Associate - Supply Chain Project Planning

Lilly • Concord, NC

1d • $58,500 - $137,500 • Onsite

About The Position

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Overview:
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.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or other technical field of study
• Experience in Change Control Management
• Technical Skills - understanding and appreciation of GMP requirements and previous experience with change management in a regulated environment.
• Project Skills - understanding of various elements required to analyze, develop and deliver solutions to business problems. Ability to create project plans, monitor schedules, and manage implementation of projects necessary. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Communication Skills - good communication skills. Ability to communicate ideas for new projects and new processes, so that projects/processes can be approved, implemented and replicated.
• Experience in Pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain, or distribution operations preferable.
• Understanding of how the following processes/systems impact Logistics projects: Commissioning/Qualification/Validation, Warehouse Operations, development of printed and non-printed components, MES, SAP, Specifications, and Regulatory reporting.
• Familiarity with the following: TrackWise, Veeva, OneNote, and Impact Assessment Tools.
• Prior experience working on projects to introduce existing products into new markets and on projects to introduce new products into launch markets.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and project support for the business responsibilities of the Supply Chan / Logistics team – product forecasting and planning, inventory control, purchasing, customer support, etc.
• Special Projects - focus on specific project workload that may be selected and given by local Management. Project work will require individual initiative to deliver analysis, propose solutions, and work with a variety of Departments to develop and deliver solutions.
• Corporate and Strategic Initiatives- The Associate is to provide support for specific manufacturing and strategic initiatives that may occur. Examples of such initiatives are IT systems updates, manufacturing sourcing changes, long range planning, product variation introduction i.e. new flavors, etc.
• Procedures and Process Development - Assist with the development and implementation of new and revised processes and procedures as required.
• Business Analysis - Provide analysis of specific operational or business processes as identified by management. Design and develop for approval efficiency improvements. Implement and seek additional opportunities for replication.
• Material / vendors onboarding and gathering required documentation / assessment to ensure completion of required milestones
• Change Management - Manage all projects within the local Change Control system. Previous experience writing, coordinating, presenting, and managing TrackWise projects with multiple deliverables is necessary.
• TrackWise Event Management – Act as lead investigator for various Logistics events, performing root cause analysis, and documenting the investigation per the local event management procedure.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• 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
• 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