Associate Director - Advanced Therapies Materials and Supply Chain Management

Overview

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 put people first and are looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing a cutting-edge facility for the manufacture of new modalities including Gene Therapy. At Lebanon, Indiana, this facility will be Lilly’s most technically advanced manufacturing site focused on the delivery of the next wave of innovative products  will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will deliver improvements in safety and quality, and process performance.

This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup GMP manufacturing operations for both clinical and commercial supply.

The Associate Director Materials and Supply chain management provides leadership and oversight of the materials and product supply chain planning and execution at the LP2 facility. They provide daily oversight of the teams responsible for management of the planning, buying, receipt and delivery of the materials required for manufacturing in addition to the customer demand planning and shipping/distribution activities. The leader also ensures that the team’s activities are appropriately resourced and integrated with the site’s longer term objectives.

Daily Operations/Business Management:

• Promotion of a strong Safety and Quality culture.

• Establish the overall supply chain strategy for LP2 as well as the goals and objectives for the cross-functional materials planning team.

• Own and review the team’s scorecard with management.

• Design, Build and maintain the appropriate business processes for materials demand planning, internal material handling and logistics, and distribution support of the final product.

• Establish the LP2 Supply Risk Mitigation Plan.

• Ensure all necessary systems, procedures, equipment and facilities are installed, qualified, validated, maintained to appropriate standards.

• Support New Product Introductions to the site as required.

• Ensure consistency of operations through active engagement in the materials receiving and storage areas.

• Lead the team in the creation, approval and execution of the production plan and required materials planning for the site.

• Maintain a safe working environment and conduct production activities.

• Support and provide leadership to the area through site inspections.

• Own the implementation of the change and improvement agenda for the assigned area.

• Manage events as required, ensuring appropriate communication within the team and with external teams. Provide input and approve investigations.

People Management:

• Oversight and management of both supply chain and warehouse operations personnel

• Build a team, creating clear common purpose and promoting good team spirit.

• Ensure that team members are appropriately trained, and that operating procedures and training material are available and current.

• Manage people training, qualification and performance. Set job expectations and goals for individuals linked to team/site goals. Develop people.

• Communicate appropriately with team members regarding site objectives and team performance.

• Ensure the team is adequately resourced to meet the business objectives.

• Site Management Role:

• Manage collaborations, both formal and informal, between the team and functional support groups such as maintenance, engineering, analytical, financial, purchasing and technical support.

• Be an engaged member of the cross functional management team (Flow team) and be an active member of Site Management

Specifically, during the…