The actual location of this job is in Visp, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Let’s join a dynamic Operational Buyers Team covering all Direct Material Range used in our facilities in Visp for our customers, key Pharma players. Challenges are our dailies and make each day always different.

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture

• An inclusive and ethical workplace

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location

• The full list of our global benefits can be also found on https://bit.ly/3wjkoFi

What you’ll do:

• Proactively manage the performance of raw material suppliers (Direct Category),

• Ensure relevant Procurement Master Data is available and maintained in SAP so the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) can be calculated reliably and the PO creation process can be as effective as possible

• Cooperate closely with Supply Chain Teams (IBIO) to ensure needs are covered and business is well running

• Manage Vendor performance, driving improvements on time delivery, quality conformance, and other compliance issues

• Build a governance for our local suppliers category, to ensure active conditions are available and well implemented

• Manage all Level 2 vendor escalations

What we’re looking for:

• Good procurement skills expected for the roles

• SAP MM ERP good level of expertise

• Communication and Teamwork

• Be organized and have a pro-active approach

• Education - Bachelor Degree or comparable – Procurement, Economics, Supply Chain management

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.