Network 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. 

As a Network Planner for our Baxter Thetford Plant you will evaluate materials and resource availability in a timely manner, responsible for inventory levels, releasing production orders as needed, coordinating builds and providing status updates to management. Playing a key role within the supply chain to use their knowledge of planning and inventory management to ensure Baxter customer orders are delivered accurately and according to schedule.

This role will be based from our Thetford site, standard hours are Monday – Friday 37.5hrs & you will receive a competitive salary and we offer the below benefits.

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

•  Employee discount scheme

• Blue light card

• Progression opportunities

• Subsided canteen             

• Westfield healthcare

• Up to 8% pension contribution

• Employee assistance programme

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulate & Communicate short to mid-term tactical plans that balance supply & demand

• Align transfer orders to demand and send to ERP &/or local shipping system for execution

• Review transfer order exceptions and cancel, decrease or postpone orders if necessary

• Apply scenario planning & collaboration, demonstrating rapid response functionality and tools

• Collaborate with Plant Schedulers, Demand planners, W&D, Market Planners, Cluster fulfilment, Commercial & Manufacturing to resolve supply risks & issues

• Lead OPLAN review with key partners

• Support the Network manager with regional and/or Global SI&OP input.

• Monitor supply chain performance, review & approve planning parameters and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Be accountable for achieving Inventory targets

• Provide input to Financial planning and forecasting processes

Experience required:

• Experience in supply chain management - warehousing, distribution, logistics, transportation, customer service or inventory planning would be preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain preferable but not essential

• Strong analytical skills and ability to judge when to deep dive –

• Proven collaborator management skills (including influencing, communication negotiating)) and experience in a geographically diverse, matrix organisation.

• Basic Project management skill and lean/continuous improvement.

• Procurement planning: in-depth understanding of how to control inventory levels based on Re-Order Point/Lead Time/safety stock

• Demand, Sales & Operations planning

• Understanding of all aspects of the financial impact of supply chain activity including profitability, turns, service level & inventory control

• Solutions driven with the ability to simplify the complex & drive speedy optimal business scenario planning & decision making

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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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