Supply Chain Coordinator 80-100%

The actual location of this job is in Stein, AG, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Join us as a Supply Chain Coordinator, where you will manage end-to-end material and shipment coordination, ensuring drug substance, raw materials, and customer-supplied components are delivered, received, released, and available in SAP on time to support seamless manufacturing operations. Acting as the central interface between customers, suppliers, logistics, QA, QC, planning, and production teams, you will drive supply chain excellence through proactive coordination, process optimization, and flawless execution of inbound and outbound shipments. Check out your Career at Lonza!

This role is primarily based on site. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. We offer flexibility to work remotely for no more than 20% of your time. Requests are considered on a case‑by‑case basis, in line with business needs.

What you will get:

• An agile career and a dynamic work culture.

• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.

In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits.

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do:

• Coordinate end-to-end material and shipment activities, ensuring customer-supplied materials, drug substance, and finished products are available, received, released, and delivered on time to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.

• Manage demand planning and SAP master data, maintaining independent demand, material records, purchase orders, and shipment-related transactions to enable accurate planning and seamless supply chain execution.

• Partner closely with customers and internal stakeholders including Logistics, QA, QC, Production Planning, and Supply Chain teams to align material availability, shipping schedules, quality releases, and customer requirements.

• Oversee inbound and outbound shipments, tracking delivery performance, coordinating goods receipt and storage readiness, confirming shipment milestones, and ensuring all documentation and processes are completed accurately and on schedule.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by optimizing supply chain processes, supporting shipping agreements, coordinating material disposition activities, and identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, compliance, and customer satisfaction.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in Supply Chain, Material Coordination, or a related field is required, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure timely material availability in a fast-paced operational environment.

• Strong organizational and planning skills, with a structured and detail-oriented approach to coordinating shipments, materials, master data, and stakeholder activities from end to end.

• Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills, able to build effective partnerships across customers, logistics, quality, planning, and manufacturing teams to achieve shared objectives.

• Experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated manufacturing industry is highly preferred, with a good understanding of GMP requirements and quality-driven supply chain processes.

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset, comfortable working in a dynamic and sometimes challenging environment, with a willingness to drive process improvements, implement new ways of working, and continuously enhance operational efficiency.

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 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.

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