Overview
In this role you will develop global sourcing strategies for logistics, transportation, and warehousing, driving value through strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization. You will partner with cross-functional teams to improve service quality, resilience, and sustainability while managing global projects in a matrix organization. The position is on-site with up to 20% remote work, offering an agile, inclusive culture and opportunities to shape procurement in a high-stakes medicines manufacturing environment.
Leistungen / Benefits
- remote work up to 20%
- agile career and dynamic work culture
- inclusive and ethical workplace
- competitive salary
- lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Develop and implement global category strategies for logistics, transportation, and warehousing across regions
- Lead strategic sourcing projects, tenders, supplier negotiations, and contract management
- Build and manage a savings pipeline with forecasting and realization tracking
- Act as global procurement subject matter expert for logistics/warehousing with market intelligence
- Drive supplier selection, onboarding, performance management, and governance
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align strategies with business, sustainability, and risk goals
- Identify and implement continuous improvement, digitalization, and process harmonization initiatives
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Bachelor or Master in Economics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, or related field
- Significant experience in category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management in logistics/warehousing
- Strong negotiation, tendering, contracting, and total cost of ownership analysis skills
- Solid understanding of logistics, freight, warehousing, Incoterms, SLAs, and supplier performance management
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage complex global projects in a matrix organization
- Strong analytical skills in spend analysis, business case development, savings delivery, forecasting, and risk management
- Experience with SAP, Ariba, iCertis, or similar procurement tools
- Excellent communication and English fluency
- ability to influence senior stakeholders
- cross-functional collaboration
- analytical thinking
- strategic sourcing
- supplier relationship management
- cost optimization
Global Category Manager Logistics and Warehousing 80-100% (f/m/d) in Basel Arbeitgeber: Lonza
Lonza ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der eine dynamische Arbeitskultur und flexible Arbeitsmöglichkeiten bietet, um die besten Talente zu fördern. Mit einem starken Fokus auf persönliche Entwicklung und Teamarbeit ermöglicht Lonza seinen Mitarbeitern, ihre Karriere in einem bedeutenden Bereich wie der internen Revision voranzutreiben, während sie gleichzeitig zur Verbesserung von Millionen von Leben beitragen. Die enge Zusammenarbeit vor Ort fördert nicht nur den Austausch von Ideen, sondern auch die technische Präzision, die für die Herstellung von Arzneimitteln erforderlich ist.
