Procurement & Sustainability Excellence Data and Systems Specialist

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

Job summary

Lonza, located in Puebla, Mexico, seeks a Procurement & Sustainability Excellence, Data and Systems Specialist to lead data-driven procurement decisions and sustainability reporting. The role blends analytics, governance, and digital transformation across global teams.

You will build analytics foundations, deploy advanced models, and deliver KPI dashboards to enable evidence-based decisions and strategic supplier collaboration. Fluent English is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, IT, engineering, statistics, business analytics, or related field.
• Experience in data analytics, BI, data science, systems management, procurement excellence, supply chain, or 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Python

Power BI

SQL

Data modelling

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Change management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science/related field

Tools

SAP ERP

SAP BW

SAP Ariba

S/4HANA

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 custo