Pharma Materials Lead, Supply Chain & Inventory

Lonza

Geleen

Hybrid

Confidential

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Lonza Geleen, Netherlands, is seeking a Project Material Lead to ensure materials are available for customer projects and medicine manufacturing. You will collaborate across Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, and Manufacturing to balance inventory, costs, and risks on site with up to 20% remote flexibility.

You will lead material planning, coordinate with suppliers, and drive improvements in material management while complying with quality standards.

Qualifications

Significant experience in Supply Chain Management, ideally within a manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or other regulated environment.
Experience managing materials, inventory and suppliers, with a strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to define and monitor KPIs and use root-cause analysis to resolve issues.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to influence suppliers and collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels.
Hands-on experience using SAP ERP in a Supply Chain environment and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
The ability to manage competing priorities, work effectively in project environments and translate complex requirements into practical actions.
A bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent relevant experience, in Supply Chain Management, Business, Business Administration or a related field. 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.