Associate Director- Warehouse Operations

Lebanon, IN, United States

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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 35,000 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 is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly's largest investment in manufacturing capacity and 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.

Position Description:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Operations, Associate Director of the Warehouse will join supporting system level detailed design, creation of standard operating processes, material handling and automated storage equipment commissioning and qualification activities, commercial product validation and ultimately be responsible for hiring a team of people to operate the state-of-the-art warehouse.

The Associate Director of the Warehouse will also provide technical and operational leadership to the Logistics and Supply Chain Team. Overall responsibility for the receipt, storage, transfer, shipment, and control of all materials and/or supplies supporting the Lebanon, IN manufacturing facility.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

Support site start-up and provide subject matter expertise in warehouse operations.

Hire warehouse staff according to the hiring plan provided

Provide training, support, and development for all staff within the warehouse organization.

Provide leadership to the work group / team to attain departmental and site objectives for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people

Ensure the warehouse team is aligned and driven to meet production throughput goals including supporting equipment and data (electronic warehouse management), deviation and change management, variability reduction, and equipment/system reliability

Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE (Health Safety and Environment) corporate and site goals

Ensure robust inventory management process is developed and maintained

Ensures that all warehouse activities are conducted with applicable regulations and/or policies

Participate in the development and deployment of strategies associated with continuous improvement, corrective and preventative actions, 6 sigma, and lean methodologies

Partner with logistics engineering to map and streamline logistics operations

Create, deploy, and comply with GMP procedures; understand GMP regulations and provide expertise in warehouse and logistics operation

This role functions as the primary interface with site operations, planning, HR, Tech Services, QC, Engineering and Health, Safety and Environment

This role will have a direct interface with the regulatory agencies and inspection authorities

Support and author warehouse and logistics deviations/change controls/SOPs, as necessary

Meet appropriate goals for performance improvements as defined by area Leadership

Follow and execute policies and procedures impacting warehouse activities.

Responsible for acting on behalf of Lebanon, IN Supply Chain to integrate with site management to gain an understanding of site operations and predict or respond to potential issues and identify improvement opportunities that arise

Develops annual Warehouse budget and monitors spending on a regular basis

Manages the development, maintenance, and distribution of required Warehouse related reports

Escalate issues to appropriate management level when necessary, following appropriate notification to management process.

Requirements (Education, Experience, Training):

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Management, or related field

7+ years of previous warehouse/logistics required, including SAP/Electronic Warehouse Management (EWM) experience (cGMP experience preferred)

3+ years supervisory experience

Preferred attributes but not required:

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, Management, or related field

Demonstrates strong leadership skills; strong interpersonal and communication skills

Solid understanding of quality and corporate policies

Solid understanding of the importance of and basic requirements of regulatory agencies such as the FDA, OSHA, and EPA

Demonstrate solid judgement and initiative. Enthusiastic, positive attitude, flexible and willing to work overtime

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