Associate Director - US Supply Chain

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.

Lilly’s US and Puerto Rico commercial operations depend on a precisely managed supply chain to get medicines to patients on time, every time. As Associate Director of US Supply Chain, you will own the end-to-end planning infrastructure that makes that happen — from consensus demand forecasting across all US Business Units to replenishment execution, inventory optimization, and supply risk mitigation across a portfolio of trade and non-trade SKUs.

This is a high-accountability, high-visibility role. You will be the connective tissue between Global Supply Chain, manufacturing sites, US Commercial, and Finance — and you’ll be expected to drive outcomes, not just coordinate conversations.

Demand Forecasting & Planning

• Build and maintain SKU-level monthly demand forecasts for the full US portfolio across all Business Units, using a systematic consensus process with commercial and finance partners
• Own forecast accuracy metrics and drive continuous improvement through structured review cycles
• Provide demand risk assessments to manufacturing plants to support production planning decisions

Inventory & Replenishment Management

• Accountable for ensuring no product falls below 14 days of stock (DOS) at NALO — monitoring the US Short Report daily and executing corrective actions before breaches occur
• Lead the annual safety stock and SOQ review process, including negotiating changes with Global Supply Chain and manufacturing
• Own PO creation for the MTO portfolio, ensuring alignment with commercial needs and lead time requirements

Supply Risk & Operational Execution

• Proactively manage the CPIR report from PBI and lead regular supply risk huddles with cross-functional partners
• Coordinate with manufacturing sites and supply planning teams to confirm supply availability, delivery schedules, and accurate dates across MTS and MTO portfolios
• Collaborate with GLX and NALO to align warehousing and transportation capacity and develop mitigation strategies ahead of constraints

Compliance & Systems

• Own the US Affiliate OSSCE process, certification, and ongoing system maintenance
• Ensure full compliance with supply chain policies, procedures, and documentation standards

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical or medical device supply chain experience with direct ownership of demand forecasting and inventory replenishment
• Hands-on SAP experience (IBP or APO strongly preferred)

Additional Preferences

• APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP)
• Experience with advanced planning platforms (Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with OSSCE processes and pharmaceutical compliance documentation
• Demonstrated proficiency in S&OP/consensus forecasting processes across multiple business units
• Experience managing MTO and MTS portfolios with complex lead time and manufacturing site coordination requirements
• Spanish proficiency for coordination with Puerto Rico affiliate operations
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree

You’ll interface regularly with Global Planning, US Commercial, US and Global Finance, Manufacturing Strategy, NALO, GLX, and manufacturing sites across multiple time zones. This role requires the ability to influence without authority across a wide stakeholder network — and to do so with speed when supply situations require it.

• Work shift: Full time, normal work shift
• Travel required: 5%

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$127,500 - $187,000

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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