Associate Director - API SAP EWM

Indianapolis, IN
$123,000-180,400 per year
Permanent
Full-time

1 day ago

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.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.Join our team and directly contribute to the supply of medicines around the globe!Lilly has initiated a warehouse transformation program that will enable standardized warehouse processes and support the build of a scalable solution across Lilly manufacturing and distribution sites worldwide as our company navigates unprecedented growth. The Global IT team responsible for the design, development and deployment of warehouse solutions is actively searching for an SAP EWM Advisor to join the program.What You’ll Be Doing
Your main focus will be on the design and implementation of SAP EWM to meet warehouse management requirements within the areas of API manufacturing. As a Solution Architect, you will partner with business SMEs, multi-functional solution architects, and third party service providers on the design, configuration, and implementation of SAP EWM. You will leverage technical and business process knowledge to influence strategy and design decisions that advance program goals of harmonized, simplified processes and sustainable solutions.How You Will Succeed

Partner with business stakeholders, multi-functional solution architects within the SAP program as well as architects within manufacturing and Global MES to design sustainable integration across warehouse, manufacturing execution and automation systems.
Partner with application architects to influence technical direction of software vendors, service providers, and the service delivery teams.
Utilize understanding of supply chain business processes and SAP EWM functionality to anticipate short term and long term requirements.
Ensure solution design and documentation facilitates strong support processes with robust monitoring and error handling
Communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence decision making at senior leadership level.
Mentor and train IT and business partner colleagues (Lilly colleagues and external consultants) to support the SAP EWM design and MES Integration.
Ensure adherence to all quality, compliance and data integrity requirements.
Establish key relationships with business users and other Tech@Lilly areas.

What You Should Bring

Solid understanding of business process in the supply chain, warehousing, logistics and manufacturing space and the various SAP solutions that enable Digital Supply Chain
Experince in upskilling both technical (IT) and non technical (business) resources in the design principles and use of SAP, WM and MES integration.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution warehouses with a solid understanding of processes involving batch management, cold chain management, serialization and how these solutions are enabled by SAP EWM and the collective SAP Supply Chain suite of applications.
Proven ability to lead a multi-functional team of logistics experts and manufacturing execution system (MES) partners in designing and optimizing material flows across the warehouse including blueprinting, requirement gathering, conceptual design and scoping efforts involving SAP WM or EWM
Experience working in a regulated industry (i.e. GMP).
Solid understanding of quality processes in IT applicable to manufacturing and distribution.
Excellent initiative and self-management skills as well as ability to lead teams, influence others and manage conflict.
Experience integrating WM and MES solutions.
Experience integrating SAP/WM solutions with shop floor equipment and systems.

Preferred Requirements

Strong automation integration experience with hands-on experience integrating warehouse automation technologies (ASRS, AGVs, Picking Solutions etc.) with SAP EWM.
Experience Digitizing WH business process
Strong Computer System Validation knowledge.

Your Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical field
10+ years of professional experience implementing and maintaining SAP demonstrating relevant understanding of SAP design; particularly in the SAP LE, WM or SAP MO space.
Minimum of two full lifecycle implementations integrating Logistic Service Provider’s (LSP’s) with SAP.
2+ years experience with a focus on integration across SAP decentralized EWM 9.5 or EWM S4 and other SAP modules (SAP QM, SAP MO, SAP SD, SAP TM or SAP ATTP).

Additional Information:

Full time day shift position
Travel : up to 50%
As this position serves a global organization, occasional off hours and weekend work will be expected
Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

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 ( ) 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 $123,000 - $180,400Full-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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