Supply Chain, Associate/Sr. Associate

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 35,000 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 35,000 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.

Position Overview:

The Supply Chain Senior Associate is a member of CMC Development and Manufacturing team and is responsible for coordinating the supply of critical components needed for development purposes, for technology transfer and for the manufacture of Drug Product to Avid contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs); identifying and mitigating potential supply issues; and leading development projects with existing and new suppliers. This includes, but is not limited to inventory tracking, analysis of production forecasts and inventory reports, and organizing shipments to ensure that the contract manufacturing sites have needed materials to commence/continue manufacturing of Avid Drug Products.

Responsibilities:

• Process inventory reports from CMOs globally and organize domestic and international shipments of critical components to each manufacturing site to ensure a sufficient supply for development, technology transfer and Drug Product manufacturing.
• Organize shipments for export as needed
• Organize shipments of dangerous goods as needed
• Optimize the number and costs of shipments going to each site over a yearly basis
• Maintain the inventory tracking tools that account for materials production forecasts, usage, supplier lead-times, product expiries and stock levels
• Create and communicate inventory reports to senior management in a timely manner
• Create purchase orders, approve and track invoices specific to supply chain items
• Analyze the forecasts and inventory level to identify potential risks and critical supply levels
• Propose solutions to mitigate issues and interruptions to manufacturing
• Develop timelines and/or project plans for issue resolution(s)
• Manage the Avid specific operations at the critical component suppliers
• Review and/or approve the documentation for critical components at approved suppliers
• Manage investigations regarding component complaints with suppliers as necessary
• Write and/or review component investigations and risk assessments as necessary
• Communicate and track recalls/ retrieval of components as necessary
• Identify and/or evaluate alternative suppliers of reagents and components as necessary and manage the necessary change control process per Avid SOPs
• Lead development projects with suppliers of reagents and components as necessary
• Lead supply chain cross-functional team discussions
• Support Supplier Quality Management (SQM) as the CMC Supply Chain representative
• Support CMC cross-functional teams
• Monitor the budget for critical component supply chain
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree
• Minimum of 2 years of supply chain or project management experience within pharmaceutical industry

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or science related field preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Project, Access)
• Knowledge of supplier and inventory management
• Technical knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Impeccable organizational skills
• Ability to work independently in a highly focused manner but also within a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster relationships and collaborate with internal and external parties
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, be well organized, take initiative, be flexible, work well under pressure, and produce accurate and timely work
• Strong work ethic with perseverance to achieve results

Additional Information:

• 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 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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