Lead, SC Planning System

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.

Saving and sustaining lives by ensuring stability of our Global Supply Chain planning system to ensure on time product availability to satisfy demand from our customers.

The selected candidate will work alongside a team of business process experts and experienced RapidResponse developers. The candidate will use industry standards and best practices to optimize our system architecture and help our customers solve complex business issues with world class solutions.

Responsibilities includes but are not limited to

• Responsible for the architecture of all supply planning functionalities in RapidResponse: (~450 users spread globally)
• Optimize resources to improve system performance and facilitate system maintenance
• Identify opportunities and work with relevant team to optimize user experience in RapidResponse
• Responsible for system modification including workbooks, dashboard, control tables, etc.
• Innovate and bring best-in-class functionalities in RapidResponse
• Manage request of new functionalities to support deployment of RapidResponse to new sites
• Automate non-value-added activities
• Design & configure different resources like automations, scheduled tasks, workbooks, alerts, metrics, scorecards, dashboards, etc.
• Develop workbook, dashboard, scorecards, commands, scripts, perspective, etc.
• Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges
• Assist in the management and delivering of large / mid / small size projects
• Contribute to the continuous development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Provide 3rd level of user support for all RapidResponse functionalities (1st and 2nd levels of user support are RR key users, business process experts and support team)

Requirements

Business knowledge of Supply Chain operation and planning processes such as:

• Demand planning including statistical forecasting
• Master production planning & line load scheduling including capacity planning
• Material requirement planning
• Distribution planning
• S&OP

Deep RapidResponse knowledge of RapidResponse Analytics (hands on experience in any of the planning engine (Optimizer, Heuristic etc.) and expertise in Workbook development)

Overall RapidResponse knowledge of Data Integration & Data Model (data modification, Control Table Configuration, data mapping…)

Skills: critical thinking skills, analytical skills, proactivity, responsibility, pro-active problem-solving attitude, target oriented, travel flexibility to attend meetings and work sessions in different locations, good written and oral communication skills, Skilled at multitasking, able to address various demand streams simultaneously

Education And / Or Experience

• Fluent English: writing, reading and speaking.
• University degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management or equivalent level by career with at least five years in planning & information systems.
• Experience in RapidResponse: Kinaxis RapidResponse Administration Level 1 & Author Level 1 certifications (or Integration Consultant level 1); or equivalent by 3-5 years of experience
• APICS certification is a plus.

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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