Associate Director/Director, S2P Contracting COE

About the role

Lilly is hiring an Associate Director/Director for its S2P Contracting Center of Excellence (S2P CCOE) in Cork. The role leads the S2P Contracting COE, reports to the Senior Director, S2P COE and implements Global Procurement's contracting strategy. It manages and develops a team of Contract Managers, owns the Master Procurement Template (MPT) contract inventory, oversees Procurement's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes and contract knowledge management, and works with Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Corporate Risk Management, Tax and Import/Export to manage risk through approved negotiation playbooks.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, coach and develop the S2P Contracting COE team, including direct reports and an M1 supervisor, and manage performance and resource planning
• Own the MPT contract inventory, oversee change control of MPT clauses and templates, and represent MPT standards in audits
• Manage ad hoc specialty projects such as amending large volumes of contracts to comply with law or policy, and recommend MPT updates to Legal and Procurement leadership
• Build role-specific CLM and MPT training, create onboarding resources and oversee MPT content on the Supplier Resources Portal
• Define and implement a shared CLM program strategy with Procurement, IBU Procurement and Legal, lead pre-implementation discovery, and partner with the CLM vendor on requirements, migration, integrations and testing
• Track and report CLM SLAs, KPIs and contract terms, enable self-service contracting and benchmark CLM practices

Required profile

• BS/BA degree in a related discipline such as Legal, Business or Project Management
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience demonstrating contract drafting, contract negotiation and/or legal experience
• Significant experience in people management, coaching and team building
• Proven experience with global project implementations and negotiating complex MSAs in a highly regulated environment
• Procurement/professional sourcing experience and CLM technology experience
• MBATravel is occasional international travel (up to 10%).

What we offer

• Anticipated wage of EUR 78,750 to 115,500 depending on education, experience, skills and location
• Possible company bonus for full-time equivalent employees
• Benefits including pension plan, vacation, healthcare, flexible benefits, life insurance and well-being benefits