Sr Market Planner

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 at Baxter:
As a Sr Market Planner at Baxter, you will contribute importantly to ensuring smooth product availability and inventory control at the country or cluster level. This remarkable opportunity allows you to manage supply and demand, lower supply risks, and encourage clear communication within cross-functional teams.
Join us in delivering outstanding healthcare solutions!
What you’ll be doing:
Manage the supply of finished goods, equipment, and spare parts through coordination with internal and external suppliers.
Develop and complete inventory deployment plans to ensure product availability and efficient stock levels.
Monitor inventory performance, analyzing variances, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Ensure achievement of key supply chain metrics, including service levels, backorders, inventory targets, and cost performance.
Manage purchase orders and coordinate inbound shipments to ensure timely product availability.
Collaborate with Planning, Logistics, Warehousing, Customer Service, Quality, and Commercial teams to resolve supply issues.
Lead supply risk management efforts, implementing mitigation plans and allocation strategies when necessary.
Support product launches, lifecycle changes, and continuous improvement initiatives passionate about inventory optimization and cost savings.
What you’ll bring:
Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields preferred).
Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with planning or ERP systems.
English proficiency is required.
3-5 years of experience related to supply chain management - warehousing, distribution, logistics, transportation, customer service, and/or inventory planning is required.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Strong customer focus and dedicated approach.
Continuous improvement approach and problem-solving orientation.
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.
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