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Organization Overview:

Indy Parenteral Manufacturing (IPM) is one of key organizations in Lilly’s internal Global Parenteral Product Manufacturing network, responsible for the production of semi-finished commercial and clinical parenteral drug product materials within Lilly’s global drug product manufacturing pipeline. IPM also manages the commercialization activities linking Lilly's PR&D activities to the commercial manufacturing activities, in preparation for new parenteral product launches.

 

The Site Procurement team provides both strategic and tactical sourcing support for direct production material sourcing needs from IPM’s third party Excipient supplier network, which are required to support the manufacturing operations for IPM.

 

Responsibilities:

Strategy Scope: 

Excipient Site-Level category Management

Establish and drive IPM’s site-level procurement strategy for Excipient sourcing needs.Routinely conduct benchmarking analysis to evaluate the market landscape for all areas of IPM’s site-specific spend and propose opportunities for driving value to both IPM Site stakeholders and Global Procurement for consideration, based on strong business cases.Support the formation of new third-party business relationships and new supply lines based on strong business cases.Communicate project proposal details with positive impact and gain approval on new initiatives.

Tactics Scope: 

Primary Support for Excipient Buying, and backup support for Consumable Buying

Manage IPM’s Material Requirement Planning (MRP) responsibilities for Excipient purchasing, including:Timely and accurate execution of Action and Exception MessagesOn- time release of Purchase OrdersMonitoring of the purchasing process through onsite release of materials for productionProactive management of supplier delivery performance and maintenance of valid due dates for open purchase orders and inspections lots.Publication and Maintenance of accurate Dispatch List.Proactivity anticipate and identify issues within the IPM's external supply chains, and self-motivation to develop, implement, and drive solutions to completion.

Basic Requirements: 

Bachelor's degree, preferably in supply chain management or related3-5 years minimum of material planning experience, preferably within pharmaceutical GMP operations.Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

 

Additional Skills/Preferences:

MBAStrong negotiating skills.Ability to work autonomously, influence without authority and be self-directed.Strong communication skills demonstrated via presentation and team leadership skills across cross-functional team partnerships.Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to continual changeAPICS CPIM CertificationOSSCE Class A Certification knowledge and experience or other Supply Chain certificationProject Management experienceSix Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt training SAP experience

Additional Information:

Travel 10 %This position is located at Lilly Technology Center South. On-Site attendance is required four days a week

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$57,750 - $129,800

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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