Sr. Director - Supply Chain - Indianapolis API

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: January 11, 2026

Job Description:

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. Organization Overview At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. Position Description: The Indianapolis API site has a long legacy of operating at a high level of operational excellence and customer service in producing lifesaving medicines for many decades. We are currently executing a complex modernization and transformation effort across the site bringing new manufacturing processes and upgrading our systems and business processes in parallel. We are seeking a talented candidate to lead the site supply chain team and be central to continuous improvement across our planning and supply systems. The Senior Director Supply Chain provides leadership and direction to the site supply chain, warehousing, and logistics organization to enable reliable supply of product to all customers. The role is responsible for supply chain planning, buying, customer service, logistics, and SAP master data and system support in addition to warehousing operations and internal logistics. The Senior Director Supply Chain converts forecasts into integrated production plans that provide optimal inventories and incorporate effective contingencies to manage risk. The role is also responsible for recommending and maintaining inventory and safety stock strategies and ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies. The Senior Director Supply Chain is responsible for developing the skills, organizational capabilities, and leadership ability of their staff through direct leadership, mentoring, technical and business training. The Senior Director Supply Chain is a member of the Indianapolis API Site Lead Team. The Lead Team has collective responsibility to develop and implement the strategic direction, organizational capability and management of the site. Primarily, the members of the team drive the site toward achieving long term business objectives; they continuously develop the business and the organization for the future bearing in mind corporate objectives and the continuously changing external environment; and they manage issues that span multiple teams in the organization and extend into the broader corporate/external context. Key Responsibilities: Develop the business processes and lead the materials and production planning functions for the site. Oversee supply chain meetings to ensure production availability, shipment schedule, and resolution of delays/shortages. Establish and maintain supply and demand planning tools for scenario evaluation in cross-functional collaboration, including trackers and dashboards for communication to broader team to advise and inform manufacturing strategies and decisions. Owns the planning process for the site and integrate Supply Chain requirements into yearly strategic plan and business plan processes. Network globally to share best practices in order to ensure harmonization and alignment between sites. Identify gaps and inefficiencies for improvement. Ensure appropriate governance of master data (materials, BOMs, recipes, resources) throughout the site. Have oversight and responsibility for the day to day logistics and warehouse operations at the site. Maintain a safe working environment and conduct Warehouse/logistics activities in a manner that protects safety, environment and quality. Support and provide leadership to the area through site inspections. Serve as the key point of contact for the Global Supply Chain organization. Ensure robust processes are in place for buying/planning in order to meet production requirements; own the safety stock strategy for site materials. Develop process metrics and KPIs that measure effectiveness of planning process, provide visibility to improvement opportunities, and track progress of initiatives and goals. Have oversight of supply chain and vendor related technical issues and improvement initiatives in partnership with procurement team. Work cross functionally across the site lead team to ensure business processes and supply chain/warehousing execution support day to day production and long term business goals. Interact with regulators, customers, or other outside stakeholders on business issues or in support of internal and external agency audits. Basic Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required 5 years of experience supporting regulated GMP manufacturing operations, preferably in a supply chain capacity 5 years of leadership experience Additional Preferences: Experience with planning process, such as demand management, forecasting tools, forecasting processes, manufacturing orders, bills of materials, etc Ability to work with a team, make independent decisions, and influence diverse groups Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills Ability to provide innovative solutions to plant, divisional, and corporate issues and leverage ideas from other functional areas Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $154,500 - $226,600 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. WeAreLilly

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