Associate - Supply Chain

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

1d • Onsite

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, focused on discovering and bringing life-changing medicines, improving disease understanding, and giving back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. The Parenteral Supply Chain organization is responsible for scheduling manufacturing processes for Dispensing, Formulation, Filling, and Inspection. This Planner role provides planning and scheduling support for the Indianapolis Parenteral Plant, acting as a key contact for technical planning information and a key link for all plant functions and the broader supply chain regarding scheduling updates and issue resolution. The role involves inventory management of manufacturing supplies, semi-finished, and finished products through capacity management of all work centers, translating demand forecasts (commercial & development) into a master schedule (planned in monthly and weekly buckets), and preparing the monthly S&OP (Sales and Operations Plan) to align all site production-related activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or other technical fields
• 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge/experience in Manufacturing, Packaging, and/or Customer Service
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Production Planning
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of MRPII and OSSCE
• Customer‑oriented mindset
• Excellent computer skills (e.g., MRP, SAP, Excel)
• APICS certification preferred
• Desire to lead and influence as an individual contributor or in leadership/management
• Previous SAP experience
• Master Scheduling experience
• Sales/Resource & Operations Planning (S&OP or R&OP)
• Scenario planning and data analysis
• Experience in high‑speed/high‑volume manufacturing processes
• Presentation experience with manufacturing leadership
• Extensive experience in MRP systems (preference: SAP)
• Experience with Electronic Batch Record (EBR) systems
• Advanced Excel capability

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe workplace through proper ergonomic practices (workspace compliance and use of ergonomic equipment)
• Maintain a state of compliance (learning plan, SOP adherence, etc.)
• Align and optimize both short‑ and long‑term production plans with manufacturing capacity constraints to drive production to inventory targets for semi‑finished and finished materials
• Prepare and present the plant S&OP (Sales and Operations Plan) at lead team meetings
• Convert the production plan to a master shop floor schedule
• Work with operations to resolve capacity challenges and unplanned production issues
• Serve as the general hub for all schedule‑related communication in the flow team; represent logistics at flow and process teams as required
• Work with API suppliers and buyers to ensure API, component, and excipient availability to meet the plan
• Generate, analyze, and report plant capacity analysis
• Network with all stakeholders to ensure the production plan is achievable
• Work with upstream and downstream planners and global supply chain resources as necessary to align plans; collaborate with other planners to trade off resources as needed
• Integrate alternate demand into the production schedule to meet site needs
• Generate OSSCE (Operational Standards for Supply Chain) metrics
• Work with stakeholders to improve plant supply chain processes and performance, ensuring cycle time targets are met and exceeded.
• Help set up data in SAP as necessary; ensure data is maintained accurately (recipes, standards, etc.)

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• 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
• 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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees