Associate Buyer

Join our Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team to play a vital role in executing day-to-day purchasing operations and supply chain workflows that keep our laboratory and production equipment sterilization processes running smoothly.

This is an operational purchasing role focused on ordering sterilization chemicals, cleaning supplies, and facility consumables directly from an established catalog of vendors to ensure seamless site operations.

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

• Practical exposure to enterprise ERP systems and end-to-end supply chain logistics.

• Competitive compensation.

• Purchase Order Management: Review purchase requisitions and create, maintain, and issue Purchase Orders (POs) in the ERP system in accordance with established buyer directions and company policies.

• Order Expediting & Tracking: Monitor open POs, secure vendor acknowledgments, expedite critical deliveries, resolve supply delays, and maintain accurate order tracking data.

• Discrepancy & Returns Management: Investigate 3-way match discrepancies across purchase orders, receiving reports, and vendor invoices while managing Return-to-Vendor (RTV) processes.

• Supplier Performance & Reporting: Support supplier tracking (on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness), serve as a point of contact for routine inquiries, and generate open-order and shortage reports for senior buyers.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate directly with Planning, Warehouse, Accounts Payable, and Quality teams to maintain continuity of supply and support raw material onboarding.

• Data Integrity: Maintain supplier master data, purchasing databases, and procurement records to ensure system compliance and accuracy.

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required (Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field preferred).

• Procurement Experience: Previous experience in a purchasing assistant, procurement clerk, or buyer support role handling low-value catalog purchasing and routine transactions.

• ERP Proficiency: Direct hands-on experience using enterprise resource planning software (SAP, Oracle, Workday, etc.) to issue POs, track inventory, and pull open order reports.

• Problem Solving & 3-Way Match: Proven capability resolving discrepancies between POs, physical receipts, and invoices alongside Accounts Payable and Warehouse teams.

• Communication & Detail: Strong organizational and communication skills to interface effectively with external vendors and internal cross-functional partners.

Founded in 1897 in the Swiss Alps, our business has embraced innovation and kept pace with a fast-changing world for more than 125 years.

We are the CDMO that opened the door to a new era of medicine – one where breakthroughs could be produced at scale and made available around the world. Our contributions have led the way in drug approvals in our industry.

The therapies we help bring to life reach up to 100 million people each year, and we contribute to around one in every ten medicines that are newly approved by the FDA.

Political, regulatory, or economic disruption in one region doesn’t put the brakes on our business as our global network of 30+ sites across five continents provides resilience against global instability.

We are a community of big thinkers and bold doers. We focus on what matters, and together we make it happen. We are constantly pushing ourselves to make things better, never stopping until we make it right.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

At Lonza, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams, drives innovation, and helps us better serve our employees, customers, and communities. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.