À propos de ce poste Senior Manager IT Procurement chez Baxter
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
For you, it’s all about the people. As a Sr. Manager IT Procurement, your impact on patient care is always top of mind. Your desire for challenging, mission-driven work and eagerness to meet unforeseen challenges head-on provide robust opportunities to grow your career as a business-focused IT partner. Baxter trusts and appreciates your curious and collaborative problem-solving nature. You enjoy taking ownership of processes that enable the business to work and serve our customers more efficiently.
A global transformation is happening across our IT function—one where we are intentionally and thoughtfully reimagining how we partner with the business. Your expertise is a welcome addition and will be crucial in developing fresh solutions to optimize our technology for all of Baxter. You enjoy seeing the connection between the future and today as we look to simplify our technology landscape. Your past experiences and enthusiasm for innovation will help us streamline systems and initiatives, break down IT silos and work in an agile, hyper-collaborative model. To drive transformation, we will work smarter, not harder—which means you will be able to focus on value-driven outcomes while gaining regular exposure to the business as you grow your career with Baxter.
What you'll be doing
Collaborate with internal partners and use these relationships to create and lead category strategies, pipeline items and short/medium/long-term goals to support the ongoing delivery of product pipeline.
Lead the supplier selection, risk assessment and contract negotiation process for key projects.
Ensure that appropriate Supplier Relationship Management programs are in place for strategic and critical suppliers in the concerned categories of spend
Provide regular progress updates to Senior Leadership and to key internal partners
Lead negotiations across critical, complex and strategic supplier agreements using strong value-based techniques
Monitor, track and report on savings and incremental value of sourcing activities
Stimulate and support innovation by using the supplier base, regularly reviewing market developments, and mobilizing the appropriate internal network
Be an encouraging leader within the organization on key solutions in the marketplace consistently ensuring that Vantive has line of sight to current trends in cost management
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Information Technology or Business Management
Minimum 8+ years of category management experience with multinational organizations
Previous experience sourcing Information Technology with an emphasis on Software/SaaS
Proven experience in people, stakeholder and project management
Ability to coordinate multiple parallel sourcing initiatives across different business groups
Very strong analytic and negotiation skills
Business sense and ability to develop critical thinking
Experience in contracting includes but not be limited to Master Service Agreements, SaaS and Software License Agreements, Statements of Work, Amendments and NDAs
Deep understanding of Procurement standard processes, supply markets, suppliers and products
Ability to work in a multi-cultural and matrix environment
Sophisticated understanding of pricing and licensing models and contracts terms
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 is144,000-198,000 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 discretionary bonuses. 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.
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.
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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
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