Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents.
The company's success relies on talented people working together to devise ideas that help businesses improve people's lives. In return, Lonza empowers its employees to own their careers and make a meaningful impact.
About the Role
The Senior Strategic Buyer will be based within commuting distance from our offices in Portsmouth NH, Visp, Manchester, Porrino, or San Jose.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate effectively with the Central procurement team to deliver value and continuous improvements:
* Support Central Category manager with category strategy development (e.g., provide site current and future business needs)
* Support implementation and execution of category strategies at site level
* Support the execution of sourcing initiatives for delegated spend across assigned sites.
* Provide purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation tactics, planning and contracting
* Support global & regional sourcing efforts
* Support the roll-out of new procurement policies/procedures and tools
* Support the optimization of transactional costs & efficiency of procurement activities (e.g., automation rates)
* Share best-practice sharing and synergies across sites
* Support standardization of specifications across sites and regions
* Track country savings performance and identify potential savings, risks & opportunities
* Drive utilization of on-line catalogues, E-Auctions and other leading edge sourcing tools
Ensure Business Continuity and Meet Site Business Needs
* Ensure business continuity and supply/availability of indirect materials for production
* Partner with site stakeholders to understand and support the delivery of current and future business needs
* Work with site controllers to provide spend and savings forecasts to management
* Manage supplier changes and transitions
Manage Supplier Relationship and Performance at Site Level
* Maintain and drive professional partnership/collaboration with suppliers
* Manage portfolio of suppliers and ensure compliance with requirements/policies
* Support comprehensive supply risk assessment across existing supplier portfolio (incl. single source, capacity constraints, financial risks, quality risks, etc.)
* Develop and implement mitigation solutions for key business risks
Key Requirements
1. Bachelor's degree or relevant years of experience required
2. 4+ years in a strategic procurement role
3. Customer service mindset and ability to manage several priorities simultaneously
4. Positive attitude with a willingness to learn new skill sets
5. Working knowledge of general business practices
6. Experience and knowledge of both Operational Procurement and Strategic Buying/Category management
7. Purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation tactics, planning and contracting
8. Third party spend management
9. Able to persuade and influence suppliers to achieve best outcome for Lonza
10. Hands on experience of using SAP ERP and SAP Ariba (strategic Buyer indirect materials only) in a purchasing/procurement role
11. Hands on experience of using Microsoft Office
12. Ability to collaborate with a global team
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.