals within planned expectations. Perform any required changes to achieve goals successfully.
• Execute planning process to maintain required inventory.
• Partner with warehouse traffic or logistics to assure resolution products or materials are delivered to site.
• Monitor the Purchase Price Variance for the assigned parts and develop a strategy to eliminate or minimize any negative effect.
• Control all In-Bound freight expenses by complete adherence to the latest published Baxter traffic routing guide. Monitor reports for any deviations.
• Provide accurate information on all purchases, stock or inbound materials to operations or end user.
• Work with supplier quality on any quality related issues for incoming materials. Perform necessary actions to avoid impact to operations.
• Conduct routine meetings with key suppliers or customers in order to review each one's performance, based on quality of goods, unit price, transportation logistics adherence, delivery date compliance and cost reduction opportunities.
• Participation in the annual contract review and yearly open orders negotiation as required.
• Coordination of any defective materials returns to supplier in an effective and quick manner.
• Maintain accurate purchasing files for all active orders, including logs (when applicable).
• Comply with all the applicable Baxter Corporate Purchasing Guidelines.
• Prepare analysis reports on shortage and supplier delivery non-compliance conditions.
• Prepare reports on monthly purchasing and planning activity including estimated saving /cost avoidance.
• Participate on MRB meetings and report on excess and obsolescence risks, excess inventory and applicable branch plant inventory.
• Develop excellent business relationships with all key suppliers or customers.
• Perform the required activities to complete the daily/monthly/yearly planning cycle for all assigned products. Maintain required planning parameters.
• Perform capacity analysis as required and provide volumes to stakeholders as required. Meet service and inventory targets.
• Responsible for conducting EHS inspections to identify and correct safety hazards and environmental aspects. Follow the EHS applicable procedures, and analyze EHS incidents (including near misses) to find causes and take corrective action.
• Manage projects of a complex nature, identify resources needed and develop project plan.
• Observe data privacy and confidentiality rules.
• Participate on Zone control meetings and perform assigned Gemba walks.
• Identify supply chain risks including single-source suppliers, capacity constraints, transportation disruptions, and material shortages. Develop and implement mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply and minimize manufacturing interruptions.
• Maintain planning and procurement master data including lead times, safety stock parameters, sourcing information, and supplier records in Rapid Response (Maestro) system. Ensure integrity of material planning data to support accurate MRP and purchasing outputs.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in Material Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, or Manufacturing Supply Chain.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.
• Experience in ERP systems and advanced supply chain analytics is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Strong knowledge and experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, MRP Planning, Inventory Optimization, and supply chain analytics, leveraging tools such as Kinaxis Rapid Response and Advanced Excel to drive data-driven decision-making and operational excellence.