Vp Of Supply Chain

Job Description

Job Description

Scope of Job: The primary objective of this critical role is to lead Supply Chain and Procurement functions within Baxters North America. The role will deliver the S&OP process development, strategic supply chain planning, procurement/strategic sourcing with supplier management and overall supply chain operations within the BNA organization.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Lead the Supply Chain structure, processes & the development of systems to establish a new heightened level of efficiency and quality of delivery across all Supply Chain functions.
• Ensure that the Supply Chain plays an integral leadership role in engaging with customer/sales needs, which are synergistically reflected in effective production plans, inventory builds & purchasing strategies delivering lowest cost and optimized service level
• Provide robust leadership across the full Supply Chain, including but not limited to: Inventory Management, Purchasing, Customer Service, consolidated Forecasting/Demand Planning.
• Provide support and leadership on all business-related procurement contracting requirements, including logistics, MRO, consumables, and capex.
• Provide site-based teams support and governance on Warehousing, Distribution & Logistics requirements in line with S&OP outputs
• Provide leadership and co-piloting design and implementation of S&OP+ signature process within North America. Represent Supply operational, forward planning and technical inputs into the business S&OP process, specifically for new product introductions, supply response to demand requests within capacity utilization and help to shape activity management lead-times for project execution.
• Ensure an effective Supply Planning and Procurement management evaluation of the portfolio choices
• Lead the Procurement function and implement Strategic Sourcing Category management system to drive the supply chain bottom line (prime savings through scale and contract management).
• Integrate business capital asset additions and acquisitions as needed. Ensure procurement systems clearly highlight variances enabling business recovery via financial execution.
• Incorporate/develop a “best-in-class” purchasing strategy, with developing robust supplier relationships at its core, along with establishing an “early warning system” to monitor cost reduction opportunities obsolescence and vendor performance
• Develop the supply chain organization structure and lead development of Supply centralized demand planning, supporting site-based factory scheduling functional processes, including implementation of formalized rate input system for the planning process.
• Develop the supply chain metrics and dashboards. Set standards for a central planning operating system, taking into