Sr. Director - Tech@Lilly (IT) Procurement at Lilly

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Jan, 26

Salary

226600.0

Posted On

13 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sourcing, Negotiation, Contracting, Relationship Management, Risk Management, Project Prioritization, Team Leadership, Supplier Management, Process Efficiency, Automation, Communication, Mentoring, Coaching, IT Procurement, Governance, Problem Solving

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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: The Sr Director - Tech@Lilly (IT) Procurement leads a team of sourcing associates to optimize our spending of over $1 Billion annually for IT related services, software and hardware. The key categories of spend for IT services include application development and maintenance services, systems integration services, telecommunications, and information security. Software spend areas include Software as a Service (SaaS), on-premise software and desktop/laptop related software. Our key hardware purchases are data center hardware (e.g. servers), desktops/laptops and printers. The essential duties for this role include: Leading and developing (through coaching, training, development plans and new experiences and responsibilities) a team of 8 sourcing professionals who are responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies to deliver savings/value for IDS while enhancing the IDS capabilities. Achieve team performance targets for savings, diverse supplier spend, inflation management, implementation of guided buying, supplier rationalization, and supplier risk management. Developing and implementing process efficiencies and automation (including agentic AI) to enhance productivity of the team and make buying and issue resolution easier for the business partners. Engaging in internal and external governance activities to exert procurement influence, ensuring collaboration within the team and across different functions, establishing appropriate execution strategies and demonstrating problem solving. Providing procurement expertise (strategy, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, relationship management, risk management, etc), project prioritization, and business alignment to enable the completion of team activities in an efficient manner to appropriately allow for work life balance. Performing effective internal account management with the IDS Lead Team and their respective team members, while learning about their business areas, strategies, key goals and objectives and long-term business needs. Coordinating and maintaining supplier relationship management activities for our key IDS suppliers to allow for deeper and more strategic relationships. Creating and effectively executing strategies to meet or exceed our supplier development goals. influencing, reviewing, and exercising authority to ensure all transactions are FRAP compliant and that contract proposals are appropriately networked with functional leadership, finance and procurement leadership and the respective ATS and ATC approvers. The following education, skills and relevant experiences are the requirements for this role: Bachelor's Degree 5+ years of experience in sourcing or a related role. 3 + years of experience managing or leading teams. Proven experience in IT procurement, ideally with leadership responsibility over an IT sourcing organization. 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 and/or visas for this role. The following are preferences for this role: Prior sourcing or related experience in managing IT related spend categories. Prior leadership/supervision experience. Proven track record of leading large sourcing projects. Experience managing 3rd Party relationships including selection, contracting, governance, and issue resolution. Excellent verbal and written communication. Experience building relationships, influencing, and working effectively without formal reporting relationships. Demonstrated ability to mentor or coach others. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. MBA Location: Lilly Corporate Center Travel:

Responsibilities

The Sr. Director leads a team of sourcing associates to optimize over $1 billion in annual IT spending. This includes developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement processes.