Associate, Supply Chain Master Data Steward-Lilly Medicine Foundry

About the role

The Associate, Master Data Steward plays a critical role in providing and maintaining the fundamental master data set residing in SAP and Manufacturing systems in the Lilly Medicine Foundry facility. This role is responsible for maintaining the quality and integrity of the data by documenting, inputting and verifying data into SAP, the Manufacturing Execution System (MES), activities could include supporting planning, materials management and warehouse management functionality and maintaining data accuracy through inspection readiness activities, audits and Master Data changes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain key and data design for Supply Chain and Materials Management Master Data (such as: Bills of Material, Receipts, purchasing info records, Purchasing and Planning/Scheduling parameters) in SAP S4 including planning, materials management, warehouse operations, potentially quality master, supplier master and associated systems.
• Work with Supply Chain Warehouse Data Lead to support the creation of warehousing operations master data, configurations and transactions.
• Create Bills of Material, Receipts, purchasing info records, Purchasing and Planning/Scheduling parameters.
• Develop and maintain local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training materials for Supply Chain planning and Materials Management Master Data.
• Determine the impact of local and/or global changes while ensuring global data consistency and conformance to Standard Operating Procedures. These changes could include: SAP Master Data maintenance changes; Interfaced system changes (e.g. MES, etc.).
• Identify and participate in or lead process improvement initiatives.
• Leverage appropriate tools/reports to track maintenance efforts and both data accuracy and completeness.
• Participate in annual standard costing for Business Planning and drive the review of planning parameters.
• Troubleshoot SAP execution problems, identify root causes, and implement solutions.
• Investigate deviations and provide impact assessments for change management.
• Serve as a key member of the SAP Implementation Project Team during the greenfield site construction/startup phase.
• Take on the temporary role during implementation as Security Steward in SAP to ensure correct security access profiles are assigned.
• Work closely with the Global Security Network on security-related topics.
• Contribute to global initiatives for Master Data Management, attend Power User forums to share best practices.
• Generate OSSCE (Operational Standards for Supply Chain Excellence) metrics and Pareto analyses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, Supply Chain or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in manufacturing, preferred in pharmaceutical or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge and familiarization with the SAP system such as: Supply chain management functionality (such as: warehouse management, materials management, production planning for process industry).
• Knowledge and work experience / master data experience in material master creation and maintenance.

Qualifications

• 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Preferences

• Knowledge and familiarization with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and its integration with SAP.
• Knowledge in Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Documentation Practices (such as FDA, ICH, GAMP5).
• Experience with business team support during and after internal quality audits or regulatory agency inspections.
• Experience with business team support of computer system validation and sing activities such as requirements definition, business scenario s documentation and acceptance sing execution.
• Business Knowledge: High performance in the delivery of their work. Critical and forward thinking to find better, simpler ways to improve user experience, 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 flowthrough 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.
• Proficiency in modern project delivery frameworks such as SAP Activate, Agile, Scrum and PMI’s Body of Knowledge.
• Professional Certification in supply chain management (e.g., ASCM: CSCP, CPIM).