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Associate Director Global Supply Chain – GPO Materials Planning, Limerick
Client:
Lilly
Location:
Limerick, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
681dabc21761
Job Views:
148
Posted:
21.01.2025
Expiry Date:
07.03.2025
Job Description:
We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Organization Overview:
The Global Supply Chain Excellence organization focuses on standardization of business processes by emphasizing on lean methodologies and master data management while interfacing with relevant key stakeholders including sites/networks, M&Q IT, and HR business partners.
Role Overview:
The Associate Director Global Supply Chain – Materials Planning serves as the business process owner for Lilly’s global warehousing processes. Responsibilities include defining and documenting global business processes, identifying and driving improvements, governing execution of the business processes, ensuring the tools and organization are capable and supporting the capabilities in the organization through appropriate guidance and training.
The GPO - Materials Planning will report to the Associate Director - Supply Chain Global Business Process Owner E2E.
Responsibilities:
* Defining and documenting the Materials Planning business process steps.
* Designing the process flow, key success measures, and interaction with other processes.
* Implementing transformational or continuous improvement changes to the process.
* Benchmarking the process amongst industry peers.
* Handing over the process to global and local Materials Planning teams in the business.
* Training users on the business process.
* Defining global business processes for Materials Planning operations across all manufacturing networks (API, parenteral, and dry products).
* Developing a strategic vision for the business process in line with overall business objectives.
* Making recommendations for Materials Planning process development and improvement on behalf of the stakeholders.
* Making decisions to align processes, organizational roles, and technology.
Process Governance:
* Forming a companywide strategic roadmap to improve Materials Planning process maturity.
* Aligning strategic roadmap with key stakeholders across functions, hierarchy, and different parts of the business.
* Training users on business processes.
Process Design:
* Serving as an expert and key team member in major process Global Supply Chain design changes.
* Documenting and mapping the global business process.
* Capturing and analyzing business requirements and translating these into standardized business processes, including definitions, templates, data sources, technology roadmap, and roles and responsibilities.
* Developing key output and KPI requirements that support the Materials Planning process.
* Enabling process design through technology and analytics.
Measurement and Continuous Improvement:
* Tracking benefits and improvement into the business.
* Channeling continuous improvement ideas and selecting suitable ones to turn into projects.
* Ensuring the Materials Planning review processes happen on time.
Basic Requirements:
* BS or MS degree in Materials Management, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
* At least 5 years of manufacturing and/or supply chain experience with understanding of material flows, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
* Strong Materials Movement business process knowledge.
* Knowledge of systems required to plan, buy, and manage materials.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Good problem-solving and influencing skills.
* Ability to analyze project needs and balance competing interests, and to determine the resources needed to meet objectives.
* Use of business process modeling techniques, such as contextual inquiry, business narratives, and value networking analysis.
* Project management skills to manage overall transformation or continuous improvement projects across multiple geographies.
* Ability to identify modifications to business practices to take full advantage of technology innovation.
* Use thought leadership to anticipate future needs and changes that might be required.
* Able to identify the impact of initiatives on business results to drive priorities.
* A certification in supply chain is desired.
Additional Information:
* Work shift: Full time, normal work shift.
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