Job Description

In this role you will oversee the requisition of goods and services for Lonza AG.
Ensure that the selection is in line with the current procurement policies
guidelines, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure
continuity of supply. Through tracking of delivery and updating due date in
necessary system you will provide critical information for production planning.
Enabling the material ID’s in SAP ECC will ensure only standardized materials
will be used during product

Key Accountabilities

• Review and validate Purchase Requisition for material ID based

• requests to ensure flow items and stock refills

• Ensure contracts and Purchase orders are assigned to relevant

• preferred suppliers (if possible)

• Place Purchase Orders, obtain order confirmations and expedite

• orders to ensure on-time delivery for several sites

• Maintain relevant data fields in SAP (e.g. delivery dates and supplier

• order confirmations)

• Manage non-conformance, rejections & returns with suppliers and

• Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Monitor & track supplier performance and raise issues with strategic

• buyers and/or category managers

• Respond to AP enquiries

• Process high volume of material management related requisitions

• Identify source of supply for orders

• Provide back-up support for SAP Ariba Order management

• Handle material management related queries

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Removed from scope:

• Promote the use of e-catalogue (Ariba) and other approved buying

• channels which generate automation

• Carry out competitive bid process (per applicable policy) and/or

• execute RFx market interventions