Project Lead - SAP & Supply Chain Systems

Lilly • Richmond, VA

5d • $132,000 - $193,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Lilly is building an advanced manufacturing facility for monoclonal antibodies and bioconjugates in Goochland County, Virginia. This role is part of the leadership team responsible for starting up the manufacturing site and helping establish the organization, facility, and culture needed for successful GMP manufacturing operations.

The Project Lead will lead implementation of core applications, including SAP Hana and EWM, at the Next Generation API Manufacturing Plant. Reporting to the Supply Chain function and serving on the Materials Flow Team, the role optimizes the use of SAP and logistics technologies, including yard management, to improve operational efficiency. The position supports material management and movement across the Richmond manufacturing site, ensures core applications support daily operations, builds site user capability, advances digital integration, and promotes process improvement. This is an onsite position with 0–10% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, information systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with integrated business process flows driven by SAP applications and systems integration in a manufacturing facility.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not support or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or other regulated industries.
• High performance in work delivery; looks for better, simpler approaches; takes initiative and proactively follows through.
• Demonstrated self-management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Learning agility and flexibility, with the ability to work through ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Ability to identify and prioritize problems and develop and implement solutions.
• Ability to address issues as they arise, follow through on actions, and seek feedback to improve performance.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead and motivate in a team environment and influence peers and other functions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in one-to-one and group settings.
• Ability to make decisive, well-informed decisions for the team's benefit, gather relevant information, and ask appropriate questions.

Responsibilities

• Work with business process owners, data specialists, and local and global IT application owners to make effective use of core applications for material management, including SAP, EWM, yard management, RTLS, and other systems affecting material movements across the Richmond manufacturing site.
• Serve as the SAP EWM power user for the Logistics Centre and interact with IT, MES, and Data Analytics architects.
• Support daily operations to ensure seamless interaction of core applications.
• Own the knowledge management and learning plan so site user and super-user capabilities for SAP and other core applications meet business needs.
• Design, implement, and govern the SAP applications incident escalation process.
• Monitor system performance and recommend enhancements to optimize functionality.
• Work with IT groups, including Global Services and Global Infrastructure, to support infrastructure delivery where required.
• Promote process improvement and innovation in digital applications to optimize business processes.
• Adhere to corporate computer systems validation policies and procedures.
• Advocate for supply chain efficiencies through digital systems that streamline material flows across the Richmond manufacturing site.
• Advance the Richmond site digital roadmap and help develop strategies for better integration across systems, including MES and SAP.
• Work with Automation, IT, and global teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure SAP applications integrate smoothly with site business processes and interfaced digital applications and hardware, including yard management.

Benefits

• Company bonus eligibility, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Company-sponsored 401(k) eligibility.
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits, including 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, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level