Planner II

Overview

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.

Are you a driven person passionate about planning and logistics? At Baxter Healthcare Corporation, we provide an outstanding chance to become a Planner II on our team. This role offers a significant opportunity to influence our organization by collaborating with Scheduling, Purchasing, Warehouse, and Information Systems departments. You will play a key part in reaching our Annual Business and Quality Plans.

Your efforts are essential to achieving targeted results and sustaining top-tier customer service.

• Meet established RM and WIP cash flow inventory dollar goals.
• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule in collaboration with Operations to ensure timely delivery and improve equipment and labor utilization.
• Achieve Production-to-Schedule requirements to support customer service level targets.
• Support Business/Quality Plans for responsible departments, including conversion loss, labor efficiency, overtime, quality, and safety.
• Collaborate with divisions/plants to secure requirements and review changes to plans.
• Secure material/service deliveries from approved suppliers to meet our quality, cost, and receipt date requirements.
• Provide distribution/logistical services of our products both internally and externally through the Warehouse and Inventory Control functions.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Related experience required.
• Proven ability to schedule and prioritize tasks for self and others, manage multiple activities, and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage conflict and be appropriately assertive and persuasive.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a complex organizational structure.
• Basic knowledge of inventory control, purchasing, and warehousing is essential.
• Develop overall business insight and respond effectively to global business issues.
• Key behavioral characteristics include self-motivation, foresight, effective follow-up, self-reliance, patience, and responsibility.
• Develop basic technical knowledge to support various systems efforts and improvements (e.g., J.D. Edwards, Rapid Response).

• Duties may require overtime work, including nights and weekends.
• Use of hands and fingers to manipulate office equipment is required.
• Position requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

Join us to successfully implement central initiatives and contribute to our mission of delivering unparalleled healthcare solutions. At Baxter Healthcare Corporation, we value your expertise and are committed to your professional growth!

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 $80,000 - $100,000 annually. 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 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.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or…