Senior Manager, supply chain and operations

Location: Oss

The Senior Manager, supply chain and operations leads the DAM Operations

function and is responsible for inventory management, forecasting, supply

planning, logistics, billing, operational finance, and supply chain reporting. The

role ensures reliable supply of platform components to licensees while

maintaining visibility of inventory, spend, revenue, and supply commitments.

What you will get: 

• An agile career and dynamic working culture. 
• An inclusive and ethical workplace. 
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance. 
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location. 

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

The full-time annual base pay for this position in The Netherlands is expected to range between 70.500,- EUR and 98.700,- EUR . Initial salary placement within this range will be determined based on role‑related factors such as experience, qualifications, and expected contribution.

What you will do:

• Supply Planning & Strategy: Develop and maintain rolling 18-24 month supply plans for DAM platform components, consolidating licensee forecasts, stage-gate assumptions, and manufacturing requirements.
• Inventory Risk & Strategy Management: Define inventory strategies within the "produce-to-stock, supply-from-stock" model, mitigating risks like shortages, excess stock, expiry, retest requirements, and optimizing working capital.
• Team Leadership: Manage the DAM Operations team, consisting of two Logistics Specialists and one Business Analyst (Operations Finance).
• Commercial Supply & Logistics Operations: Oversee compliant order fulfillment, import/export activities, GDP-relevant logistics processes, and partnerships with warehousing partners and CDMO networks to support growth.
• Cost of Goods (CoG) & Expenditure Tracking: Develop component-level CoG models and track development and manufacturing expenditure across internal and external CDMO networks.
• Operational Finance & Invoicing: Serve as DAM’s primary interface to Finance, coordinating invoicing, billing workflows, inventory valuation, budgeting, and commercial fulfillment.
• Reporting & Financial Transparency: Provide operational cost and revenue driver visibility to support pricing and portfolio decisions through standardized reporting and dashboards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Program Management, Finance, Procurement, and DAM technical leaders to improve forecast accuracy and supply visibility.
• Digitalization & AI Workflows: Drive continuous improvement across DAM Operations by evaluating and implementing AI-enabled workflows to enhance operational efficiency and reporting quality.
• Process Harmonization & SAP Migration: Support the SAP S/4HANA migration, process harmonization, and insurance coverage collaboration with Lonza global functions.
  

What we’re looking for:

• MSc or MBA degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance/Accounting, Operations Management, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Data Analytics, or an equivalent field
• 5–10 years of experience in supply chain, commercial operations, planning, inventory management, operational finance, or business analytics within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO, contract manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
• 3–5 years of experience leading small operational teams of 1 to 5 direct reports.
• Proven track record in supply chain activities; supply planning, inventory management, and operational finance within a regulated environment
• Experience with financial reporting, inventory reconciliation, accounts payable, and accounts receivable processes.
• Ability to consolidate, reconcile, analyze and integrate large datasets from multiple systems and decentralized data sources, including ERP systems, web-based applications, and Excel-based trackers.
• Hands-on experience with SAP (S/4HANA preferred); Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, data modeling, and dashboard development.
• Pharma/biotech related experience strongly preferred
• Experience implementing automation and AI-enabled workflows to improve business processes (preferred)

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.