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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.

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.

Organization and Position Overview

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

Lead implementation of new core applications (e.g. SAP Hana and EWM) and functionality at our Lilly Medicine Foundry. Reporting to the Material Management and Supply Chain function and playing a key role on the Materials Flow Team, the role leads the site in optimizing our use of SAP technologies to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

As the key business representative for digital supply chain processes at the Lilly Medicine Foundry, this role is accountable for ensuring end-to-end operational excellence across Materials Management, Inbound and Outbound Shipping, Warehouse Management, Capacity Planning, and Master Data Management. This business-facing position serves as the primary liaison between site supply chain teams, IT partners (both local and global), and global/PRD supply chain organizations. The Associate Director will advocate for business needs, drive process optimization, and ensure that technology solutions fully support and enhance site supply chain operations.

**Responsibilities** :

+ Act as the primary business lead for all supply chain functions—including Materials Management, Inbound and Outbound Logistics, Warehouse Management, Capacity Planning, and Master Data Management—aligning business requirements with digital solutions.

+ Partner closely with business process owners, data specialists, and IT application owners to maximize the value of core applications (including SAP, Production Scheduling, Warehouse Management, Cold Chain management, etc) for all supply chain processes.

+ Serve as the SAP and other supply chain applications power user for the Logistics Center, collaborating extensively with IT and automation Architects, Data Analytics teams, and other digital partners to ensure seamless integration and functionality.

+ Represent the site’s supply chain interests in cross-functional and global forums, ensuring alignment with PRD and global supply chain strategies and initiatives.

+ Support daily supply chain operations as a senior member of the Materials Flow team, proactively identifying and resolving process or system issues.

+ Own the knowledge management and learning plan for all supply chain-related core applications, ensuring user and super user capabilities meet evolving business needs.

+ Design, implement, and govern the incident escalation process for SAP and related supply chain applications, serving as the primary business escalation point.

+ Work closely with IT organizations (e.g., Global Services, Global Infrastructure) to support delivery of required digital infrastructure and services.

+ Champion process improvement and innovation within supply chain applications, driving continuous optimization of business processes.

+ Ensure strict adherence to corporate computer systems validation policies and procedures across all supply chain applications and processes.

+ Lead the progression of the digital roadmap for supply chain at the Lilly Medicine Foundry, embedding SAP as a foundational system and supporting the Digital Plant strategy.

+ Collaborate with Automation, IT, and other global teams to troubleshoot issues, drive integration of supply chain digital business processes, and support the interface of these systems with other digital applications and hardware.

Basic Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Supply Chain or related discipline

+ Minimum of (8) years’ experience in manufacturing, preferred in pharmaceutical or other regulated industries.

+ Experience with integrated business process flows, driven by SAP applications, in a manufacturing facility.

Additional Preferences:

+ 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.

Other Information:

+ Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.

+ Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.

Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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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

$122,250 - $179,300

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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