Material Requirement Planner / MRP 80-100% (f/m/d)

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

For our site in Visp we are looking for a Material Requirements Planner (f/m/d). In this role you will perform all duties to ensure the Materials Requirements Plans are completed to ensure the timely availability of materials to support the product Supply Plan.

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture

• An inclusive and ethical workplace

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

• A variety of benefits dependant on role and location

What you’ll do:

• Perform all routine tasks to convert planned orders into material plans including the creation and management of material planned requirements

• Liaison with Supply Planner and Schedulers to ensure all material plans are up to date and responsive to changes in material requirements

• Creation and maintenance of detailed material planning parameters in Planning systems

• Conversion of the material requirements plan (purchase requisitions) into Purchase Orders

• Expediting material availability through liaison with procurement and teams involved with inbound material processing

• Creation and management of material related KPIs and measures to ensure accurate understanding of material availability

• Execution of key material availability, mobilization or write actions to support optimal management of inventory while reducing scrap/waste

• Liase with key stakeholders (Supply Planner, Scheduler and PM) to develop safety stock and inventory plans to meet production plans

What we’re looking for:

• University Degree in Supply Chain Management / Business Management or similar

• Advanced experience in Supply Chain / Operations preferrably in a cGMP regulated environment

• Good communication and presentation skills. Ability to present ideas in a clear and concise manner

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to define metrics (KPI’s) and identify issues through root cause analysis

• Competent using MS Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

• Ability to utilise Business Intelligence systems to extract data and generate reports

• Business fluent English is required; good German language skills - an advantage

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.