Procurement Lead

5 months ago

Limerick, Ireland Lilly Full time

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing a Next Generation Biotech Drug Substance Manufacturing Facility in Limerick, Ireland. This facility will be Lilly’s most technically advanced manufacturing site and will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will deliver improvements in safety and quality, and increased productivity and process performance.

Role Overview:  

This position reports to the Director, Limerick Site Procurement and will support site readiness from a procurement perspective (including the coordination of key procurement activities and the establishment of vendor/supplier relationships) and will transition to be responsible for ongoing operational procurement activities once the site is operational.

This position is an individual contributor role, based on-site in Raheen, Co Limerick.

Responsibilities:

Procurement of Supplies and Services

Prepare and negotiate agreements and contracts with maintenance, lab and production operations supplies and service suppliers so that risk and costs are minimised.

Responsible for RFI/RFP/RFQ’s in Indirect and Local Capital Procurement areas.

Drive alignment with Global Procurement on Procurement activities by utilizing Category Management strategy.

Ensuring Technology is utilized in our Procurement strategy by driving use of Ariba Catalogs and Guided Buying content in purchase of goods & services.

Work with the business stakeholders to develop business needs and KPI’s to measure vendor performance in delivery of goods and services.

Drive negotiation and implementation of outsourced agreements and participate in post implementation governance activities.

Management of site/supplier relationships

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.

Ensure Risk Assessment process is followed for Vendors the site interacts with.

Drive usage of E-Invoicing with Supplier base and assist in resolving invoicing issues

Lead supplier relations management activities for strategic third-party suppliers. Drive action items, issue resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers.

Support decisions regarding quality of materials/suppliers and resolution of material/supplier issues, while maintaining high-quality supplier relations.

Conduct benchmarking analysis to evaluate market landscape for supported categories.

Support/Influence site business needs

Work closely with suppliers and internal customers to ensure all internal specifications and standards are met.

Ensure legal, quality, health & safety, ethical and environmental standards are maintained and developed.

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.

Partner with buyers/planners to ensure that materials data (e.g., safety stock needs, pricing) are accurate and updated on a minimum annual basis. 

Support local & global procurement policies, goals and objectives

Establish and maintain strong partnerships with Lilly’s Global Procurement organization as well as counterparts at other Lilly sites.

Ensure compliance with Lilly procurement and financial policies and procedures, and regulatory commitments.

Drive the usage of Procurement Technology enabled processes such as Guided Buying, Contract Compliance, Catalogs & e-Invoicing

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.

Use E-procurement tools in line with procurement strategies

Maintain procurement documentation.

Basic Requirements: 

Bachelor’s level 8 degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or similar field.

5+ 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%).

Come join our team – Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself

Lilly 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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