Responsible for strategic procurement of finished goods produced by external manufacturers. Drive supplier strategy, cost savings, and contract negotiations while mitigating supply risks.
About the role
- Associate Director-Capital Project Procurement at Lilly overseeing sourcing strategies for capital projects in the pharmaceutical sector and ensuring competitive market positioning.
Responsibilities
- Category management including global development, implementation, and management of Lilly’s strategy for the acquisition of engineering and construction services, automation, and capital equipment
- Lead the review of requirements, development of sourcing strategies, and management of the supplier due diligence process, RFP process oversight, contract negotiation and award, and oversight of the contract management process
- Negotiate agreements and contracts so that costs and risks are minimized, while achieving project objectives
- Work in conjunction with business clients to qualify suppliers, contribute in supplier relationship management meetings, spend analysis, market intelligence and risk management
- Sourcing for major capital projects (>$5MM) at Lilly’s global manufacturing sites to acquire goods and services ($100MM - $300MM annually)
- Leads the procurement management for major/mega projects and programs with greater risk, resource/financial requirements and/or complexity
- Assemble the procurement strategy for capital project which ensure delivery of business objectives
- Lead supplier management which consists of facilitating the relationship between internal customers and suppliers
- Identify and implement cost/risk reduction and avoidance savings opportunities of $5M or more annually
- Deliver project procurement activities in accordance with both Global Procurement procedures with strong focus on competitive bidding, ensuring recommendations are based on the most competitive technical and commercial acceptable sources
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree, preferably in Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Business
- 7 or more years in capital project experience
- Proven track record in sourcing for capital project delivery needs in the pharmaceutical or similar experience in another industry
- Validated expertise in leading major Capital sourcing projects
- Strong skills in evaluation and selecting suppliers
- Capital project delivery including contracting and negotiation experience
- Ability to manage internal relationships effectively
- Excellent ability to communicate– written, verbal, collaboration, and interpersonal
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- CIPS / IIPMM / ISM qualification and/or relevant Procurement experience
- Good IT literacy with the Microsoft Office suite & SAP/Ariba
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrating knowledge of business
- Self-motivated individual with the ability to act independently with minimal supervision in a complex multi-organizational environment while maintaining prioritization and ensuring appropriate level of compliance with policies and procedures
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)
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