Senior Director Of Procurement Systems And Apply
Vantive: A New Company Built On Our LegacyBaxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don't settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients' lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.* Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.Sr Director, Procurement Systems and AnalyticsResponsible for developing strategy and leading change management across global business processes. This position will lead the process and analytics team on enabling the procurement organization through process consistency and advanced analytics. The position will be responsible for the strategic direction of quantitative and analytics methods to develop actionable insights to drive value and improve procurement operations.This position has global responsibility for Systems & Master Data deployment and management, ESG, Diversity and CoE Procurement Operations, knowledge management that includes people, process, and continuous improvement along with data and analytics.Key Responsibilities* Lead the strategic direction to implement all new policies, procedures, business processes, business systems and as well implement robust data analytics capabilities in the global procurement organization.* Lead collaborative efforts across business groups, functional teams, at multi levels to provide stable foundation for procedures & processes that will enable execution of Business & Supply goals.* Drives, develops, and tracks departmental KPIs. Uses data to drive continuous improvement including identifying opportunities, facilitating improvement activity, and leading change through the business process analytics system.* Develop and grow Procurement data analytics across multiple technology platforms and partners.* Collaborate with supply chain and business leaders to define the strategy for operationalizing and scaling analytics solutions* Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure current processes are maintained, new processes are documented and implemented, and efficiencies are achieved.* Creates, delivers, and leads the strategic direction for Master Data Management and Category Management, providing accurate, consistent, and complete master data across the organization.* Leads overall business process, business system usage and reporting that provides accurate, consistent, and complete master data across the organization.* Creates Procurement's Transaction strategy and drives the P2P System Strategy to gain greater efficiencies.* Develops and maintains practices, procedures, and tools to conduct process definition, measurement, and improvement.* Develop analytic methods to keep pace with Procurement's continuing growth & increasing responsibilities.Qualifications:* Bachelor's Degree; MBA desirable. CPM preferred.* Minimum 15 years' relevant business experience with at least 10 years as a manager. Global experience desirable.* High level technical aptitude. systems, process improvement, continuous improvement skills necessary.* 10+ years' experience producing high quality, well-regarded, analytics and insights.* Ability to think strategically and globally; ability to manage diverse stakeholder interests and expectations.* Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.* Strong decision maker surrounding multi-million-dollar contracts and agreements and major policies.* Excellent project management skills to drive projects to closure and complete on-time.* Risk management skill set required to drive innovative solutions and problem-solving analysis and resolutionWe 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 $208,000 - $312,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than 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. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commission, and/or long-term incentive . 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.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 OpportunityBaxter 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 LawEEO is the law - Poster SupplementPay Transparency PolicyReasonable AccommodationsBaxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. 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