Strategic Buyer - Professional Services

• Collaborate effectively with the Global Category managers to deliver value and continuous improvement to assigned site(s) and its stakeholders
• Partner with key stakeholders, ensure business continuity and that procurement meets the site business needs
• Provides purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation, contracting and purchasing systems
• Source, tender, negotiate and contract the spend
• Drive savings initiatives: develop pipeline of initiatives and realize savings with delegated spend suppliers or products
• Manage supplier relationships in liaison with delegated spend (up to 50 million annual spend).
• Key Accountabilities

Collaborate effectively with the Procurement team to deliver value and continuous improvements:

• Support Category managers with category and sourcing strategy development (e. g. provide site current and future business needs, report specific local market trends…)
• Support implementation and execution of category strategies at site level
• Support the execution of sourcing initiatives for delegated spend across assigned sites
• Provide purchasing expertise in tendering, negotiation tactics, planning and contracting
• Support global & regional sourcing efforts
• Support the roll‑out of new procurement policies/procedures and tools
• Support the optimization of transactional costs & efficiency of procurement activities (e. g. automation rates)
• Support standardization of specifications across sites and regions
• Track country savings performance and identify potential savings, risks and opportunities
• Drive utilization of on‑line catalogues, E‑Auctions and other leading‑edge sourcing tools
• Share best-practice sharing and synergies across sites.

Ensure business continuity and meet site business needs

• Identify site stakeholders and partner with them to understand & support the delivery of current and future business needs
• Ensure business continuity and supply/availability of necessary materials
• Work with site controllers to provide spend and savings forecasts to management
• Manage supplier changes and transitions.

Manage supplier relationship and performance at site level

• Maintain and drive professional partnership/collaboration with suppliers
• Manage supplier’s portfolio, leverage supplier capabilities, improve supply continuity, reduce total cost of ownership and ensure compliance with requirements & policies.
• Support comprehensive supply risk assessment across existing supplier portfolio (incl. single source, capacity constraints, financial risks, quality risks, etc…).
• Develop and implement mitigation solutions for key business risks identified
• Ensure regular review of supplier performance, participate in supplier performance improvement at site level and to support Supplier Quality Annual Review
• Be aware of the supply market dynamics and changes to ensure competitiveness and supply risks are mitigated.

Processes, tools and Systems

• Ensure compliance with Lonza standards and regulatory requirements
• Support roll‑out of Lonza procedures, policies and guidelines.
• Support Procurement initiatives, roll‑out of procurement tools, processes, policies and systems.
• Complete and maintain the RMs documentation database as required.
• Ensure ERP system is maintained.

Personal development and capability building

• Define personal development goals and associated training and development needs
• Complete mandatory training and capability building program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Business fluency in English.
• 5-10 years of strategic procurement experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Customer service mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build and maintain global relationships, both internally and externally.
• Expertise in purchasing, including tendering, negotiation, planning, and contracting.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to learn new skills and capabilities.
• Good understanding of general business practices.
• Proficiency in key procurement processes, including category management, supplier management, negotiations, contract management, and e-procurement systems.
• Experience in third-party spend management.
• Ability to persuade and influence suppliers to achieve the best outcomes for Lonza.
• Hands‑on experience using SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Office applications.
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