Pharma Material Planning Lead | On-site, 20% Remote

Lonza Group; Geleen; Hybrid; EUR 53,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza Geleen, Netherlands, seeks a Project Material Lead to ensure timely material availability for customer projects and medicine manufacturing. The role supports Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality and Manufacturing on site with optional remote time up to 20%.

You will lead material planning, collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, and manage inventory, costs and risks while aligning with project requirements and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain management in manufacturing/pharma/regulatory environment.
• Experience managing materials, inventory and suppliers, with end-to-end supply chain knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with KPI monitoring.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across functions.
• APICS CPIM certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead material planning and inventory management for customer projects, ensuring materials are available in line with project requirements, timelines and forecasted demand.
• Act as the Supply Chain representative within project teams and governance meetings, translating project requirements into clear material and supply chain deliverables.
• Partner with planners, procurement teams and suppliers to secure material availability, manage priorities and address supply risks, including supplier performance and pricing.
• Collaborate with Quality, Supplier Quality and Quality Control teams to ensure materials meet quality requirements and are available for project execution.
• Work with technical and manufacturing teams to maintain accurate material requirements and bills of materials, assessing the potential impact of material availability on project and manufacturing performance.
• Monitor inventory, material costs, scrapping and excess or obsolete stock risks, identifying opportunities to optimize working capital and reduce waste.
• Lead local improvements relating to material management, consumption, rejection and traceability, using data and root-cause analysis to improve supply chain performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field

APICS CPIM certification

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Lonza Geleen, Netherlands, seeks a Project Material Lead to ensure timely material availability for customer projects and medicine manufacturing. The role supports Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality and Manufacturing on site with optional remote time up to 20%.

You will lead material planning, collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, and manage inventory, costs and risks while aligning with project requirements and regulatory standards.