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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.

Functional Overview & Responsibilities

As a Procurement Associate with Eli Lilly and Company, you will work on various US or Global Category strategies and support business projects associated with Marketing and Sales, Information Technology, Global Services, Manufacturing, Development, Lilly Research Labs and the Procurement Center of Excellence (COE). During these assignments you will compete a spend diagnostic to identify potential sourcing opportunities, build external market knowledge and help guide our business clients to effectively manage supplier relationships and mitigate risk.

As an Undergraduate Sourcing Associate, you’ll enter the Procurement Ready Program (PRP) – a program that offers a unique opportunity to develop foundational skills across Global Procurement and leadership development for early career professionals.  PRP is a four-year, three rotational programs designed to build experiences and sourcing competencies across the business.  The first assignment in Global Procurement will be 24 months and the second and third assignment will be 12 months each for a total of 4 years in the program. After graduating from PRP, you’ll have the requisite skills and experiences to pursue a variety of career options within the overall Procurement and Finance organization.

Basic Qualifications

+ Actively pursuing one of the following BA degrees: Business related undergrad with a concentration or emphasis on supply chain, accounting, finance, economics, data analytics or related field.

+ Expected graduation date of August 2027.

+ Successful completion of the Procurement Internship Program

+ Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Functional Job Skills & Preference

+ Demonstrated leadership

+ Procurement / Supply Chain experience or interest

+ Pharma / Healthcare experience or interest

+ Strong learning agility

+ Strong problem solving

+ Excellent teamwork

+ Flexibility and adaptability

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$43,000 - $110,000

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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At Lilly we strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. How do we do this? We continue to look for ways to include, innovate, accelerate and deliver while maintaining integrity, excellence and respect for people. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe!

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