Associate - IDAP Purchasing

Eli Lilly and Company • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. As a Supply Chain Associate, you will experience an exciting career that offers a wide range of opportunities for professional development. At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. The Associate – Purchasing is responsible for purchasing support to the Indianapolis Device Assembly & Packaging (IDAP) site. The Purchasing Associate primarily supports analysis of purchasing needs, placing orders with suppliers, ensuring proper inventory levels are maintained, and general support of the supply chain and logistics team, including Shop Floor Control, Material Requirements Planning, and Purchasing processes - with a heightened focus in continuous improvement and project management. This role interfaces with both internal and external teams to achieve key site objectives. Qualified candidates must be authorized to be legally employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, procurement, or supply chain function.
• Basic SAP experience.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE objectives.

Nice To Haves

• APICS CPIM certification.
• OSSCE knowledge and experience.
• Advanced SAP experience.
• Ability to work independently with little day-to-day direction.
• Strong communication skills.
• Capability to prioritize and multi-task effectively.
• Strong negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory levels of items within SAP and act as needed (placing purchase orders, etc.).
• Place purchase orders (PO) with vendors providing proper lead time to allow production orders to be released on-time.
• Monitor and adjust PO quantity and delivery dates as needed.
• Build strong relationships with external vendors and internal team.
• Forecast and manage material expirations and revisions to prevent production schedule disruptions and minimize destructions and obsolescence.
• Oversee material data, such as reorder points, safety stocks, lead times, and lot sizes.
• Setup new material data in SAP.
• Manage dispatch list and communicate production needs to appropriate stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with production planners / schedulers to ensure production requirements are met.
• Troubleshoot receiving issues with POs and communicate to vendors on documentation needed to perform receipt.
• Track and report purchasing metrics.
• Lead and participate in projects for process improvements, material revisions, launches, etc.
• Partner with finance / procurement on evaluation of materials for slow-moving / obsolete inventory (SMOI) and obsolete inventory for destruction.
• Process material destructions.
• Coordinate test materials for project support.
• Complete investigations and tasks in TrackWise.
• Drive continuous improvement activities to maximize resources

Benefits

• 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees