Associate Director - Global Supply Chain Network Planner

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.

About the role

You will own the monthly global production plan for Lilly's Kwik Pen product family - one of the highest-volume and most strategically complex device-drug combinations in our portfolio. This is a technically demanding planning role that sits at the intersection of manufacturing science, S&OP, and supply network design. You will translate site-level capacity data, technical agenda changes, and demand inputs into an integrated plan across a 3-to-24-month horizon, loaded and maintained in SAP.

This role is not a passive coordinator. You are expected to identify supply risk before it materializes, propose corrective actions, and influence decisions at the manufacturing and GSC leadership level. You will work directly with process engineers, site planners, quality teams, regulatory functions, and business unit leads across multiple time zones and geographies.

What you will own

Network production planning

* Build and distribute the monthly network production plan to all Kwik Pen manufacturing sites, incorporating demand signals, site constraints, inventory targets, and technical agenda milestones

* Maintain an accurate 3-to-24-month planning horizon in SAP (PP/MM or APO modules), including all launch and flavor assumptions; ensure master data integrity in SAP and associated planning systems

* Reconcile plan-versus-actuals each month across demonstrated capacity, inventory levels, and confirmed demand - and document root cause for significant variances

Capacity monitoring & risk management

* Track demonstrated and projected capacity utilization monthly across the Kwik Pen network; flag constraints at sites approaching threshold utilization and model alternative scenarios

* Prepare risk assessments for molecule-level supply gaps and present recommended mitigation actions (capacity pull-ins, inventory builds, source changes, demand prioritization) to GSC and manufacturing leadership

* Lead or support molecule risk assessment processes, inventory targeting exercises, and supply chain map maintenance for assigned products

Technical agenda & regulatory

* Translate product-family technical agenda projects (API changes, component changes, source changes, process changes, flavor rationalization) into planning assumptions and supply continuity requirements

* Monitor regulatory implementation milestones and surface disconnects between regulatory timelines and manufacturing readiness before they create supply risk

* Support Level 20 product change planning: maintain overview documentation and supply chain strategy for network-level changes

GS&OP & cross-functional leadership

* Identify, prepare, and present topics for GS&OP meetings - including capacity action recommendations, supply constraint summaries, and launch readiness updates

* Facilitate monthly touchpoints with each manufacturing site; distribute pre-read materials at least 48 hours in advance; maintain a shared risk log accessible to site and GSC stakeholders

* Partner with strategic facilities planning on network modeling, scenario development, and long-range demand analysis

* Collaborate with global product owners, business unit launch teams, and affiliate leadership on annual network business planning and demand realization strategies

Basic requirements

* BS degree in supply chain management, engineering, finance, or business administration

* 5+ years of supply chain or manufacturing planning experience in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or medical device environment, with direct ownership of a planning process (site-level or network-level)

* Hands-on SAP experience in a production planning context - independently capable of running MRP, interpreting planning outputs, and maintaining master data

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.

Additional preferences

* MS degree in supply chain, engineering, finance, or related field

* Prior manufacturing site experience in a planning or technical operations role with direct exposure to production scheduling and site S&OP processes

* Experience presenting supply risk assessments or capacity analyses to director-level and above stakeholders - sourcing or manufacturing strategy experience

* APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

* Professional proficiency in a second…