Job Description

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.

About Baxter's Cleveland, MS Facility:

Cleveland's technology and automation is cutting edge. It is the U.S. sole source for plastic pour bottles, glass IV bottles, and various reconstitution devices. This facility produces several major product lines with a diverse array of automated manufacturing technologies ranging from bottle solution filling, injection molding, tubing extrusion, and device assembly. Our Cleveland plant has been an integral part of Baxter for over 70 years. The work is challenging and rewarding, as Baxter offers competitive compensation and benefits. Baxter encourages and values every employee and believes that all can contribute to advancing healthcare for patients; work to be proud of.

Your role at Baxter:

This is where your insights influence change.

This position is a key role in the Engineering Services Function. Primary focus will be as a liaison between site project managers and finance to ensure that capital projects are managed to budget, capital project purchase orders are issued/tracked correctly, vendor lead times & deliverables are tracked, invoicing/billing is timely and accurate to meet capital spending commitments. You will also provide administrative support and have reporting duties. You'll liaise with vendors across multiple active projects to support individual project managers in meeting timelines and capital spending commitments.

Your belief in hard work, critical thinking, and analytical approach is essential in understanding the big picture as well as collaborating on solutions. Though your talent is needed across a wide array of work environments, your preference is working at a large, stable company. One that appreciates your skills and actively invests in your career.

Your Team:

Baxter is a large, global company that provides rich opportunities to develop professionally and learn from one another. Our mission to save and sustain lives is backed by a strong business model and over 90 years of success and growth.

As our company's mission comes to life, it brings vast amounts of data with it. The finance organization has the responsibility and privilege of translating this data into meaningful, practical insights to help teams learn and adapt along the way.

Our team enables leaders and partnering groups to understand the financial implications that their business decisions are projecting to be or are resulting in. We guide these partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that help move Baxter forward and closer to the overall mission.

As we work toward our common purpose, we lean on our colleagues for their expertise and collaborate to get work done. As an internal partner to the business, the finance team builds relationships and functions as a thought partner, providing expertise and reliability along the way. This function is friendly and helpful, largely due to the cross-collaborative nature of the roles. While you often work independently with your partner, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support or guidance.

What we offer from Day One

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

• 160 hours of Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• 401K match

• Paid Parental Leave

• Tuition Reimbursement

What you'll be doing:

• Make buying decisions from various suppliers.

• Develop vendor Scope of Work (SOW) documents and obtaining quotations for work.

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of suppliers, industries, technologies, manufacturing processes, and procurement strategies for assigned project work.

• Analyze quotations to ensure that proposals meet Global Procurement requirements. Strong negotiation skills are required to communicate requirements to potential suppliers and to establish a win-win relationship for all involved.

• Demonstrate knowledge of procurement and associated procurement management systems. Develop skills and obtain knowledge in project management, negotiation, and contract terms and conditions.

• Manage Purchase Orders (PO's) from requisition to final payment, as required for construction and other services, equipment, and materials. Match receipts with invoices and verify actual receivable to the PO.

• Manage and analyze appropriate reports showing Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) on a per-project basis and for overall site capital spending.

• Manage and analyze monthly spending reports. Consolidate actual project spending financials with analysis of results.

• Manage resolution of procurement problems related to projects and minimize delays or unexpected cost increases.

• Collaborate with Finance Team to ensure Capital Forecast/Plan Accuracy.

• Manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.

• Drive Continuous Improvement Activities.

• Interface with plant and corporate groups as well as contractors and vendors.

• Adhere to and maintain all department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), forms, logbooks.

• Ensure work area is maintained/organized to 6S standards.

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills.

• Proficient with entire MS Office Suite and demonstrate intermediate level key boarding skills.

• Knowledge of procurement practices and techniques.

• Ability to understand and communicate with technical personnel on financial aspects of project work.

• Ability to interact with team members at all levels of the organization in a professional manner.

• Ability to manage multiple commitments and competing priorities.

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

• Must be able to comply with all cleanroom Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for areas of manufacturing where work needs to be done.

• Must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime work, as needed to support manufacturing activities.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or country equivalent).

• 1+ years relevant experience.

• C.P.M. and/or CPIM certification is preferred.

• Experience with computer-based accounting systems (JDE, Maximo, Coupa) is preferred.

• Pharmaceutical/FDA manufacturing industry background is preferred.

• Construction procurement experience with industrial, mechanical, electrical contractors, and/or manufacturing equipment suppliers is preferred.

• The ability to read and interpret technical blueprints is a plus.

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 is $33,000 - $76,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than that 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. 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.

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The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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. EEO is the Law EEO is the law - Poster Supplement Pay Transparency Policy

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