Associate Director, Clinical Drug Supply, Clinical Trial Commercial Product – Buyer Planner

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Purpose:

The Clinical Drug Supply (CDS) organization is responsible for strategically planning and supplying materials, trial support services and innovative capabilities to support the execution of clinical trials globally for all business units across all phases of development. This group is within the Clinical Capabilities organization and partners across functions within the Clinical Design, Delivery & Analytics (CDDA) and Product Research & Development (PRD) to influence trial design and provide solutions to operationalize these trials and enable asset strategies across the portfolio.

The role of the Clinical Trial Commercial Product, Buyer Planner (CPBP) is to ensure a robust strategy and integrated plan for supplying Commercial Products that supports Lilly Clinical Trials, externally sponsored research, Expanded Access Programs, and decentralized and clinical material trial regulations. The CPBP will use their global expertise for commercial products (procurement, wholesalers, supply chain, etc.) in developing strategies for supplying commercial products to support clinical trials. The CPBP is accountable for development of the Materials Master Requirements Plan, purchasing decisions, and management of Product Delivery (PD) material flow to meet required timelines.  Moreover, the CPBP will use their supply chain expertise to influence demand forecasts and leverage innovate sourcing strategies.

This role is critical in delivering the Lilly portfolio and key development milestones.  The CPBP will anticipate and resolve technical issues with the supply chain and drive for solutions that meet the needs of the business. The CPBP will collaborate with Supply Planning to ensure the commercial product strategy meets the demands of the molecule/study plan as well as partners with the Commercial Product Material Coordinator to ensure execution of the strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in demand planning and sourcing strategy decisions considering regulatory requirements at a study and asset level through partnership with Supply Planning, Quality and Clinical.
• Have supply chain planning responsibility for Commercial Products, Lilly and Non-Lilly, to meet the demand plan supporting Lilly’s clinical trials and externally sponsored research.
• Work closely with Clinical Trial Supply Managers to understand trial operating model and any constraints/issues with the demand forecast that have implications for the supply plan.
• Initiate, establish, and maintain effective relationships with Lilly commercial and distribution sites, functional areas, and external partners
• Manage business planning, forecast development and tracking spend variances for supported Business Units. This includes supplying the annual and quarterly forecast updates.
• Be knowledgeable on how to apply GMPs/GCPs in a clinical trial environment. Review and follow procedures applicable to the clinical trial business to maintain compliance.
• Determine and execute planning heuristics in SAP/APO through Clinical Demand & Operations Planning process, review alerts and plan adjustments
• Optimize plan across the supply chain to ensure demand and minimum dating requirements for finished goods and locally sourced orders can be met or exceeded
• Effectively lead and communicate with the cross-functional Supply Planning and CT Material Operations team to delivery plan, foster an environment of integrated teamwork and collaboration, and influence without authority
• Develop and oversee execution of contingency plans across functions when supply issues arise
• Communication of team performance and wholesaler performance metrics relative to goals. Leverages relationships with key internal Product Delivery (PD partners and other business partners to influence a robust material supply chain (e.g., Quality, Manufacturing, Packaging, and Supply Planning)
• Leverage established relationships with external suppliers (e.g., wholesalers, pharma companies) to influence delivery lead times, cost savings and improving performance metrics)
• Coaches Commercial Product Material Coordinators
• Drives improvement, searching for opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, compliance, and data accuracy while minimizing costs.