Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there is 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 is the kind of work we want to be part of. This opportunity stands out because you can lead supply planning processes in a top-tier company that values creativity and collaboration. At Lonza, your work directly improves lives worldwide, alongside a team committed to excellence in supply chain management. You will perform all duties to ensure the monthly Supply Planning processes are completed to support the integrated planning processes. You are responsible for the creation, execution and maintenance of the Supply Plan including the creation of the Master Production Schedule and medium term capacity loading outlooks. You will develop proactive strategies to anticipate and mitigate issues and risks with respect to supply planning and be responsible to report and own plans to improve the accuracy of supply plan accuracy and outlook. Develop & maintain inventory targets by categories and manage inventory of new and phase-out parts. Promote the continuous improvement initiatives to facilitate the reduction of inventory levels. Key responsibilities: Execute the monthly supply planning cycle including the creation and updating of supply plans and identification of key supply decisions and ensure input from all relevant stakeholders are incorporated into supply plan. Ensure and implement control in managing raw materials and finished goods inventory to prevent losses and/or scrap and ensure inventory levels are maintained according to annual targets. Conduct regular security checks to ensure inventory completeness and develop proactive strategies to anticipate and mitigate issues and risks with respect to supply planning and prepare supply planning input into monthly S&OP cycle and annual budget cycle. Create and maintain supply related KPIs and use as basis for supply planning improvement initiatives and Liaise with all relevant stakeholders and functions to ensure supply plan represents consensus view of future supply plans and actions. Ensure supply plan is inputted and maintained in relevant supply systems including SAP IBP and SAP ECC and ensure Supply Plans is used to drive related material, labor and asset capacity plans. Maintain all supply related parameters and master data in relevant planning systems and effective management of team which includes coaching and mentoring. Key requirements: Bachelors or "Master’s degree or equivalent experience" in Business Management & Supply Chain Management, CPIM / APICS. Highly Experienced within end to end Supply Chain and advanced knowledge with Project management and Operations. Strong knowledge of Supply Chain Management working in S&OP environment and understanding of best practices in Supply Planning. Prior people management experience and good communication and presentation skills. Ability to present ideas in a clear and concise manner. Proficient in analysis, capable of establishing measurements and identifying issues through root cause analysis. Proficient using MS Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint SAP R/3 MM and PP advance user. Ability to utilize Business Intelligence systems to extract data and generate reports. F luency in Spanish is essential, and proficiency in English is required. Operational Excellence / Lean manufacturing experience and prior GMP experience in pharma industry. 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.