Associate - IT Procurement

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.

This position in Tech@Lilly (Information Technology) Sourcing group in Global Procurement supports Tech@Lilly Procurement partners across IDS. The role serves as a business partner to this area to minimize supply risk and ensure competitive product and service costs with our vendors.

The Tech@Lilly sourcing associate will lead the strategic sourcing process from strategy development and supplier selection through contract negotiation and ongoing supplier management. The associate will work closely with the Tech@Lilly functions to address their business needs with our external providers. This will involve understanding the market to ensure competitive environment, propose new opportunities where applicable and partner with key functional groups to deliver optimal business results.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

Account Management –

• Understand the requirements of the business partners on a global basis

• Educate business partners on procurement practices and policies to maximize the value of the purchases

• Build strong working relationships with business teams and functional leadership

• Effectively use data and metrics to drive the optimal business outcomes and lead continuous improvement efforts

• Communicate proactively on projects and other deliverables

Category Management –

• Develop and implement category strategies for supported Tech@Lilly area by assessing the current situation, future needs, marketplace dynamics and benchmarking

• Manage the supplier identification and selection process

• Lead the contracting strategy development and negotiation process

• Partner with the business to manage strategic relationships

General –

• Partner client areas to manage the risks, drive flexibility and reduce costs

• Participate in cross functional procurement initiatives

• Adhere to all corporate and procurement policies and procedures

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree

• 1-3 years of procurement or similar experience

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position

Additional Preferences

• Proven ability to influence business decisions with senior management (both inside and outside Lilly)

• Superior communication and presentation skills

• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to understand and solve challenges

• Demonstrated project management skills

• Previous IT Procurement experience strongly preferred

• Work experience in pharmaceutical environment

• Previous direct negotiation experience and understanding of the commercial laws preferred

• Previous experience in managing third party relationships

• Experience in working in a regulated environment

• Having a strong working knowledge of the movement of goods and related services for pharmaceutical products and the related regulations

Other Information

• This is a full-time position

• This is a hybrid role with the expectation of being on-site part of the time

• Travel percentage: 0%-10%, dependent on business need

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$58,500 - $137,500

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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