Manager - Network Materials

Lilly • Lebanon, IN

71d

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. The Network Materials Management Team is a cross functional team that manages common raw materials associated with Monoclonal and Gene Therapy Network sites - Kinsale, Limerick and LP2. This ensures common approach and focused partnership with Vendors with one Lilly voice for Monoclonal DS materials. The team consists of Procurement, Supply Chain, TSMS and Engineering. The scope of the team is to establish centralized forecasting for the Network and enable integrated network planning and inventory sharing in addition to managing second sourcing which will focus on establishing additional vendors of key raw materials to ensure the Network is appropriately resourced from materials perspective. This role will be based at either Limerick or Lebanon (LP2).

Requirements

• Degree plus 5 years of Buying Planning / Purchasing experience.

Nice To Haves

• Project Mgt/Business Process management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• SAP and Power BI Experience.

Responsibilities

• Key point of contact between sites & vendors to align a network level demand projection & supply response which meets both manufacturing & safety stock requirements.
• Establish, maintain and drive key metrics/KPI's to ensure vendors are managed in an effective manner.
• Ensure effective Supplier Relationship Management processes are in place.
• Adhere to a network level strategy for safety stock & contingency planning.
• Work with Global Procurement to put in place long term contracts with key vendors to ensure long term supply.
• Partner with Global Procurement and Manufacturing Strategy on due diligence and sourcing activities.
• Drive automation, system based approach to ensure all processes as efficient as possible.
• Key point of contact between the site & vendors to ensure successful resolution on critical supply issues / expedites and manage the communication & internal escalation process.
• Develop procedures & processes in line with internal manufacturing agreed practices.
• Put in place an effective communication process across all functions, sites, central and Vendors.
• Ensure all aspects of Inventory Optimization are incorporated during reviews and scenario planning.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree