**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.**Summary**:- As a core member of the Corporate Operational Excellence team, this person will support OpEx deployment at the Americas Region. This includes program deployment and support across the plants. This individual should be a strong team player with highly developed communication and presentation skills. This position reports to the Director of OpEx - Americas**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:- Implement Lean Thinking and Lean Methodologies across the different sites in the region, to address required business improvements- Assist in the coordination and development of the organization's Operational Excellence deployment plan to include supporting Value Improvement Projects. (VIP), Value-Added/ Non-Value-Added Analysis and OEE improvements.- Support Baxter Operating System implementation, defining lean strategy, standards, lean support requirements and implementation plans- End to end Value Stream Management of local processes and improvements.- Coach and mentor Certified Lean Leaders to train and implement lean, pilot and deploy best practices and transfer lean knowledge across Integrated Supply Chain (ISC)- Ensure each site has local OpEx support infrastructure and deployment plan- Work closely with the region site management to better understand how corporate OpEx can assist the sites in their continuous improvement journey.- 50% traveling**Qualifications**:- Must have hands on experience implementing Lean Thinking, Lean Tools and Kaizen events to drive Lean improvements in manufacturing operations- Must have experience in effective root cause problem solving using Six Sigma or Toyota 8 Step Process- Must have experience managing teams and developing support programs.- Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean certification preferred- Must be able to function in a team environment.- Must be able to directly lead and/or co-lead high-impact process improvement projects.- Ability to manage multiple projects. Demonstrated skills in planning, budgeting and project management directed toward achievement of business goals.- Proven skills working with cross-functional teams.- Strong negotiating and influencing skills. The ability to drive change.- Excellent reading, writing and verbal communication and platform skills in local language as well as in English. Strong teaching and presentation skills required.- Strong analytical/statistical problem-solving skills.- Strong Coaching and Facilitation skills.**Education and/or Experience**:- BS/BA degree or equivalent degree in Business Management, Engineering, or other related field of study. MBA, MS or another technical graduate degree preferred.- Certified in LEAN Manufacturing, and/or Certified Black Belt with a minimum 7 years of business operations and/or plant manufacturing or engineering experience, which includes a minimum of 3+ years of demonstrated process improvement success.- Broad business knowledge and ability to link customer needs with business processes.- Minimum 3 years' experience working in an international company, interacting with diverse locations across the globe.careersatbaxterIND-LATOPS**Reasonable Accommodations****Recruitment Fraud Notice**Baxter 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. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice.063116
