Senior Director, Supply Chain

Lonza Group Ltd.; Vacaville (CA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. in Vacaville seeks a strategic Head of Supply Chain to translate site strategy into execution.

You will own end-to-end planning, inventory, and performance across assets, leading a high-performing team within the Site Leadership Team and INB Supply Chain Leadership Team. You will drive forecasting, budgeting support, and KPI reporting, ensuring compliance with GxP, safety, and quality standards while collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, Finance, and IT to optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Natural Sciences, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred and highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Supply Planning cycles for assigned manufacturing assets, ensuring optimal customer service and capacity utilization.
• Develop, execute, and maintain supply plans, master production schedules, and medium-term capacity plans.
• Lead the S&OP process for Vacaville with clear visibility to forecasts, risks, and decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Supply chain management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

OMP planning

GxP compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

OMP

Power BI

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three 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 Head of Supply Chain Vacaville will provide strategic and operational leadership for the end-to-end Supply Chain organization at our Vacaville site. The role translates Integrated Biologics Supply Chain strategy into site execution, building a high-performing and scalable organization, and ensuring planning, material readiness, logistics, warehousing, master data, performance management and continuous improvement are delivered with discipline, compliance and customer focus.

The role holds end-to-end accountability for Supply Chain performance across all assets in the Vacaville site. As a member of the Vacaville Site Leadership Team and the INB Supply Chain Leadership Team, the role connects site priorities with Business Platform and network strategy. The incumbent drives cross-functional alignment with Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Program Management, Procurement, IT and Network Planning. The role is accountable for reporting and analytics of SC KPIs, continuous improvement and transformation to ensure supply chain performance with respect to compliance, reliability, agility and cost. The role will build a high performing team through performance management, talent development and succession depth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Supply Planning cycles for assigned manufacturing assets, ensuring optimal customer service, production performance, and capacity utilization.
• Develop, execute, and maintain supply plans, master production schedules, and medium-term capacity plans to support business objectives.
• Create supply, capacity, and prioritization scenarios that maximize asset utilization, identify constraints, and mitigate operational risks.
• Lead the monthly Supply Review and S&OP process for Vacaville, providing clear visibility to forecasts, risks, opportunities, and required business decisions.
• Support annual budgeting, strategic planning, and business review processes through data-driven supply chain insights and recommendations.
• Ensure planning parameters, production schedules, master data, and supply plans are accurately maintained within SAP, OMP, and related planning systems.
• Partner closely with Network Planning, Operations, Program Management, Quality, MSAT, Finance, and other key stakeholders to align supply strategies with site and network objectives.
• Coordinate with external sites and business platforms to support the successful planning and execution of integrated manufacturing programs.
• Lead planning and scheduling readiness for major capital projects, ensuring systems, processes, capacity models, master data, and resources are prepared for operational start-up and ramp-up.
• Own site inventory planning and optimization strategies, balancing customer service levels, working capital objectives, and inventory risk.
• Drive inventory discipline across the organization by fostering collaboration between Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Program Management, and MSAT teams.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient warehousing operations, overseeing material flow from receipt through production support and shipment.
• Monitor Supply Chain performance through established KPIs, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion supply chain transformation efforts by enhancing processes, systems, governance, and standard ways of working while supporting enterprise-wide planning and operational excellence initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Supply Planning and Scheduling team, fostering accountability, engagement, talent development, and strong cross-functional leadership as a member of both the Supply Chain Leadership Team and Site Leadership Team.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Natural Sciences, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive Supply Chain experience within a manufacturing environment; pharmaceutical manufacturing or CDMO experience strongly preferred.
• Lead and ensure compliant execution of end-to-end supply chain operations, including planning, procurement, data management, warehousing, and logistics, in accordance with GxP requirements.
• Drive a strong quality culture by identifying, escalating, and mitigating quality risks while monitoring and improving quality-related KPIs.
• Ensure safe execution of supply chain activities by promoting EHS compliance, fostering a strong safety culture, and proactively managing safety risks and performance metrics.
• Influence cross‑functional and Supply Chain leadership teams to support supply planning decisions and align with site manufacturing strategies.
• Utilize strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to establish KPIs, conduct root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leverage Business Intelligence tools and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, to analyze data, generate reports, and communicate insights effectively.
• Understand the impact of supply chain planning decisions on customer service, inventory levels, asset utilization, operational costs, and overall site performance, using financial and operational data to support decision‑making.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills by aligning site priorities with broader network objectives, fostering clear two‑way communication, and maintaining accountability for team and organizational outcomes.

We recognize that attracting, developing and retaining the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this State, the quoted salary range for this position is $211,000.00 - $330,000.00. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at the company between the lower and the middle part of the applicable range. We tailor our offers within the range based on job‑related factors, including organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic area and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and/or communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. This range is only inclusive of base salary, and base pay is just one component of Lonza’s total compensation package for employees. Full‑time employees are eligible to receive a performance‑related bonus, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.

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.