At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. 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. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the global manufacturing network is positioned to be a source of competitive advantage, capable of delivering long-term performance needed by the divisions. You'll facilitate the manufacturing strategic planning process and projects, including annual strategy review, in-depth review of key strategic issues and investment prioritization.

You'll work with cross-functional teams to ensure the best use of organizational resources in defining and planning goals, objectives and programs to achieve the strategic plan and to achieve growth and profitability, including support of network optimization, localization, capacity assessment, insourcing opportunities, and New Product Introductions.

Lead Business Manufacturing Network

Strategy - own and evolve the end-to-end manufacturing network strategy aligned with the business priorities, ensuring delivery of long-term growth, performance and strategic objectives.

Drive Capital

Planning & Investment Prioritization - Oversee manufacturing investment strategy, including capital allocation, facility lifecycle planning, and cross-division trade-offs to ensure optimal deployment of resources.

Enable Capacity

Planning & Network Optimization - Lead long-range capacity planning, identify constraints, and implement strategies (including insourcing/outsourcing decisions) to support new product launches and ongoing business needs.





Lead Strategic

Initiatives & Network Transformation - Drive major network changes such as plant rationalizations, tariff mitigation, and large-scale transformation initiatives, while advancing breakthrough improvements in operating models.

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Risk, Resiliency & Strategic Planning Integration - Ensure network strategies incorporate risk and resiliency planning, align with annual and long-range strategic planning processes, and support profit maintenance and continuous improvement efforts. Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or a related discipline, with 10+ years relevant business experience, including exposure to global l device manufacturing environments. Deep understanding of manufacturing plant operations, including Lean principles and Operational Excellence, with hands‑on or leadership experience in a plant workplace.

Strong grasp of plant economics, including costing, capital models, P&L; management, broader business unit financials, capable of relating operations to financial outcomes. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems, understand end-to‑end supply chain interdependencies (planning, procurement, operations, fulfillment), and communicate effectively to drive decisions in a dynamic, competitive marketplace. The role may be based at Baxter's Mississauga, Ontario manufacturing facility or performed remotely from within Canada.

Baxter is an equal chance 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. Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally.

📌 Manufacturing Planning Manager H/F (Mississauga)
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