Sr. Director - Supply Chain
Eli Lilly and Company
August 14, 2026
On-site
Henrico, VA
Operations
Position Overview:
The Senior Director, Supply Chain leads site-wide supply chain, warehousing, and logistics operations to ensure reliable product delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead materials and production planning to ensure product availability and timely shipments.
- Oversee supply chain meetings to resolve delays and shortages.
- Own site-wide planning processes and integrate supply chain needs into strategic and business plans.
- Develop and maintain planning tools (dashboards, trackers) to support cross-functional decision-making.
- Ensure governance of master data (materials, BOMs, recipes, resources).
- Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Supply Chain organization.
- Manage buying/planning processes and safety stock strategies to meet production requirements.
- Define and track KPIs to measure planning effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
- Partner with procurement to address supply chain and vendor-related technical issues.
- Collaborate across the site lead team to align business processes and warehousing with startup and long-term goals.
- Engage with regulators, customers, and external stakeholders, including during audits.
- Promote a strong safety culture; build organizational capability/capacity/culture for GMP operations.
- Implement systems and processes using best practices and external insights.
- Support regulatory compliance and operational excellence through lean principles.
- Collaborate with the project team to ensure facility handoff and readiness.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required (preferably supply chain, engineering, or related technical function).
- 5+ years supporting manufacturing operations in a supply chain capacity (preferably pharma).
- Experience with planning processes (demand management, forecasting, manufacturing orders, BOMs, etc.).
- 5+ years leadership experience building and managing teams.
Additional Preferences:
- Collaborates effectively while making independent decisions and influencing diverse groups.
- Fosters teamwork and demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
- Delivers innovative solutions via cross-functional insights.
Benefits (explicitly listed):
- Eligible for company bonus; 401(k) participation, pension, vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance/death benefits; time off/leave; well-being benefits (EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).
The Senior Director, Supply Chain leads site-wide supply chain, warehousing, and logistics operations to ensure reliable product delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead materials and production planning to ensure product availability and timely shipments.
- Oversee supply chain meetings to resolve delays and shortages.
- Own site-wide planning processes and integrate supply chain needs into strategic and business plans.
- Develop and maintain planning tools (dashboards, trackers) to support cross-functional decision-making.
- Ensure governance of master data (materials, BOMs, recipes, resources).
- Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Supply Chain organization.
- Manage buying/planning processes and safety stock strategies to meet production requirements.
- Define and track KPIs to measure planning effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
- Partner with procurement to address supply chain and vendor-related technical issues.
- Collaborate across the site lead team to align business processes and warehousing with startup and long-term goals.
- Engage with regulators, customers, and external stakeholders, including during audits.
- Promote a strong safety culture; build organizational capability/capacity/culture for GMP operations.
- Implement systems and processes using best practices and external insights.
- Support regulatory compliance and operational excellence through lean principles.
- Collaborate with the project team to ensure facility handoff and readiness.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required (preferably supply chain, engineering, or related technical function).
- 5+ years supporting manufacturing operations in a supply chain capacity (preferably pharma).
- Experience with planning processes (demand management, forecasting, manufacturing orders, BOMs, etc.).
- 5+ years leadership experience building and managing teams.
Additional Preferences:
- Collaborates effectively while making independent decisions and influencing diverse groups.
- Fosters teamwork and demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
- Delivers innovative solutions via cross-functional insights.
Benefits (explicitly listed):
- Eligible for company bonus; 401(k) participation, pension, vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance/death benefits; time off/leave; well-being benefits (EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).