At Eli Lilly and Company, 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 put people first and strive to deliver results that matter most. This role will be based at our Next Generation Biotech Drug Substance Manufacturing Facility in Limerick, Ireland.
Role Overview:
This position reports to the Director, Limerick Site Procurement and will support site readiness from a procurement perspective. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating key procurement activities, establishing vendor/supplier relationships, and transitioning to ongoing operational procurement activities once the site is operational.
Responsibilities:
1. Procurement of Supplies and Services:
o Prepare and negotiate agreements and contracts with maintenance, lab and production operations supplies and service suppliers to minimize risk and costs.
o Responsible for RFI/RFP/RFQ's in Indirect and Local Capital Procurement areas.
o Drive alignment with Global Procurement on Procurement activities by utilizing Category Management strategy.
o Ensure Technology is utilized in our Procurement strategy by driving use of Ariba Catalogs and Guided Buying content in purchase of goods & services.
o Work with business stakeholders to develop business needs and KPI's to measure vendor performance in delivery of goods and services.
o Drive negotiation and implementation of outsourced agreements and participate in post-implementation governance activities.
2. Management of site/supplier relationships:
o Establish and manage relationships with local site suppliers (including negotiations) while integrating global suppliers into the site's supply chain, with a view to continuous improvement.
o Ensure Risk Assessment process is followed for Vendors the site interacts with.
o Drive usage of E-Invoicing with Supplier base and assist in resolving invoicing issues.
o Lead supplier relations management activities for strategic third-party suppliers. Drive action items, issue resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers.
o Support decisions regarding quality of materials/suppliers and resolution of material/supplier issues, while maintaining high-quality supplier relations.
o Conduct benchmarking analysis to evaluate market landscape for supported categories.
3. Support/Influence site business needs:
o Work closely with suppliers and internal customers to ensure all internal specifications and standards are met.
o Ensure legal, quality, health & safety, ethical and environmental standards are maintained and developed.
o Form and maintain close working relationships with demand planners and buyers as appropriate to ensure supply continuity, security, and integrity while optimizing processes and minimizing waste.
o Partner with buyers/planners to ensure that materials data (e.g., safety stock needs, pricing) are accurate and updated on a minimum annual basis.
4. Support local & global procurement policies, goals and objectives:
o Establish and maintain strong partnerships with Lilly's Global Procurement organization as well as counterparts at other Lilly sites.
o Ensure compliance with Lilly procurement and financial policies and procedures, and regulatory commitments.
o Drive the usage of Procurement Technology enabled processes such as Guided Buying, Contract Compliance, Catalogs & e-Invoicing.
o Seek out and implement quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost savings projects with suppliers. Consolidate and present captured and forecasted site savings, in alignment with Global Procurement methodology.
o Use E-procurement tools in line with procurement strategies.
o Maintain procurement documentation.
Basic Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or similar field.
* 3+ years experience in Pharma manufacturing procurement role.
* Previous supply chain, manufacturing, and/or procurement experience.
* Demonstrated experience in negotiating and drafting supplies and services contracts.
* Ability to work autonomously, prioritize responsibilities, and be action oriented.
* Independent decision maker with ability to influence diverse groups, both internally and externally.
* High proficiency in PC/IT skills (including Microsoft office skills).
* Strong teamwork, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated learning agility and ability/willingness to adapt to continual change within a startup environment.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
* Experience working on a start-up initiative.
* Previous SAP and/or Ariba experience.
Additional Information:
* The position is based full-time onsite at the Limerick, Ireland site.
* Periodic travel may be required to other sites (10%).
We're looking for people who share our commitment to innovation and making a difference in the lives of others.