Associate Director, Global Supply Chain

Associate Director, Global Supply Chain

Location: This position is subject to Lonza’s Global Hybrid policy and may be based from sites including Portsmouth, NH, Walkersville, MD, Vacaville, CA or Bend, OR.

The Associate Director will be the Supply Chain excellence SPOC for the assigned sites and be responsible for the logistics content area in the Site Support team.
This role will be driving the implementation of supply chain process standards
and best practices across teams, leading and supporting improvement
initiatives. 
This role requires extensive SAP knowledge in all facets of SAP. It requires
assisting sites remotely as well as on-site.

What you will get:

The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $128,000 – 200,000. In addition, below you will find a summary of the benefits package we offer:

• Performance-related bonus.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• And much more

Compensation for this role will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and relevant knowledge.

What you will do:

• Drive implementation of SC excellence principles in assigned sites,
  standardize and harmonize processes
• Support sites with process and technical issues, including liaising with
  IT
• Assess Supply Chain Processes across Sites and Platforms
• Through assessments and discussions, define gap analysis, develop
  action plan, help to implement
• Support the SC Certification program in order to get sites certified
• Help addressing Audit Findings/ Observations
• Write SOPs/ WI – Roll-Out and Train employees
• Lead continuous improvement projects to improve SC maturity

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree with technical background, or equivalent experience, preferred area of study life sciences or chemistry. Masters APICS CPIM professional standards preferred
• Substantial experience in supply chain management, including experience in multiple Supply Chain site functions with a strong focus on planning and logistics processes
• Subject matter expert for logistics and execution
• Ability to establish and track project delivery. Proven experience with handling multiple global and complex projects simultaneously
• Ability to identify and resolve conflicts
• Good communication and presentation skills, ability to present
  ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Proven ability to lead up and influencing and coaching people on all hierarchy levels
• Ideally a manufacturing or technical experience demonstrating a self-starting and hands-on quality
• Excellent communication skills to lead and support empowered employees and leaders in a multi-cultural team environment
   

About Lonza

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 offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.