Procurement & Sustainability Excellence Data and Systems Specialist

Lonza; Puebla de Zaragoza; On-site; Confidencial; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile career culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance-based compensation

Role-specific benefits

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Procurement & Sustainability Excellence, Data and Systems Specialist in Puebla, Mexico. You will build the analytics backbone, consolidate spend and sustainability data, and deliver insights to drive evidence-based decisions across the global procurement function.

You will apply Python, predictive analytics, and Power BI to develop forecasting, supplier risk scoring, and KPI reporting, while enabling ESG data collection and governance across sites and regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and global procurement analytics experience.
• Strong Python, data modelling, and statistical analysis capabilities.
• Experience building dashboards in Power BI and robust data governance.
• Working knowledge of SAP Ariba/S/4HANA and SQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Build the procurement analytics backbone: model spend, supplier, contract, savings, and sustainability data across systems.
• Develop analytics solutions using Python and predictive modelling for spend forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Create and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting in Power BI for leadership and site teams.
• Support sustainable procurement data collection, QA, and ESG reporting.
• Identify and implement tools to improve digital transformation, automation, and analytics capabilities.
• Lead or support end-to-end transformation projects on procurement systems and data governance.
• Collaborate across functions to translate business needs into scalable data and process solutions.

Skills

Python

Power BI

SQL

Data analytics

Data modelling

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science or related field

Tools

Excel

SAP Ariba

Job description

Procurement & Sustainability Excellence, Data and Systems Specialist

Location: Puebla, Mexico.

Join Lonza’s Procurement & Sustainability Excellence team and play a key role in driving digital transformation, advanced analytics, and process excellence across our global procurement organization. This position offers the opportunity to shape how data, systems, and technology are leveraged to improve decision-making, strengthen sustainability initiatives, and deliver measurable business impact.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.

What you will do:

• Build the procurement analytics backbone: consolidate and model spend, supplier, contract, savings, and sustainability data; improve data quality, classification, and transparency across systems.
• Develop advanced analytics solutions: use Python, statistical methods, and predictive modelling for use cases such as spend classification, savings forecasting, supplier-risk scoring, demand/cost-driver forecasting, and anomaly/maverick-spend detection.
• Deliver actionable insights: create and maintain intuitive dashboards and KPI reporting in Power BI to support procurement leadership, category managers, and site teams in timely, evidence-based decisions.
• Support sustainable procurement: enable collection, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting of supplier sustainability data, including ESG ratings, certifications, carbon data, and Scope 3-relevant information where required.
• Drive digital transformation: identify, evaluate, and implement tools and technologies that improve ways of working, including SAP Ariba/SAP S/4HANA capabilities, supplier- and risk-management platforms, automation, AI, and analytics solutions.
• Increase process efficiency and automation: lead continuous-improvement initiatives that simplify workflows, reduce manual effort, strengthen compliance, and increase adoption of standardized global processes.
• Manage global transformation projects: lead or support end-to-end projects on procurement systems, supplier/risk platforms, data governance, reporting, process automation, and analytics capabilities.
• Partner across functions: act as the bridge between Procurement, Sustainability, IT/Data, Finance, and other stakeholders - translating business needs into scalable data, system, and process solutions.
• Enable governance and adoption: contribute to procurement policies, procedures, training, testing, change management, and user adoption for new systems, data standards, and ways of working.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in data analytics, BI, data science, systems management, procurement excellence, supply chain, or a similar global environment.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Python, data mining, statistical analysis, and data modelling to turn complex datasets into clear business insights.
• Experience building dashboards and reporting in Power BI or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of SAP ERP, SAP BW, ECC, S/4HANA and/or SAP Ariba.
• Familiarity with databases and data-management tools such as SQL, MS Access, MySQL, or comparable technologies.
• Understanding of advanced-analytics concepts, including predictive analytics, machine learning, automation, AI/GenAI, and large-scale data processing.
• Strong project-management, stakeholder-engagement, communication, and change-management skills, with the confidence to influence across functions and geographies.
• Ability to explain analytical findings clearly to non-technical audiences and convert insights into practical, prioritized actions.
• Knowledge of procurement, Source-to-Pay, supply chain, supplier management, or sustainability reporting is an advantage.
• Exposure to sustainability platforms and frameworks - such as EcoVadis, IntegrityNext, CDP, GHG Protocol Scope 3, CSRD, or supplier ESG data management - is a plus.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage.

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 offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.