Supply Chain Buyer

3 weeks ago

Pleasant Prairie, United States Eli Lilly and Company Full time

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

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Lilly is entering an exciting period of growth and we are committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world. Lilly is dedicated to creating a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The facility will use the latest technology to increase the company's manufacturing capacity in parenteral (injectable) medications. This is an exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help build and operate a new site.  The Lilly Kenosha County site will be built using the latest high-tech equipment, advanced highly integrated and automated manufacturing systems, and have a focus on minimizing the impact on our environment. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss

Position Description

The Buyer is responsible for purchasing activities supporting the Lilly Kenosha County, Wisconsin manufacturing site. This role primarily supports analysis of purchasing needs, placing orders with suppliers, ensuring proper inventory levels are maintained, and general support of the supply chain and logistics team, including Shop Floor Control, Material Requirements Planning, and Purchasing processes.  This role interfaces with both internal and external teams to achieve key site objectives.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

Analyze inventory levels of items within SAP and act as needed (placing purchase orders, etc.)Place purchase orders (PO) with vendors providing proper lead time to allow production orders to be released on-timeMonitor and adjust PO quantity and delivery dates as neededBuild strong relationships with external vendors and internal teamForecast and manage material expirations and revisions to prevent production schedule disruptions and minimize destructions and obsolescenceOversight of material data, such as reorder points, safety stocks, lead times, and lot sizesSetup new material data in SAPProactively manage dispatch list and communicate production needs to support groups using Anticipated Delay Reports (ADR’s)Work closely with production planners/schedulers and project teams to ensure production needs are metTroubleshoot receiving issues with POs and communicate to vendors on documentation needed to perform receiptTrack and report purchasing metrics, including On-time deliveries, On-time PO release, Past due POs, and On-time Incoming inspectionProject leadership and participation for process improvements, material revisions, launches, etc.Partnership with finance/procurement on evaluation of materials for slow-moving/obsolete inventory (SMOI) and obsolete inventory for destructionProcess material destructionsCoordination of test materials for project supportCompletion of investigations and tasks in deviation management system Support the start-up of the Kenosha County, WI site, partnering with quality, planning, and procurement to purchase raw materials required for both start-up activities and routine operationsCreate procedures / processes for the purchasing process

Requirements (Education, Experience, Training):

Bachelor’s Degree requiredMinimum of 3 years work experience in manufacturing, procurement, or supply chain functionExperience in a pharmaceutical environmentSAP experience

Preferred attributes but not required:

Ability to work independently with little day-to-day directionStrong communication skillsCapability to prioritize and multi-task effectivelyResponsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE objectivesCollaborate with other functions as teams as appropriateAPICS CPIM certificationOSSCE knowledge and experienceAdvanced SAP experience5+ years of work experience desired

Additional Information:

Must be available as needed outside of core working hours as needed to support production issuesSome travel may be required

Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA, LLC and our wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively “Lilly”) are committed to help individuals with disabilities to participate in the workforce and ensure equal opportunity to compete for jobs. If you require an accommodation to submit a resume for positions at Lilly, please email Lilly Human Resources ( Lilly_Recruiting_Compliance@lists.lilly.com ) for further assistance. Please note This email address is intended for use only to request an accommodation as part of the application process. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

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