Associate Director - SAP & Supply Chain Systems

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Houston, Texas. This facility is intended to provide APIs for current and future products. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Lead implementation of new core applications (e.g. SAP Hana and EWM) and functionality at our Next Generation API Manufacturing Plant. Reporting to the Supply Chain function and playing a key role on the Materials Flow Team, the role leads the site in optimizing our use of SAP and logistics (yard management) technologies to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

• Work closely with business process owners, data specialists and IT application owners (both local and global) to ensure the power of core applications is fully utilized for Material Management (SAP, EWM, yard management, RTLS, & other systems impacting material movements across the Houston manufacturing site).
• SAP eWM Power user for Logistics Centre, interacting with IT Architects, MES architects, and Data Analytics architects.
• Support daily operations to ensure seamless interaction of core applications by being a senior member of the Materials Flow team.
• Own the knowledge management and learning plan to ensure the user and super user capability at the site for SAP and other core applications meets business needs.
• Design, implement and govern incident escalation process for SAP applications.
• Monitor systems performance and recommend enhancements to optimize system functionality.
• Work with IT groups like Global Services and Global Infrastructure to support delivery of infrastructure for where required.
• Promote process improvement and innovation within the applications to drive business process optimization.
• Adhere to corporate computer systems validation policies and procedures.
• Be an advocate for supply chain efficiencies through digital systems that streamline how materials flow across the Houston manufacturing site.
• Progress the digital roadmap at the Houston site helping development strategies for better integration across systems (MES & SAP).
• Work closely with Automation, IT and global teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure smooth integration of SAP applications with site business processes and other digital applications and hardware which are interfaced with SAP and yard management.
• Analyze material‑flow, inventory, and system‑performance data, applying engineering and analytical methods to identify constraints, quantify improvement opportunities, and recommend process and system design changes.
• Contribute to the design, configuration, testing, and integration of SAP HANA/eWM and logistics technologies (yard management, RTLS) with MES and other site systems, including interface and data‑flow requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply…