Procurement Business Expert (SME) — Lonza
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Role overview
The actual location of this job is in Basel, Switzerland.
Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
The Procurement Functional SME will be responsible for the end-to-end design and readiness of the future GCC procurement processes ensuring strong alignment between the retained organisation, the existing GBSO landscape, and the ongoing ERP transformation programme.
- The actual location of this job is in Basel, Switzerland.
- Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
- in Basel: https://media.ffycdn.net/eu/lonza-group-ag/d/5c78e3b906804b0cb6710009ab5507de?updated What you will do:
- Lead the design of GCC Source-to-Pay (S2P) procurement processes, ensuring alignment with global procurement standards, policies, and ERP templates.
What the company offers
- in Basel: https://media.ffycdn.net/eu/lonza-group-ag/d/5c78e3b906804b0cb6710009ab5507de?updated What you will do:
- Lead the design of GCC Source-to-Pay (S2P) procurement processes, ensuring alignment with global procurement standards, policies, and ERP templates.
- Define future-state operating models and foster collaboration between Procurement, GBSO, ERP teams, business stakeholders, and governance bodies.
- Drive procurement design workshops and ensure procurement requirements are embedded in cross-functional decisions and transformation initiatives.
- Review, validate, and govern procurement process documentation, workflows, SOPs, and AI-generated outputs to ensure quality and operational readiness.
- Support transition and service readiness by ensuring effective controls, hand-offs, training materials, and Day-1 operational capability.
- Establish and monitor service performance frameworks, including SLAs, KPIs, risk management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
- Identify and champion automation, digital enablement, and standardized best practices to deliver scalable and efficient procurement operations. What we are looking for:
- Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field; relevant professional certifications are highly preferred.
Application process
- now.
- Lonza is a global leader in pharma and biotech manufacturing.
- The company operates major production facilities in Visp (Valais), Basel, and Stein (Aargau), Switzerland.
Company and context
- 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain transformation, shared services, GBS, or operating model design, ideally within complex global organizations.
- Strong expertise in designing and optimizing procurement and supply chain processes within Global Capability Centers (GCCs) or shared services environments.
- Proven track record supporting GBS/SSC implementations and large-scale ERP transformations, particularly SAP S/4HANA programs.
- Deep understanding of end-to-end procurement processes, service delivery models, performance frameworks, and knowledge transfer activities.
- Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence senior leaders across multiple workstreams.
- Experience in consulting environments, familiarity with AI-enabled process documentation tools, and exposure to the life sciences or CDMO industry are strong advantages. 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.
Additional details
- Requests are considered on a case‑by‑case basis, in line with business needs.
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance. A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.
- Benefits in Basel: https://media.ffycdn.net/eu/lonza-group-ag/d/5c78e3b906804b0cb6710009ab5507de?updated
- Identify and champion automation, digital enablement, and standardized best practices to deliver scalable and efficient procurement operations. What we are looking for:
- Experience in consulting environments, familiarity with AI-enabled process documentation tools, and exposure to the life sciences or CDMO industry are strong advantages.
Notes and original content
- What you will get:
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
- A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.
- What you will do:
- Identify and champion automation, digital enablement, and standardized best practices to deliver scalable and efficient procurement operations.
- What we are looking for:
- About Lonza
Questions about this listing
What salary does Lonza offer for this role?
Lonza lists CHF 62'000 - 94'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Lonza offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Lonza during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Basel can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Lonza?
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