Planning Specialist

Lonza is the pioneer and world leader in the CDMO industry operating across 5 continents, setting the pace with cutting-edge science, smart technology and lean manufacturing. ​We turn our customers’ break-through innovations into viable therapies and manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. At the heart of every scientific breakthrough are talented individuals collaborating to develop solutions that empower businesses to improve lives. 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.

Join our best-in-class high performance Integrated Biologics team at our Tuas site in Singapore to gain unparalleled exposure to cutting-edge biotechnology and innovation, and make a difference from day one. Learn new skills and capabilities, and grow your career with us in manufacturing therapeutic proteins under cGMP conditions. Find out more about what a life at Lonza in Singapore could look like for you by watching this short video.

The Senior Specialist role will be a fixed term contract role in the Supply Chain team based at our Tuas Office. This role will be responsible to translate CGT asset strategy to tactical actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible to implement source, procurement and material planning strategy for the Cell and Gene Therapy business.
• Work closely with Program Manager, Manufacturing, MSAT, QC and QA on Material requirement and ensure adequate quantities of material at the time needed to meet actual production requirement at the lowest cost.
• Act as SCM representative for any Tech Transfer for material requirement planning and governance. Be the point of contact for any Deviation and Change request.
• In absence of Department Manager, take lead to manage the direct materials sourcing team to ensure satisfactory purchase decisions, follow-up and expedite solution of problems that arise in relation to quality, delivery or pricing.
• Manage and  maintain the accuracy of SAP part numbers, MRP requirements, safety stock and reorder point levels to ensures timely supply of critical materials for customer projects and operation requirements. Ensure that all purchasing data bases have prompt, accurate information.
• Use generated reports and screens for control and purchasing decisions. Analyze data to determine best possible solutions, whether requisition-based or transaction reduction-based and implement necessary corrective actions.
• Responsible for the creation/management/closure of the GMP documents such as Trackwise Change controls, Supplier Change Notification, Deviations and CAPA’s etc.
• Responsible for Raw Material planning, Purchase Order creation and maintenance. Communicate effectively with internal (including Lonza global colleagues) and external customers.
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies, procedures and ethics guidelines are maintained. Participate in Kaizen/Hoshin/OE event(s) and projects, so as to provide business with process improvements in terms of cost and/or time savings opportunities etc.

Key Requirements

• Degree/ Diploma holder with 3-5 years of experience in supply chain, raw material requirement in healthcare / chemical industry.
• Experience in SAP- MM.
• Ability to influence both supply chain and functional area owner to support Procurement, MRP, Warehouse and Logistics planning and site manufacturing strategy recommendations.
•  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 utilize business intelligence systems (Power BI) to extract data and generate reports.

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.