SAP Master Data Analyst - Advanced Therapies Manufacturing

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 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.

Lilly is currently constructing a cutting edge facility for the manufacture of new modalities including Gene Therapy in Lebanon, Indiana. This facility will be Lilly's most technically advanced manufacturing site focused on the delivery of the next wave of innovative products at Lilly. It will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will deliver improvements in safety, quality, and process performance. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to start up the facility for both clinical and commercial supply.

This is an exciting opportunity to help start up a state-of-the-art facility and build a manufacturing supply chain from ground-up. The Supply Chain organization has responsibility for scheduling the manufacturing processes for Lebanon Advanced Therapies site and supporting manufacturing with all inbound and outbound material flows.

The Master Data Analysts play a critical role within the Supply Chain organization by maintaining the fundamental master data set residing in SAP. The initial phase of the project will require extensive cross-functional work with procurement, quality, and warehouse operations to deliver an operational SAP system. As the site transitions to the production phase, the team will also be involved in tracking supply chain metrics and driving continuous improvement. They will work closely with multiple teams across the site to manage data change requests, solve technical issues, and contribute to continuous improvement activities around Master Data.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain key data and data design in SAP (Material Master, Bill of Materials, Recipes, Resource, Purchasing-Info Records and Warehousing) and associated systems
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training materials
• Ensure global data consistence and conformance to SOPs while managing master data updates due to process or system changes.
• Serve as a key member of the SAP Implementation Project Team during the greenfield site construction/startup phase.
• Contribute to global initiatives for Master Data Management, as required, and attend select Power User forums to share best practices with peers
• Generate OSSCE (Operational Standards for Supply Chain Excellence) metrics and Pareto analyses
• Drive process improvement initiatives which could include developing process flows for setup of new materials and leveraging appropriate tools/reports to track maintenance efforts, data accuracy, and data completeness
• Participate in annual standard costing assessment in readiness for Business Planning and drive the annual review of planning data
• Troubleshoot SAP or MES execution problems, identify root causes, and implement solutions
• Investigate deviations and provide impact assessments for change management
• Maintain a safe workplace through proper ergonomic practices
• Maintain a state of compliance (learning plan, SOP adherence, etc.)

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree

or

• high-school diploma with 5+ years relevant SAP work experience

Additional Preferences:

• SAP / Master Data experience in Material Master creation and maintenance
• Knowledge / Experience in Manufacturing, Packaging, and/or Customer Service
• Strong organizational and Project Management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Customer-oriented
• Excellent Computer skills (e.g., MRP, SAP, Excel)

Other Information:

• 8 hour work days - Monday through Friday
• May need to be available off shift and respond to operational issues as-needed
• Minimal travel required (<5%)

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

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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
$58,500 - $137,500

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.

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