Senior Strategic Category Manager

4 weeks ago

San Leandro, United States Lonza Full time
Job Description

United States, Hayward (California)

Following our agreement with Roche to acquire the Vacaville manufacturing facility, we are now looking to recruit a Senior Strategic Buyer for the Vacaville site

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.

The Senior Strategic Buyer will collaborate effectively to site stakeholders to deliver the raw material category strategy and procurement value. They will p artner with key stakeholders across sites to ensure business continuity and Procurement meet site business needs, manage supplier relationships and performance at site level, provide purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation, contracting and

purchasing systems and manage delegated spend (CHF 50 million annual spend).

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate effectively with the Category managers 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 identified
  • Be aware of the supply market dynamics and changes to ensure competitiveness and supply risks are mitigated

Personal development and capability building:
  • Define personal development goals and associated training and development needs

Complete mandatory training and capability building program

Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Requirements:
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Procurement or Supply Chain
  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Procurement or
  • Supply Chain
  • Advanced level of experience in raw materials procurement in a Pharmaceutical or High-Quality industry
  • Purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation tactics, planning and contracting
  • Indirect spend management
  • Manages ambiguity through effective communication, removes barriers and overcomes resistance skillfully
  • Demonstrates timely and accurate decision making, ensuring escalation where appropriate
  • Develops inclusive relationships and alliances engaging internal and external stakeholders
  • Finds the right balance between internal/external customer needs and achieving business needs
  • Leads multiple initiatives simultaneously to successful conclusion while mitigating business continuity risks
  • Demonstrates high integrity and accountability for his/her area ensuring team(s) actions and decisions are aligned to business objectives
  • Fosters an open and learning environment where people are encouraged to develop, share and grow
  • Moderate Travel

This position is contingent upon Lonza’s successful completion of the acquisition of the site located in Vacaville, California (the “Closing”), currently anticipated to occur in H2, 2024. If the Closing is delayed for any reason, Lonza may delay the start date up to sixty (60) days.

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.

The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $130,500.00 and $152,500.00 . Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the successful candidate ’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and job-related knowledge. Full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including performance-related bonus, medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.

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.

Reference: R62291

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