Project Lead - SAP & Supply Chain Systems

Lilly • Richmond, VA

5d • $132,000 - $193,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for monoclonal antibodies, and bioconjugates in Goochland County, Virginia. This facility is intended to provide capacity for current and future products. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations. Lead implementation of new core applications (e.g. SAP Hana and EWM) and functionality at our Next Generation API Manufacturing Plant. Reporting to the Supply Chain function and playing a key role on the Materials Flow Team, the role leads the site in optimizing our use of SAP and logistics (yard management) technologies to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, information systems, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with integrated business process flows, driven by SAP applications, systems integration in a manufacturing facility.
• 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

• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or other regulated industries.
• Business Knowledge: High performance in delivery of their work. Looks at better, simpler ways, takes initiative and will run proactively with actions. Demonstrated self-management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Learning agility and Curiosity: High learning agility and flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty. Demonstrated ability to identify and prioritize problems, develop, and implement solutions.
• Positive Influence: Demonstrated ability to address issues as they arise and act accordingly. Trusted in the team to follow through on actions. Is interested in own performance and seeks feedback to improve.
• Relationship Builder: Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain key relationships across all levels in the organization.
• Ability to lead people: Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to influence peers and across functions.
• Communication: Demonstrated strong communication skills, written and oral in 1:1 and group situations.
• Decision Making: Demonstrated ability to be decisive and make well-informed decisions for the team's benefit. Demonstrated ability to collate required information and ask the appropriate questions of peers to get to the best solution.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with business process owners, data specialists and IT application owners (both local and global) to ensure the power of core applications is fully utilized for Material Management (SAP, EWN, yard management, RTLS, & other systems impacting material movements across the Richmond manufacturing site).
• SAP eWM Power user for Logistics Centre, interacting with IT Architects, MES architects, and Data Analytics architects.
• Support daily operations to ensure seamless interaction of core applications.
• Own the knowledge management and learning plan to ensure the user and super user capability at the site for SAP and other core applications meets business needs.
• Design, implement and govern incident escalation process for SAP applications.
• Monitor systems performance and recommend enhancements to optimize system functionality.
• Work with IT groups like Global Services and Global Infrastructure to support delivery of infrastructure for where required.
• Promote process improvement and innovation within digital applications to drive business process optimization.
• Adhere to corporate computer systems validation policies and procedures.
• Be an advocate for supply chain efficiencies through digital systems that streamline how materials flow across the Richmond manufacturing site.
• Progress the digital roadmap at the Richmond site helping development strategies for better integration across systems (MES & SAP).
• Work closely with Automation, IT and global teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure smooth integration of SAP applications with site business processes and other digital applications and hardware which are interfaced with SAP and yard management.

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: Mid Level