Lonza

We are looking for a Procurement Excellence Manager to join our organization. Your primary focus is on the Supplier Management process.

Acting as SME for supplier onboarding and data management, drives continuous process improvements, leads functional change, and supports users through high‑quality training and documentation.

Contributes to wider procurement transformation initiatives such as contract management or supplier risk management

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• A variety of benefits tailored to your localality.
• Access to global benefits via https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do:

• Act as SME for Supplier Lifecycle Management, including supplier onboarding and supplier data quality.
• Gather business requirements, translate them into business rules, and design functional enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and optimization of procurement processes.
• Develop user documentation, guidelines, and training materials.
• Deliver business trainings and support functional change implementations.
• Lead or support cross‑functional procurement process improvement projects (e.g., Contract Management, Supplier Risk Management).

What we are looking for:

• Experience in global system implementation, process governance, and change management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess feasibility and risks of change requests
• Ability to gather requirements and design functional improvements.
• Comfort navigating enterprise tools (e.g., SAP/Ariba, ORO, CLM).
• Strong documentation, training, and knowledge transfer capabilities
• Stakeholder management skills in a global, matrixed environment

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.