Sr. Director - Tech@Lilly (IT) Procurement

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

80d • $154,500 - $226,600

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 Sr Director - Tech@Lilly (IT) Procurement leads a team of sourcing associates to optimize our spending of over $1 Billion annually for IT related services, software and hardware. The key categories of spend for IT services include application development and maintenance services, systems integration services, telecommunications, and information security. Software spend areas include Software as a Service (SaaS), on-premise software and desktop/laptop related software. Our key hardware purchases are data center hardware (e.g. servers), desktops/laptops and printers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing or a related role.
• 3+ years of experience managing or leading teams.
• Proven experience in IT procurement, ideally with leadership responsibility over an IT sourcing organization.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• Prior sourcing or related experience in managing IT related spend categories.
• Prior leadership/supervision experience.
• Proven track record of leading large sourcing projects.
• Experience managing 3rd Party relationships including selection, contracting, governance, and issue resolution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Experience building relationships, influencing, and working effectively without formal reporting relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor or coach others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• MBA

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of 8 sourcing professionals responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies.
• Achieve team performance targets for savings, diverse supplier spend, inflation management, implementation of guided buying, supplier rationalization, and supplier risk management.
• Developing and implementing process efficiencies and automation to enhance productivity of the team.
• Engaging in internal and external governance activities to exert procurement influence.
• Providing procurement expertise including strategy, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and relationship management.
• Performing effective internal account management with the IDS Lead Team.
• Coordinating and maintaining supplier relationship management activities for key IDS suppliers.
• Creating and effectively executing strategies to meet or exceed supplier development goals.
• Ensuring all transactions are FRAP compliant and that contract proposals are appropriately networked.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in a 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: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees