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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.\nOur 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.\nHere, you will find more than just a job-you will find purpose and pride.\nSenior Procurement Specialist - Professional Services (Global Role)\nIncirect Procurement.\nThis position will be responsible for leading and supporting procurement excellence and driving best value for the categories under management, with key focus on cost, quality, and service. This role involves project management across several functions, business units and global sites and collaborating closely with business partners at the senior level to define priorities, establish strategic and tactical objectives, support the development of a multi-year category roadmap ensuring accurate alignment of requirements and supply base. Additionally, the leader in this role will continuously and proactively investigate new suppliers/technologies as inputs into our value funnel, supporting our organizational goals while helping to improve patient outcomes.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nCollaborate with internal partners and use these relationships to support the implementation of category strategies, pipeline items and short/medium/long-term goals to support the ongoing delivery of value pipeline.\nPerform in depth spend analysis and market analysis on targeted areas of spend.\nSupport your Manager or Sr Manager in the development and execution of annual savings plans.\nDevelop RFI/RFPs and lead negotiations for key spend areas to achieve short-term and long-term savings targets.\nSupport and if required lead cross functional teams to successfully drive complex sourcing projects.\nRegister the projects pipeline in the appropriate sourcing tools and provide regular reporting as to their status and expected benefits.\nLead and support the supplier selection, risk assessment and contract negotiation process for key projects as assigned by the Manager or Sr Manager.\nCommunicate in a professional and effective way with internal and external stakeholders (senior management and cross functional teams) to ensure the necessary buy-in for the sourcing projects.\nApply appropriate competitive cost and process benchmarks, financial analysis, and risk management techniques to solve complex issues.\nSupport in the implementation of the defined sourcing strategy and preferred suppliers.\nGenerate regular reports for the category lead concerning the categories of spend under your responsibility.\nDrive effective Supplier Relationship Management with key suppliers and monitor performance.\nStimulate and support innovation by using the supplier base, regularly reviewing market developments, and mobilizing the appropriate internal network. \nWhat you'll bring:\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, Engineering or related areas required.\nIntermediate or advanced English\nMinimum 3 years of category experience. With multinational organizations a plus.\nProven experience in people, stakeholder, and project management.\nAbility to coordinate multiple parallel sourcing initiatives across different business groups.\nStrong analytic and negotiation skills.\nBusiness sense and ability to develop critical thinking.\nExperience in contracting includes but not be limited to Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Amendments and NDAs.\nAbility to work in a multi-cultural and matrix environment.\nUnderstanding of Procurement standard processes, supply markets, suppliers and products.\nUnderstanding of pricing models and contracts terms.\nWhat we offer:\nPermanent contract after 3-months'\nCompetitive salary\nAnnual bonus\nMedical Care\nLife Insurance\nChristmas bonus\nCo-financing for corrective glasses and lenses\nNewborn baby bonus ( one-off benefit )\nEmployee Stock Purchase Program ESP\nPPE program with very attractive conditions available for each employee after 3 months.\nHoliday allowance\nTheater tickets at a reduced price\nEducational support: fully covered language courses (English or other languages according to business needs), financial certifications (ACCA, CIMA).\n2 additional days off (conditional)\nEmployee referral program\nMultisport card\nCafeteria-style plan ( 300 PLN net monthly)\nEmployee referral program\nAnnual Award related to Baxter’s Global Cultural Values\nLifelong learning opportunity: Possibilities for development on a personal and professional level\nFriendly atmosphere.\nAttractive office location, next to the PKP Powiśle station.\nPPE program with very attractive conditions available for each employee after 3 months.\nWorking for a global pharma/med tech leader.\nHybrid working model ( 3 days on Site)\nWe 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 minimum salary for this position is 176 000,00 PLN annually. Your initial pay could be at the minimum or higher based on skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors, all of which are subject to change. This position may also be eligible for competitive benefits, discretionary bonuses, and/or long-term incentive. 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.\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nBaxter 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.\nReasonable Accommodations\nBaxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.\nRecruitment Fraud Notice\nBaxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. 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