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
The Department Specialist will coordinate the Home Patient delivery routes and resolving problems related to method of delivery, across numerous facilities (up to 4-5 locations), multiple CDL Delivery Drivers (up to 45+ employees), and up to 4800+ home patient customers spread across numerous states with large geographical areas and geographical challenges. This person schedules and coordinates the transportation of products to satisfy customer requirements. Will analyze distribution, cost analysis, resources, and other problems to provide or formulate and develop modified solutions to business issues affecting the daily operations function.
What we offer from day 1:
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
- Vision and Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Flexible Health Care Spending Accounts
- Educational Assistance Plan
- Ability to work overtime
Your team
- Provides ongoing routing solutions to improve database maintenance and regularly generates reports using various software applications to analyze actual department performance. Make alternate freight transportation when vital.
- Assists with planning, coordinating and scheduling for vacations, holidays, and other unplanned events on a rolling 12 week calendar.
- Performs a variety of traffic activities which includes the audit of freight bills, processing property claims, selecting and recommending carriers.
- Prepare and distribute daily paperwork for drivers to field operations contacts. Coordinate workflow with 3PL (e.g. Cardinal) to ensure that picking, sequencing, staging and checking of products are completed in an accurate and timely manner for all private fleet and commercial deliveries.
- Works with management, vendors, and Service Specialist’s to ensure daily and/or weekly submission and compliance with Driver Qualification files (JJ Keller), driver logs, fuel trip reports, fuel tax reporting, timecards, expense reports and all other State/Federal DOT rules/regulations.
- Make required phone calls and/or send emails to Internal (e.g. sales, customer service, credit and collections, routing, service specialists, etc.) and External customers (e.g. Home patients, Clinic nurses, etc.) clinics on deliveries with special shipping instructions, short lead times, returns and redeliveries, in order to ensure the provision of effective service that meets and exceeds the Customer and Nurse delivery expectations.
- Update order information/ updated progression notes that address all delivery changes or discrepancies. May serve as the first point of contact for a driver (private or commercial) with delivery issues.
What you’ll bring
- High school degree or equivalent is required.
- Previous distribution and transportation experience preferred.
- At least 2 years or more of relevant professional experience required.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft office (e.g. Word and Excel), and multiple software applications.
- Be team oriented and independent self-direction and ability to produce results.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a salary range of $36,000 to $90,000.
The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.
The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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Reasonable Accommodations
Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.
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