Senior Procurement Analyst
Baxter InternationalThis 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. Your Role at Baxter At Baxter, procurement is more than sourcing and process management. It is a critical function that helps ensure our teams have the resources, partnerships, and operational excellence needed to deliver life-saving healthcare products to patients around the world. As a Procurement Analyst, you will help strengthen the foundation of our global procurement organization by improving processes, governance, communication, and performance measurement. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with procurement leaders across the globe, drive meaningful improvements, and contribute to transforming procurement into a world-class function that supports better outcomes for customers, patients, and the business. As a Senior Procurement Analyst, you will play an important role in advancing procurement excellence across Baxter's global organization. Partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders and procurement teams, you will help develop and improve policies, processes, governance frameworks, and performance metrics that support operational effectiveness and compliance. Your work will enable more informed decision-making, enhance collaboration, and create sustainable improvements that strengthen procurement capabilities across the enterprise. What You'll Be Doing Create standard processes and methods related to the development and maintenance of global procurement policy governance and procedures Assess the effectiveness of policy governance and develop processes for continuous improvement Analyze reporting data (policy compliance, procurement spend data) and track, analyze and modify and deploy changes for KPIs in order to improve and achieve actual performance versus targeted performance- measuring and monitoring Develop and manage key communication and change management activities related to adoption of the framework and governance for policies and procedures Develop supplier communications and continually evaluate/improve for increased effectiveness Define business flows and processes on small projects related to policy and governance, as well as other procurement functions Lead small Procurement optimization process improvement projects Own the ongoing evaluation, improvement, updates and maintenance of Procurement SharePoint Site, Yammer, and other related collaboration tools/systems. Ensure all Procurement policy and process documentation is up to date and readily available for knowledge sharing and training purposes. Participate in compliance and audit activities as required. What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree required 2- 3 years of work experience preferred Experience with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools: SharePoint, OneDrive, Yammer Project management experience and strong organizational skills and detail orientation Exceptional knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, and computers/systems Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills Experience in a regulated and highly technical environment preferred, such as experience in the Automotive, Aerospace, OEM, and/or Medical Device industries. We understand compensation is an important factor as yo…