Associate​/Sr. Associate – Supply Chain Production Planner - Lilly Medicine Foundry

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.

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 combines research and manufacturing in a single location, enabling Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes, increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, and reduce costs and environmental impact.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

Safety & Quality

• Maintain a safe workplace through proper ergonomic practices (workplace compliance and use of ergonomic equipment)
• Maintain a state of compliance (learning plan, SOP adherence, etc.)
• Timely processing of anticipated delay reports (ADR’s)
• General hub for all schedule related communication in the flow team; represent logistics at flow and process teams as required
• Work directly with Master Scheduler’s and Inspection Planners to ensure we are meeting the needs of our partners.
• Capacity management – Generate, analyze and report plant capacity analysis

Customer Service

• Represent customer throughout order process – priority setting / negotiations
• Communicate status – to customers & internal resources (escalating issues as appropriate)
• Coordinate steps when expediting is required
• Work collaboratively to ensure order documentation requirements are met
• Establish effective internal relationships with key departments / functions
• Establish relationship with customers (international & domestic personnel)
• Support Supply Chain metrics and performance indicators
• Monitor customer’s forecasts, & service needs
• Influence internal performance to meet customer’s needs
• Know the impact on customers when production plans change
• Communicate regularly and proactively with customers
• Leverage knowledge of customers to improve the service levels provided

SAP knowledge & Metrics

• Generates OSSCE (Operational Standards for Supply Chain) metrics
• Pareto analysis of OSSCE metrics
• Work with stakeholders to improve plant supply chain processes and performance
• Help set up data in SAP as necessary; work to ensure data is maintained accurately (recipes, standards, etc.)

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or other Technical fields of study and a minimum of three years of experience in Supply Chain (Production Planning preferred) or similar work experience
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

• Previous experience in using SAP
• Positive attitude & demonstrated customer service mindset
• Organizational skills, prioritization skills, and attention to detail
• PC and systems skills. Familiarity with SAP & demand management systems
• Manufacturing /supply chain experience – familiarity with processes, systems & products
• Initiative and ability to work well under pressure and deadlines
• Knowledge / Experience in Manufacturing, Packaging, and/or Customer Service
• Strong organizational and Project Management skills
• Knowledge of MRPII, and OSSCE
• Customer Oriented
• Excellent Computer skills (e.g., MRP, SAP, Excel)
• APICS certification preferred
• Master Scheduling
• Manufacturing in high speed/high volume production process
• Extensive experience in MRP system (preference is SAP)
• Usage of Electronic Batch Record (E ) systems
• Extensive Excel capability
• Looking for someone who wants to lead and influence either technically (individual contributor) or in leadership/management
• For internal Lilly employees-LRL/Product Research Development experience preferred

• Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.
• Permanent…