Market Planner

About the role

The Market Planner at Baxter is responsible for managing inventory at the country or cluster level, ensuring that supply aligns with client needs, especially for imported goods. This role works closely with sales, customer support, quality, network planners, and fulfillment teams to resolve discrepancies and drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Manage import or manufactured finished goods, equipment, and spare parts through relationships with international and inter‑company suppliers.
• Develop and implement market‑specific deployment plans.
• Analyze and report inventory variance, owning KPI achievement for inventory level, cash flow, service level, backorder, discard, and supply‑chain expenses.
• Communicate low‑coverage supply issues and back‑order risks to the commercial team and lead commercial meetings.
• Monitor, track, and expedite inbound purchase orders, coordinating with network planners, logistics, transportation, and warehousing.
• Support system parameter changes (lead times, safety stock, QA releases) and activities related to change controls, import licenses, product launches, and phase‑outs.
• Identify and execute improvement projects to optimize inventory levels.

Required profile

• Experience handling inventory exceptions at country or cluster level.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to report and act on inventory variance.
• Ability to collaborate across sales, quality, logistics, and planning functions.
• Proactive communication skills for managing supply risks.

Required skills