Associate Director Materials Operations

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This role is responsible for operations for the Warehouse and Weigh and Dispense areas at the Lilly Limerick site. Reporting to the role are operations teams from the warehouse, operations teams from the weigh and dispense area and technical experts that support business processes and unit operations in both areas.   

Key Responsibilities

Operations in the warehouse area and weigh and dispense areas which includes the following business processes and unit operations:   

• Goods receipts of direct materials used in the production process.   
• Inventory management including operation of the Automated Storage and Retrieval systems.   
• Raw Material Sampling to meet Quality Control Requirements.   
• Cell banking storage and retrieval operations.   
• Indirect materials vendor managed inventory business process for the site.   

• Kitting Operations.

• Kanban Replenishment.

• Drug substance put away and storage.   
• Shipping of drug substance to drug product sites.   
• Weigh and dispense area operations.    

Ensuring compliance to the Lilly safety standards and well-being of employees is a cornerstone of the role.   

Meeting the GMP standards outlined in the global Lilly quality standards.   

Building and maintaining a highly engaged team.   

Accountable for the maintenance and continuous improvement of business processes and unit operations.   

Delivery of the digital roadmap for the area.   

Meeting budget targets particularly in inventory management and vendor-managed inventory spend.   

Additional Skills/ Preferences

• Business Knowledge: High performance in delivery of their work. Looks at better, simpler ways, takes initiative and will run proactively with actions. Demonstrated self-management, prioritisation, and organisational skills.      
• Learning agility and Curiosity: High learning agility and flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty. Demonstrated ability to identify and prioritize problems, develop, and implement solutions.     
• Positive Influence: Demonstrated ability to address issues as they arise and act accordingly. Trusted in the team to follow through on actions.  Is interested in own performance and seeks feedback to improve.      
• Relationship Builder: Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain key relationships across all levels in the organisation.     
• Ability to lead people: Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to influence peers and across functions.     
• Communication: Demonstrated strong communication skills, written and oral in 1:1 and group situations.     
• Decision Making: Demonstrated ability to be decisive and make well-informed decisions for the benefit of the team.  Demonstrated ability to collate required information and ask the appropriate questions of peers to get to the best solution.    

Educational Qualifications/ Experience Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering or Supply Chain or related discipline     
• Minimum of (8) years’ experience in manufacturing, preferred in pharmaceutical or other regulated industries.     
• Experience with integrated business process flows, driven by SAP applications, in a manufacturing facility.    
• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering or Supply Chain or related discipline     
• Minimum of (8) years’ experience in manufacturing, preferred in pharmaceutical or other regulated industries.     
• Experience with integrated business process flows, driven by SAP applications, in a manufacturing facility.    

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