Transportation Process Improvement & Systems Lead

This 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. 

At Baxter, we're united by one mission: Save and Sustain Lives.

Located in Lessines, Belgium, the Baxter Distribution Center Europe (BDCE) is one of Baxter's key strategic hubs, supporting the distribution of life-saving products to patients and healthcare providers across Europe. Every shipment matters. Every improvement makes a difference.

As our Transportation Process Improvement & Systems Lead, you will play a pivotal role in transforming transportation operations through process excellence, systems optimization, and digital innovation. Working at the crossroads of Supply Chain, Logistics, Technology, and Continuous Improvement, you will lead high-impact initiatives that improve performance, enhance visibility, reduce complexity, and strengthen the resilience of our transportation network.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence transportation operations at a European scale while partnering with stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.

What you'll do

Lead transportation and digital transformation initiatives

• Lead end-to-end transportation, supply chain, and digital transformation projects from concept through implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that support operational excellence and long-term business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve performance, and increase scalability across transportation operations.

Connect operations and technology

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Translate operational challenges and business requirements into effective process and system solutions.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful project delivery and sustainable outcomes.

Optimize transportation systems and tools

• Lead the optimization, deployment, and continuous enhancement of Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Carrier Track & Trace solutions, Control Tower platforms, reporting tools, and emerging technologies.
• Support automation, integration, and digitalization initiatives that improve efficiency, service levels, and decision-making capabilities.
• Serve as the Transportation Systems Subject Matter Expert (SME), driving governance, best practices, training, and user adoption.

Drive operational performance through data

• Leverage KPIs, dashboards, analytics, and reporting tools to identify opportunities and support data-driven decision making.
• Champion data quality, process standardization, and master data governance across transportation systems.
• Support carrier performance management, network optimization, freight cost reduction, and service improvement initiatives.

Deliver successful change

• Lead system implementations, upgrades, testing activities, process design workshops, and change management initiatives.
• Develop business cases, project roadmaps, budgets, risk assessments, and executive-level presentations.
• Provide hands-on support during pilots, system go-lives, operational transitions, and issue resolution activities.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Transportation, Logistics, or Operations.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with TMS, Control Tower, SAP, Oracle, or Power BI.
• Lean Six Sigma, APICS, CSCP, PMP or similar certifications.
• Experience operating within a regional or global transportation environment.

Success in this role

You are a proactive and hands-on leader who combines operational excellence with digital innovation. You can simplify complexity, influence across functions, and drive measurable improvements that enhance performance, service, and efficiency.

Why Baxter?

At Baxter, your work has a direct impact on patients around the world. From our BDCE campus in Lessines, you will join a team that is continuously improving how critical healthcare products are delivered across Europe.

If you are energized by solving complex operational challenges, leveraging technology to drive performance, and leading meaningful transformation initiatives, we invite you to join us and help shape the future of transportation at Baxter.

This is where your ideas, expertise, and leadership can make a lasting impact.

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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