Deployment Specialist

Baxter International Inc. • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

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 The Deployment Specialist is responsible for the daily replenishment planning and management of product deployment from the Global Logistics Center (GLC) to local Distribution Center. Provides support to ensure the daily deployment plan is completed and works closely with the Network Planners, GLC, Transportation, 3PL's, and Carriers. This role maintains, leads and executes the deployment plan to support needs and meet objectives. The Deployment Specialist manages and drives the daily product distribution and replenishments loads using the following systems: DRP Plan from Rapid Response, Transportation Warehouse Optimization (TWO), LEAN Logistics, Warehouse Management System (WMS), and JDE. Your Team Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to complex problems! Each day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to tackle. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of applicable professional experience required
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and function as a liaison with key partners
• Capability to analyze large amounts of data to identify solutions to delays or other issues
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, execute daily tasks on a timely basis, and basic project management skills
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communications
• Ability to solve complex problems and identify solutions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
• Must be able to work with a high degree of independence and be a self-starter

Responsibilities

• Execute the daily deployment plan
• Determine finished good inventory levels based upon inventory strategies and business rules.
• Monitor code level inventory at the GLC and Distribution Centers to meet service targets and business level objectives
• Lead the deployment of short supply product to ensure quick recovery of inventory position in the network
• Manage inbound and outbound deployments in 3PL facilities as required
• Partner with planning and GLC teams to better understand forecast and determine appropriate distribution plans
• Ensure replenishment load trailers are fully used based upon freight requirements by manually handling product deployment
• Interact with Customer Service and Marketing regarding product EDAVs to minimize expedited shipping cost and customer impact
• Work to develop shipping schedules for replenishment loads to optimize truck load replenishment and meet service targets
• Work with Transportation and Logistics to minimize freight and handling costs based on business requirements
• Manage product conversion, new product launch into the distribution network

Benefits

• Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.
• Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level