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Job type full-time
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This is where you save and sustain lives
At baxter, we are deeply connected by our missionNo matter your role at baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the worldYou’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 homeFor 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 otherThis is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission.
Summary: you will play a critical leadership role on baxter’s fulfillment team, which provides the warehousing and logistics services necessary to deliver life-saving and sustaining products and services to our patients and healthcare providers.
The director, global warehousing excellence position is baxter’s recognized expert in modern warehousing design and operations, and leader of the global warehousing center of excellenceThrough partnerships with the regional warehouse leaders, this position will be responsible for creating significant value for baxter’s patients, healthcare providers, and stakeholders by defining “what great looks like” for global warehouse design and operations, as well as provide global support to execute on the vision.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Facilitate the establishment and development of a virtual center of excellence lead the global warehousing virtual center of excellence (vcoe)Create a true partnership with and between the regional warehouse leaders.
Be the creator and keeper for baxter’s vision of the warehouse of the future for both baxter managed operations as well as our 3rd party partners.
Define and deliver operational excellence, including industry benchmarksWork with regions to develop global operating standards, including kpi’s and operating mechanisms.
Collaborate and develop strategy & innovation in our warehouses- including technologies to improve efficiencies, resiliency, and future-proof our operations.
Identify opportunities to enable the fulfillment team to deliver on all corporate sustainability goals and improve our carbon footprint across the network.
Assist regional leaders in ensuring warehouses adhere to good distribution practices (cgdp).
Develop make vsBuy decision standards for warehousing operations; support regional decisions.
Develop and implement 3pl management practices and standards.
Develop and implement medical hardware management standards.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in logistics, operations, or a related field, masters degree highly preferred.
10+ years experience in warehousing operations; 5+ years experience leading operational teams in a multinational organizationPreferred experience within a fda regulated warehouse.
Strategic plan development and execution; including digitization and automation initiatives- including technology selection and business case development.
Experience with data analytics and benchmarking, including use of digital tools / applications to create effective dashboards.
Experience leading large and / or global e2e supply chain optimization projects i.eDc migrations, global waste reduction efforts, etcWith broad scope, cross functional nature.
Robust experience in leading organizations through internal control audits i.eSarbanes-oxley, quality and regulatory.
Financially acumen- ability to understands how to drive positive results on both income statements and balance sheets and generate business cases for capital expenditures.
Ability to travel 10-15%; international.
This position can be located remotely within the us, except for colorado.
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