Senior Director - Construction Capital Procurement

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 155,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Well-being benefits

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis seeks a seasoned Construction Capital Project Procurement leader to drive engineering, automation, equipment, and construction sourcing for mega capital projects. You will lead supplier selection, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management with global suppliers, guiding teams across stages and ensuring compliant, cost-effective procurement.

This role requires 10+ years in the field, strong leadership, and ability to collaborate across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific, engineering, business, supply chain, procurement or related field.
• 10+ years in Construction Capital Project Procurement sourcing roles.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing: Lead procurement for engineering, automation, equipment, and construction categories.
• Project Leadership: Oversee sourcing efforts at new greenfield sites in the US through all project phases.
• Collaboration: Coordinate sourcing activities across categories and remove barriers.
• Client Engagement: Understand business clients’ strategies and lead commercial efforts for capital projects.
• Expertise & Efficiency: Provide procurement expertise through your team and prioritize projects.
• Compliance & Performance: Ensure FRAP compliance and meet savings and risk targets.
• Team Development: Coach and develop capital procurement project leaders and team members.
• Governance: Engage in governance activities and establish execution strategies.
• Supplier Management: Ensure robust category strategies and supplier risk management.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Relationship Management

Contract Negotiation

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting & Cost Control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering/business

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job 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.

It is an exciting time to be part of the Lilly team! Do you have experience leading procurement for major capital projects? Bring your skills and help Lilly build dynamic teams and capabilities to impact our patients and communities!

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced construction contracts and procurement professional to join our Capital Procurement and Strategic Real Estate team. You will report toAVP of Global Capital and Strategic Real Estate Procurement. This role will be located in Indianapolis, IN and is pivotal in supporting our company’s ambitious multi-billion capital expansion plans in the next decade. This role will lead our construction capital procurement team at our greenfield startup site in Indiana. The ideal candidate will have experience leading and developing construction procurement teams that support mega industrial capital projects. A deep understanding of construction capital procurement life cycle is essential. Successful candidate will be responsible for the acquisition of engineering, automation, equipment and construction services by leading supplier selection, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management with key global suppliers, as well as providing account management to ensure alignment between Procurement and its business partners.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Sourcing: Lead procurement for engineering, automation, equipment, and construction categories. Develop strategies, manage supplier selection, negotiate contracts, and maintain supplier relationships.

• Project Leadership: Oversee sourcing efforts at new greenfield sites in the US through all project phases. Ensure a cost-effective, resilient supply chain supporting development and commercial manufacturing.

• Collaboration: Coordinate sourcing activities across categories and contribute to project steering committees to address commercial issues and remove barriers.

• Client Engagement: Understand business clients’ strategies and key success levers. Lead commercial efforts for capital projects in procurement, contract management, scope and change management, cost and financial management, and risk and issue management.

• Expertise & Efficiency: Provide procurement expertise through your team, prioritize projects, and align business activities to support work-life balance.

• Compliance & Performance: Ensure transactions are FRAP compliant, achieve performance targets for savings, diverse spend, inflation management, supplier consolidation, and risk management.

• Team Development: Coach and develop capital procurement project leaders and team members to enhance performance, efficiency, and collaboration.

• Governance: Engage in internal and external governance activities to exert procurement influence, provide commercial leadership, and establish execution strategies.

• Supplier Management: Ensure robust category strategies, regular supplier relationship management, current contractual relationships, and appropriate supplier risk management.

Your Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific, engineering, business, supply chain, procurement or other related degree.

• Minimum of 10 (ten) years in Construction Capital Project Procurement sourcing related experience/roles

• 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.

What You Should Bring:

• Experience delivering large construction capital projects, > $1B in value

• Demonstrated mastery of core sourcing skills – account management, category and supplier strategy development, spend analysis, sourcing, negotiation, and supplier relationship management.

• Previous procurement sourcing experience with demonstrated strategic business results, influential internal & external leadership interactions, and collaborative supplier relationships.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, or lead teams.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience building relationships, influencing, and working effectively without formal reporting relationships.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Prior pharmaceutical capital sourcing experience.

• Prior leadership/supervision experience.

• Experience managing major third-party relationships including selection, contracting, governance, and problem resolution.

• Experience and knowledge of cGMP manufacturing environment

Other Information:

• This is a full time position Indianapolis.

• Flexibility to support sites in multiple time zones is required.

• Travel percentage: 5-10%

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

$154,500 - $226,600

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.

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