Associate Director - Capital Project Procurement

100 Eli Lilly and Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly in Richmond, VA seeks an Associate Director-Capital Project Procurement Leader to plan, source, and drive strategies for manufacturing capital projects. You will lead category management and supplier due diligence, negotiating contracts to meet project objectives while delivering value across North America.

This role requires strong leadership in global procurement, experience with major capital programs, and the ability to influence internal teams and external suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain.
• 7+ years of capital construction procurement experience including sourcing, negotiating, and managing contracts.
• Willingness to travel 10%–25% to support initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Category management for engineering, construction, automation, and capital equipment sourcing.
• Lead RFPs, due diligence, contract negotiation, and award processes.
• Manage supplier relationships and risk to deliver cost-effective sourcing.
• Ensure alignment with Global Procurement procedures and competitive bidding.

Skills

Capital sourcing

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Global procurement

Engineering & construction knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Procurement/Engineering/Manufacturing/Supply Chain

Tools

SAP/Ariba

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. For over 140 years, Lilly has been at the forefront of manufacturing medicines that improve lives worldwide. Our commitment to excellence drives us to use sophisticated technologies and rigorous quality standards in our processes. At Lilly Manufacturing, we prioritize safety and quality to develop life-changing medications.

Lilly is looking to add to its growing Global Manufacturing Procurement Capital & Infrastructure team. The Associate Director-Capital Project Procurement Leader, plays a pivotal role in planning, sourcing, and driving strategies related to manufacturing capital. We're adding several positions in this team.

The roles will lead sourcing and purchasing goods and services in a way that makes valuable contributions to the internal client organizations and ensures Lilly remains competitive in the global pharmaceutical industry. In performing these roles, each individual will apply the Lilly Strategic Sourcing Process to provide the customer the greatest value within the allowed timeframe.

The ideal candidates will have proven experience leading major capital projects; identifying/evaluating prospective suppliers; driving work with engineering, architecture and construction management firms and negotiating domestic and international supply agreements. This includes experience handling internal relationships to facilitate capital project delivery as well as supplier relationships and performance to develop and implement cost effective sourcing strategies for each area that reduce supply risk.

Ideal attributes

• Validated expertise in leading major Capital sourcing projects
• Strong skills in evaluation and selecting suppliers
• Capital project delivery including contracting and negotiation experience
• Ability to manage internal relationships effectively

Do you have a proven track record in sourcing for capital project delivery needs in the pharmaceutical or similar experience in another industry? You will support capital projects at Lilly sites pivotal to our growth and commitment to delivery of medicines to patients.

The Capital Project Procurement Leaders for capital project delivery and category management support is responsible for supporting the Manufacturing Component's need for sourcing suppliers for automation, construction, engineering, and engineered equipment with a principle focus on North America. You will have a pivotal role to play in Lilly's success!

Key Responsibilities

• Category management including global development, implementation, and management of Lilly’s strategy for the acquisition of engineering and construction services, automation, and capital equipment.
• Lead the review of requirements, development of sourcing strategies, and management of the supplier due diligence process, RFP process oversight, contract negotiation and award, and oversight of the contract management process.
• Negotiate agreements and contracts so that costs and risks are minimized, while achieving project objectives.
• Work in conjunction with business clients to qualify suppliers, contribute in supplier relationship management meetings, spend analysis, market intelligence and risk management.
• Sourcing for major capital projects (> $200MM) at Lilly’s global manufacturing sites to acquire goods and services ($1B annually).
• Leads the procurement management for major/mega projects and programs with greater risk, resource/financial requirements and/or complexity.
• Assembles the procurement strategy for capital project which ensure delivery of business objectives.
• Lead supplier management which consists of facilitating the relationship between internal customers and suppliers.
• Identify and implement cost/risk reduction and avoidance savings opportunities of $5M or more annually.
• Deliver project procurement activities in accordance with both Global Procurement procedures with strong focus on competitive bidding, ensuring recommendations are based on the most competitive technical and commercial acceptable sources.

Preferred Skills

• Proven track record in sourcing engineering and construction services, capital equipment and experience with commissioning/qualification.
• Process or plant experience preferred.
• $500MM+ mega capital project support.
• Excellent ability to communicate– written, verbal, collaboration, and interpersonal.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English CIPS / IIPMM / ISM qualification and/or relevant Procurement experience Good IT literacy with the Microsoft Office suite & SAP/Ariba Ability to influence and negotiate internally and externally. Analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrating knowledge of business Self-motivated individual with the ability to act independently with minimal supervision in a complex multi-organizational environment while maintaining prioritization and ensuring appropriate level of compliance with policies and procedures.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelors Degree, preferably in Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Business 7 or more years of experience in capital construction procurement, including sourcing, negotiating, and managing contracts for engineering, construction, and capital equipment.

Other Information: Ability to travel 10% - 25% as needed to support sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management activities Location: Richmond, VA. Lilly may provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role for internal applicants only.

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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $132,000 - $193,600 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.