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Lilly is looking to add to its growing Global Manufacturing Procurement Capital & Infrastructure team. The Associate Director-Capital Project Procurement Leader, plays a pivotal role in planning, sourcing, and driving strategies related to manufacturing capital. We're adding several positions in this team and hope you'll consider joining today.

The roles will lead sourcing and purchasing goods and services in a way that makes valuable contributions to the internal client organizations and ensures Lilly remains competitive in the global pharmaceutical industry. In performing these roles, each individual will apply the Lilly Strategic Sourcing Process to provide the customer the greatest value within the allowed timeframe. The ideal candidates will have proven experience leading major capital projects; identifying/evaluating prospective suppliers; driving work with engineering, architecture and construction management firms and negotiating domestic and international supply agreements. This includes experience handling internal relationships to facilitate capital project delivery as well as supplier relationships and performance to develop and implement cost effective sourcing strategies for each area that reduce supply risk.

Ideal attributes:

• Validated expertise in leading major Capital sourcing projects

• Strong skills in evaluation and selecting suppliers

• Capital project delivery including contracting and negotiation experience

• Ability to manage internal relationships effectively.

Do you have a proven track record in sourcing for capital project delivery needs in the pharmaceutical or similar experience in another industry? You will support capital projects at Lilly sites pivotal to our growth and commitment to delivery of medicines to patients.

The Capital Project Procurement Leaders for capital project delivery and category management support is responsible for supporting the Manufacturing Component's need for sourcing suppliers for automation, construction, engineering, and engineered equipment with a principle focus on North America. You will have a pivotal role to play in Lilly's success! Join our team today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Category management including global development, implementation, and management of Lilly's strategy for the acquisition of engineering and construction services, automation, and capital equipment.

• Lead the review of requirements, development of sourcing strategies, and management of the supplier due diligence process, RFP process oversight, contract negotiation and award, and oversight of the contract management process.

• Negotiate agreements and contracts so that costs and risks are minimized, while achieving project objectives.

• Work in conjunction with business clients to qualify suppliers, contribute in supplier relationship management meetings, spend analysis, market intelligence and risk management.

• Sourcing for major capital projects (>$5MM) at Lilly's global manufacturing sites to acquire goods and services ($100MM - $300MM annually).

• Leads the procurement management for major/mega projects and programs with greater risk, resource/financial requirements and/or complexity.

• Assemble the procurement strategy for capital project which ensure delivery of business objectives.

• Lead supplier management which consists of facilitating the relationship between internal customers and suppliers.

• Identify and implement cost/risk reduction and avoidance savings opportunities of $5M or more annually.

• Deliver project procurement activities in accordance with both Global Procurement procedures with strong focus on competitive bidding, ensuring recommendations are based on the most competitive technical and commercial acceptable sources.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven track record in sourcing engineering and construction services, capital equipment and experience with commissioning/qualification.

• Process or plant experience preferred.

• $500MM+ mega capital project support.

• Excellent ability to communicate- written, verbal, collaboration, and interpersonal.

• Excellent command of written and spoken English

• CIPS / IIPMM / ISM qualification and/or relevant Procurement experience

• Good IT literacy with the Microsoft Office suite & SAP/Ariba

• Ability to influence and negotiate internally and externally.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrating knowledge of business

• Self-motivated individual with the ability to act independently with minimal supervision in a complex multi-organizational environment while maintaining prioritization and ensuring appropriate level of compliance with policies and procedures.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree, preferably in Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Business

• 7 or more years of experience in capital construction procurement, including sourcing, negotiating, and managing contracts for engineering, construction, and capital equipment.

• 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Other Information:

• Ability to travel 10% - 25% as needed to support sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management activities

• Location: Huntsville, Alabama, or Richmond, VA.