IT Specialist (JDE)

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world.

You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your role at Baxter

Provide functional leadership for design, delivery, and support of the JDE 9.2 manufacturing and related functions in Americas.

Deep technical knowledge and experience with JDE implementation & support in a complex global environment. Partner closely with the business and other IT teams to develop, deliver and support enhancements and integrations that align with business requirements and Baxter standards.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the functional design, implementation, and support of JDE based solutions that address business requirements and meet Baxter standards.
• Provide end to end support for JDE Manufacturing and related procurement and inventory modules to ensure business continuity.
• Responsible for establishing proactive maintenance processes, monitoring capabilities, performance metrics and SLAs for solution integrations.
• Assist the system support team to drive root cause analysis on incidents and identify remediation to avoid future occurrences.
• Participate in large, sophisticated, projects following Agile and / or SDLC methodologies.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and cost estimates for IT scope. Accountable for completing work you're doing and collaborate with business and IT teams to finish the project work.
• Participate with business and IT to set technology strategy and roadmap.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new technology solutions or improvements to existing technologies that support business and IT strategy.
• Support development of business case for technology justification.
• Collaborate with Product Owner to manage product backlog, prioritize projects and improvements based on impact and alignment with goals and strategy Serve as the liaison between business and IT.
• Work directly with business partners to identify requirements and engage IT partners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Develop System documentation including specifications, procedures, and training materials Develop, prepare, review and document testing requirements and test data for complex system testing.
• Identify and implement process improvements in the application architecture and / or infrastructure of the existing systems.
• Participate in the building of new and ongoing application vendor relationships.
• Provide input for contract negotiations.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience with Supply Chain business processes
• 7+ years of JDE technical / functional experience in global environments. Preferred JDE 9.2 in a validated environment
• Manufacturing and Distribution modules required
• Proficiency within SDLC and Agile methodology
• Hands-on experience with application and performance monitoring tools
• Solid project management skills and experience deploying technology globally
• Experience with validation procedures and security governance
• Experience designing and implementing testing models and Standard Operating Procedures
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to develop creative solutions that solve complex technical and business challenges
• Ability to establish good relationships and work multi-functionally with a variety of business and technical team members at all levels
• Ability to function in ambiguous circumstances and demonstrate flexibility

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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