Vice President, Supply Chain, Integrated Biologics

Lonza Group Ltd.; Basel; On-site; CHF 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Vice President of Supply Chain for its Integrated Biologics platform. This senior leader will direct end-to-end supply chain across sites and the global network to ensure reliable customer delivery and scalable execution.

You will drive demand and supply planning, S&OP/S&OE, network design, capacity and inventory strategies, and lead digital enablement, automation and performance management.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across end-to-end Supply Chain in a complex global manufacturing environment.
• Broad Supply Chain expertise spanning demand and supply planning, S&OP, production planning, inventory, logistics, warehousing and network planning.
• APICS and/or Lean Six Sigma qualifications are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Integrated Biologics Supply Chain strategy across the global network.
• Lead end-to-end Supply Chain across sites and global functions with a high-performing leadership team.
• Ensure reliable customer delivery through integrated demand and supply planning, S&OP, production planning and inventory management.
• Drive network, capacity and inventory strategy balancing service, resilience, cost and risk.
• Lead digital enablement, automation and performance management in Supply Chain transformation.

Skills

Senior leadership

End-to-end supply chain

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering or related; MBA preferred

Job description

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 Vice President, Supply Chain, Integrated Biologics is a senior leadership role responsible for the end-to-end Supply Chain organization across Lonza’s Integrated Biologics platform. This position leads the Integrated Biologics Supply Chain organization, including site Supply Chain Heads and global Supply Chain functions. The role combines strategic leadership with operational execution, ensuring reliable customer delivery, effective network and capacity planning, strong inventory performance, supply resilience and operational readiness. It also plays a key role in enabling growth, transformation and scalable execution across the Integrated Biologics platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Integrated Biologics Supply Chain strategy, aligning customer commitments, growth priorities, manufacturing capacity, financial objectives and operational execution across the global network.
• Lead the end-to-end Supply Chain organization across site and global functions, building a high-performing leadership team and strengthening capabilities, accountability and succession across the organization.
• Ensure reliable customer delivery through integrated demand and supply planning, S&OP and S&OE, production planning, material readiness, logistics, warehousing and inventory management.
• Lead network, capacity and inventory strategy, balancing customer service, supply resilience, working capital, cost and risk, while ensuring readiness for growth programs, new assets, technology transfers, launches and commercial ramp-ups.
• Drive Supply Chain transformation through process standardization, digital enablement, automation, advanced planning capabilities, data transparency and robust performance management.
• Partner closely with Operations, Quality, Commercial, Finance, Procurement, MSAT and other functions to manage risks, enable business priorities and ensure compliance with applicable GMP, GDP, Quality, EHS, regulatory and customer requirements.

Key Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related discipline; an MBA is preferred.
• Extensive senior leadership experience across end-to-end Supply Chain within a complex global manufacturing environment, ideally in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology or CDMO operations.
• Broad Supply Chain expertise spanning demand and supply planning, S&OP, production planning, inventory, logistics, warehousing and network planning, combined with a strong understanding of manufacturing operations.
• Proven experience leading across multiple manufacturing sites and international networks, translating business strategy into execution and driving large-scale Supply Chain transformation and digitalization.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to balance customer service, capacity, inventory, cost, working capital and operational risk.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a matrixed organization, combined with strong strategic thinking, executive communication, influencing and decision-making skills.
• Business-fluent English is required.
• APICS and/or Lean Six Sigma qualifications are an advantage.

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.

Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life-changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong. You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility. Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment. Are curious, always looking to learn and improve. Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself. Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients.

Why Lonza: We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, you will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters. We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow. Join us. Be you.