Eli Lilly and Company · 17 hours ago
Associate - IDAP Purchasing
US, Indianapolis IN
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$58K/yr - $161K/yrEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to discovering and delivering life-changing medicines. The Associate – Purchasing is responsible for providing purchasing support to the Indianapolis Device Assembly & Packaging site, focusing on inventory management, order placement, and collaboration with internal and external teams to meet production needs.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
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-time
Monitor and adjust PO quantity and delivery dates as needed
Build strong relationships with external vendors and internal team
Forecast and manage material expirations and revisions to prevent production schedule disruptions and minimize destructions and obsolescence
Oversee material data, such as reorder points, safety stocks, lead times, and lot sizes
Setup new material data in SAP
Manage dispatch list and communicate production needs to appropriate stakeholders
Collaborate closely with production planners / schedulers to ensure production requirements are met
Troubleshoot receiving issues with POs and communicate to vendors on documentation needed to perform receipt
Track and report purchasing metrics
Lead and participate in projects for process improvements, material revisions, launches, etc
Partner with finance / procurement on evaluation of materials for slow-moving / obsolete inventory (SMOI) and obsolete inventory for destruction
Process material destructions
Coordinate test materials for project support
Complete investigations and tasks in TrackWise
Drive continuous improvement activities to maximize resources
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
Experience in manufacturing, procurement, or supply chain function
Basic SAP experience
Preferred
APICS CPIM certification
OSSCE knowledge and experience
Advanced SAP experience
Ability to work independently with little day-to-day direction
Strong communication skills
Capability to prioritize and multi-task effectively
Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE objectives
Strong negotiating skills
Benefits
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
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Company
Eli Lilly and Company
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
Founded in 1876
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Ricks
Chair, CEO
Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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