Senior Manager IT Procurement

Baxter • Deerfield, IL

2d • Hybrid

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 For you, it’s all about the people. As a Sr. Manager IT Procurement, your impact on patient care is always top of mind. Your desire for challenging, mission-driven work and eagerness to meet unforeseen challenges head-on provide robust opportunities to grow your career as a business-focused IT partner. Baxter trusts and appreciates your curious and collaborative problem-solving nature. You enjoy taking ownership of processes that enable the business to work and serve our customers more efficiently. A global transformation is happening across our IT function—one where we are intentionally and thoughtfully reimagining how we partner with the business. Your expertise is a welcome addition and will be crucial in developing fresh solutions to optimize our technology for all of Baxter. You enjoy seeing the connection between the future and today as we look to simplify our technology landscape. Your past experiences and enthusiasm for innovation will help us streamline systems and initiatives, break down IT silos and work in an agile, hyper-collaborative model. To drive transformation, we will work smarter, not harder—which means you will be able to focus on value-driven outcomes while gaining regular exposure to the business as you grow your career with Baxter.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Information Technology or Business Management
• Minimum 8+ years of category management experience with multinational organizations
• Previous experience sourcing Information Technology with an emphasis on Software/SaaS
• Proven experience in people, stakeholder and project management
• Ability to coordinate multiple parallel sourcing initiatives across different business groups
• Very strong analytic and negotiation skills
• Business sense and ability to develop critical thinking
• Experience in contracting includes but not be limited to Master Service Agreements, SaaS and Software License Agreements, Statements of Work, Amendments and NDAs
• Deep understanding of Procurement standard processes, supply markets, suppliers and products
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and matrix environment
• Sophisticated understanding of pricing and licensing models and contracts terms

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal partners and use these relationships to create and lead category strategies, pipeline items and short/medium/long-term goals to support the ongoing delivery of product pipeline.
• Lead the supplier selection, risk assessment and contract negotiation process for key projects.
• Ensure that appropriate Supplier Relationship Management programs are in place for strategic and critical suppliers in the concerned categories of spend
• Provide regular progress updates to Senior Leadership and to key internal partners
• Lead negotiations across critical, complex and strategic supplier agreements using strong value-based techniques
• Monitor, track and report on savings and incremental value of sourcing activities
• Stimulate and support innovation by using the supplier base, regularly reviewing market developments, and mobilizing the appropriate internal network
• Be an encouraging leader within the organization on key solutions in the marketplace consistently ensuring that Vantive has line of sight to current trends in cost management

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

What This Job Offers

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