• Builds a capable, agile, and global Supply Chain organization with the technical skills, experience and know-how to define the optimal supply chain for Lonza Bioscience and implement appropriate systems and controls to sustainably deliver results.
• Generates and implements Supply Chain strategies to ensure continuous flow of materials to enable operations/ laboratory activities consistently deliver to customer and business expectations.
• Designs, implements and leads an effective & efficient Sales and Operations Planning process (S& OP) for both made-to-stock and made-to-order business.
• Works to continually optimize forecast/ demand planning accuracy, inventory analysis, and capacity modeling to optimally schedule production and troubleshoot supply chain issues.
• Continuously identifies opportunities to optimize and risk mitigate the Lonza Bioscience supply chain through analytics and leveraging the full capability of appropriate tools/ systems (e.g., ERP).
• Develops plans for improving productivity, quality and efficiency of operations, in partnership with key stakeholders, to support the strategic aims of the business.
• Collaborate with Lonza Supply Chain Center of Excellence and other Division Supply Chains to drive best in class integrated business processes.
• Oversee make-or-buy decisions, in alignment with appropriate stakeholders. Manage third-party manufacturing and distribution strategy and tactics.
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate management/ governance systems are implemented across the BU to achieve business unit and company goals.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to drive appropriate alignment/ redundancy between productions sites to create dual-sourcing opportunities where appropriate for customers and to maximize business continuity.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor' s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Science or related; MBA or Apex certification a plus
• Total 10+ years of relevant experience of which more than 5 years of leadership experience leading complex organizations (Manufacturing or Service Company)
• Deep knowledge in Supply Chain Management in Life Sciences, CDMO, or other regulated sector
• Ability to manage planning / scheduling complexity
• Proven track record of driving programs profitability, continuous improvement processes, and optimizing efficiencies
• Experience in leading deployment of global standardization of Business processes
• Solid proven track record as a leader, developing others and encouraging growth within the function
• Sophisticated understanding of key business drivers globally, leveraging these insights to drive sound and timely decision making at the right organizational levels
• In-depth expertise of how the business functions inter-relate to drive project execution in the most profitable and effective manner
• Proven leadership experience of global teams