Department Lead - Warehouse
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.
As a Department Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient flow of materials that support the manufacture of life-changing products. Working closely with Warehouse, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams, you will lead daily operations, develop team capabilities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a highly regulated environment while contributing to operational excellence and helping improve lives around the world.
What you will get
- An agile career and dynamic working culture.
- An inclusive and ethical workplace.
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.
- Exposure to cross-functional teams in a highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- The full list of our global benefits can also be found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits
What you will do
- Lead daily warehouse operations and coordinate team activities to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient workflows.
- Manage the receipt, inspection, storage, inventory control, and distribution of GMP materials.
- Support sampling and dispensing activities while ensuring material availability for manufacturing and packaging operations.
- Ensure accurate SAP transactions and maintain compliant warehouse documentation in accordance with GDP requirements.
- Train, coach, and support the development of warehouse personnel, including Powered Industrial Truck (P.I.T.) qualification activities.
- Support audit readiness, safety initiatives, pharmaceutical waste handling, and continuous improvement programs.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to meet operational objectives.
What we are looking for
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, GMP, or other regulated warehouse environments.
- Experience using SAP or a similar inventory management or ERP system preferred.
- Knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, logistics processes, and material handling best practices.
- Working knowledge of cGMP requirements, SOP compliance, and audit readiness expectations.
- Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and operational excellence.
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.