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

The Production Scheduler is responsible for proactively maintaining and continuously improving the production schedule.

Perform all duties to ensure the departmental schedules are accurate and communicated to all relevant departments to drive short term execution of plans.

Ensure all schedules are created respecting existing labor and asset capacities and achievable based on planned material availabilities

Drive timely resolution of all scheduling conflicts with relevant stakeholders.

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

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. 

What you will do:

• Create, supervise and maintain the short term schedules to provide awareness of defined departments to drive short term execution of plans
• Incorporate input from all relevant departments to ensure schedules are realistic within relevant constraints and latest information
• Drive optimization of schedules by balancing demand priorities against optimal production sequencing and efficient resource (facility/suite, equipment, staff, materials etc.) utilization
• Ensure all feedback regarding changes to existing plans is incorporated into
  schedules in timely manner
• Maintain detailed planning and scheduling parameters in planning system to
  allow optimal use of system scheduling functionality
• Generate relevant critical metric and operational measures to support identification of trends or root causing of sub-optimal performance
• Maintain accurate production schedule, providing data for the MRP process to meet production demands
• Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing
  tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material
  priorities
• Monitor production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw
  materials, and quality control measures, using this information for Continuous Improvement activities such as maintenance of routings and BOM’s, increasing accuracy of production schedule and efficiency reporting

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience with extensive years of proven experience in end-to-end Supply Chain, solid knowledge in APICS CPIM professional standards is an advantage.
• Strong SAP background with skills in financial, scheduling and materials planning is a must (Planview background an additional benefit)
• Demonstrates the courage and integrity to engage in difficult conversations with internal teams and management when needed, encouraging transparency, growth, and collaboration
• Strong communication and presentation skills, ability to present ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Change adaptability skills
• Proficient in English and German (spoken and written)

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.