Inventory Specialist

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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 at Baxter

The Inventory Specialist will be responsible for managing and maintaining accurate inventory levels within the warehouse and production areas. This role involves receiving, inspecting, and documenting inventory, as well as ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. The Inventory Specialist plays a critical role in optimizing inventory management processes to support Baxter's mission of delivering high-quality healthcare products. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage and maintain accurate inventory levels of medical equipment, including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. 

• Execute and confirm transfer orders 

• Physically moving parts as necessary to ensure system accuracy to reality 

• Receive and inspect incoming inventory to assess its condition and verify quantities against purchase orders. 

• Update inventory management systems to reflect stock movements, including receipts, transfers, and adjustments. 

• Conduct regular cycle counts and physical inventory audits to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies. 

• Implement and maintain inventory control systems, including inventory tracking software, to ensure accurate and up-to-date inventory levels. 

• Moving to quality hold and MRB when product is on a hold. 

• Moving back to inventory when product is released. 

• Conduct regular cycle counts and physical inventory audits to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies 

• Perform daily cycle counts in potentially multiple ERPs. 

• Perform ad hoc cycle counts as needed by members of the Supply Chain team. 

• Report out daily cycle count accuracy and work with the team to troubleshoot root causes. 

• Conduct regular inventory analysis to identify trends, optimize inventory levels, and minimize waste. 

• Generate and analyze reports to provide insights into inventory levels, trends, and performance. 

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, such as FDA guidelines, and company policies and procedures. 

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, and logistics, to ensure smooth inventory management and delivery of medical equipment. 

• Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors to address any challenges or issues related to inventory control. 

• Participate in team meetings and training sessions to stay updated on company policies and procedures. 

• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure timely and efficient delivery of medical equipment and raw materials. 

• Foster effective communication between various departments including Production, Commercial, Procurement, and Quality, amongst others, to ensure alignment with production goals including (but not limited): 

• Identify major inventory discrepancies, Part outages and Kanban thresholds.
• Identify opportunities for process enhancements to improve inventory accuracy and efficiency. 

• Assist in the development and implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for inventory management. 

• Use lean principles to drive continuous improvement initiatives within the inventory control process. 

• Proactively contributes to zero harm in the workplace for all employees by complying with legal and corporate (EHS) Environmental Health & Safety requirements, safe work practices, and EHS policies and procedures consistently.  

• Report all hazards, near misses and incidents as soon as practicable and participate in identifying actions to prevent harm from occurring to our people and/or our environment.  

• Employees at every level are responsible for quality (GMP), Good Manufacturing Processes and regulatory performance in the department to ensure quality program complian