Lonza AG
Material Management Analyst
📍 CH - Visp
Role and responsibilities
Support the Material Management Head in coordinating the MRP team, ensuring alignment on key priorities and processes. Generate and oversee material-related KPIs, implementing corrective actions and improvements to enhance material availability visibility. Manage the raw material portfolio of the supply chain in planning systems, including lifecycle control, and execution of large-scale master data updates and monitoring of the created Planning Orders, Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders. Reporting of Purchase Order related activities to external Audit Companies. Provide expertise in the management of specialized material categories. Participates in supply chain development initiatives bringing material management expertise. Executes material related projects. SAP & AFI Key User – primary reference for system expertise and user support. Material coverage analysis for Visp site – defines next steps and future strategy (projects supported by Lonza EC Board Level). Core Team Member, key role with analyzing current processes and making a significant contribution to the restructuring the Supply Chain Organization in Visp (MRP & MPL). Responsible for (SMOG) Scrapping Approval Workflows. Initiating, track and trace – ensuring accurate inventory level and timeliness for financial improvements for all 3 business platforms. Preparing the reports for the MRPs to check SMOG items for monthly accurate SMOG submission. Preparing and submitting the monthly file for departments to check SMOG Liability to customer. Core Team Member - Value Stream Mapping Material Management, supporting process optimization and improvement. Maintaining and analyzing safety stock levels for the Visp site to ensure optimal inventory availability/ Replenishment Policy. Supporting the Head of Supply Chain by preparing and analyzing multiple reports for decision-making. Providing cross-departmental support (QC, Plant Logistics, SC) with ad-hoc reports and analysis. Training and onboarding new employees on SAP usage, ensuring knowledge transfer and faster integration.
Team / description
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Qualifications and Skills
Degree or equivalent experience in SCM, Procurement or any relevant field
CPIM, APICS Certification would be desired
Min. of 5 years’ experience as a Material Requirement Planner or Analyst
Experience in SCM, Materials Planning/Scheduling and/or Purchasing
Good knowledge of SAP, especially MM and MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint), PowerBI
Especially Presentation and Data Analytical skills are required.
Good communication and presentation skills
Fluency in English is required. German desired
Strong Teammate and able to work across cross-functional teams