Lead - Procurement

• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or similar field.
• 5+ years experience in Pharma procurement leadership 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.

• Experience working on a start-up initiative
• Previous SAP and/or Ariba experience

• The position is located onsite at the Limerick, Ireland site.
• Periodic travel may be required to other sites (10%).

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