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Specialist, Strategy P2P

Req # JR - 181144 Location Heredia, Provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica Job Category Finance Date posted 08/19/2025
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Overview

This is where your insights influence change. As a member of the Baxter Finance team, you have the critical thinking and analytical mindset that allows you to translate data into meaningful, actionable insights that help teams learn and adapt along the way. We guide our internal partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that move Baxter forward and closer to our mission to save and sustain lives. While you often work independently with your cross-functional team, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support and career mentoring.

  • Support for Parents

  • Continuing Education/ Professional Development

  • Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits

  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

Success Profile

What makes a successful Finance team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

  • Adaptable
  • Analytical
  • Detail-oriented
  • Easygoing
  • Results-driven
  • Team player

Specialist, Strategy P2P

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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.

Your role at Baxter

This position will be responsible for monitor productivity and analyze data for trends/opportunities and make recommendations for operational efficiencies and to support achievement of P2P key performance indicators. Aide on automation and development projects and process improvements. This role reports to the P2P Global Process Owner.

Your Team

At Baxter Healthcare, we value partnership and inclusivity. Join a team that is dedicated to developing quality products with the patient in mind. Work alongside hardworking individuals, explore our diverse product portfolio, and benefit from the mentorship of our encouraging leadership team within our multinational organization!

What you'll be doing

  • Ability to support projects globally and deliver initiatives, tools and automation for all 4 regions.

  • We analyze, understand the root cause of issues, and problem-solve system-related issues.

  • We develop insights on vendor behavior by analyzing the data related to vendor experience and operational performance.

  • We review purchasing behavior and settle if vendors are using outlined procurement strategy and provide data to Procurement

  • We provide valuable data and inputs to optimize purchasing strategies.

  • We contribute to vendor transformation by seeking and developing new arguments.

  • We use template responses to communicate with vendors and internal Baxter staff to correct behavior as needed.

  • We handle critical issues and customer concerns.

  • We create and distribute unique reports based on business needs, internal audits, and business continuity planning.

  • We collaborate and support the Global Process Owners (GPO) on process and systems improvement initiatives, through data collection, analysis and suggested corrective actions.

  • We participate in data gathering and creating daily, weekly, and monthly KPI reporting.

  • We analyze data for trends/opportunities within the digital P2P roadmap.

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, economics, statistical or another related field

  • Effective computer, analytical, and project management skills, BI, Alteryx, Celonis

  • Knowledge of using database systems including an enterprise-grade analytics tool

  • 5+ years of experience in statistical/analytical role, with the responsibility for the preparation of KPI reports and dashboards

  • Experience working with Coupa and JDE (JD Edwards)

  • Experience implementing different vendor purchasing strategies and understanding the value of using different purchasing strategies.

  • Experience in P2P analytics and preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly KPI reports and or dashboards.

  • Experience in procurement, business analysis, or strategic analysis

  • Project management experience to support project timelines, testing, and implementation for all new release testing of P2P software systems.

  • Project management (functional) experience to support project timelines, testing, and implementation for all new release testing of P2P software systems.

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 click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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Meet Monica Weber, Senior Analyst, Finance, Singapore

“Though Finance is often referred to as a support function, I find finance to be a critical aspect of Baxter operations. The finance community is one of the most connected across the globe and, from my experience, highly regarded among business partners. Every project I support or initiative I'm involved in I try to look at the total Baxter picture and understand how it relates to the business and patients. Having that level of insight behind my work drives motivation.”

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“My job has always fascinated me at Baxter. After 33 years of service, this is where I want to continue my career. I have stayed because it is a large company grounded in sound ethics and provides countless opportunities for development and innovation. It is a company that lives, progresses, and constantly develops with time. I have great pleasure in forming professional relationships with my colleagues as we learn from each other’s experiences.”

Meet Joselyn Alvarez, Senior Analyst, Costa Rica

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