Senior Director, Supply Chain

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s 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’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Head of Supply Chain Vacaville will provide strategic and operational leadership for the end-to-end Supply Chain organization at our Vacaville site. The role translates Integrated Biologics Supply Chain strategy into site execution, building a high-performing and scalable organization, and ensuring planning, material readiness, logistics, warehousing, master data, performance management and continuous improvement are delivered with discipline, compliance and customer focus.

The role holds end-to-end accountability for Supply Chain performance across all assets in the Vacaville site.

As a member of the Vacaville Site Leadership Team and the INB Supply Chain Leadership Team, the role connects site priorities with Business Platform and network strategy. The incumbent drives cross-functional alignment with Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Program Management, Procurement, IT and Network Planning. The role is accountable for reporting and analytics of SC KPIs, continuous improvement and transformation to ensure supply chain performance with respect to compliance, reliability, agility and cost.

The role will build a high performing team through performance management, talent development and succession depth.

• Lead end-to-end Supply Planning cycles for assigned manufacturing assets, ensuring optimal customer service, production performance, and capacity utilization.
• Develop, execute, and maintain supply plans, master production schedules, and medium-term capacity plans to support business objectives.
• Create supply, capacity, and prioritization scenarios that maximize asset utilization, identify constraints, and mitigate operational risks.
• Lead the monthly Supply Review and S&OP process for Vacaville, providing clear visibility to forecasts, risks, opportunities, and required business decisions.
• Support annual budgeting, strategic planning, and business review processes through data-driven supply chain insights and recommendations.
• Ensure planning parameters, production schedules, master data, and supply plans are accurately maintained within SAP, OMP, and related planning systems.
• Partner closely with Network Planning, Operations, Program Management, Quality, MSAT, Finance, and other key stakeholders to align supply strategies with site and network objectives.
• Coordinate with external sites and business platforms to support the successful planning and execution of integrated manufacturing programs.
• Lead planning and scheduling readiness for major capital projects, ensuring systems, processes, capacity models, master data, and resources are prepared for operational start-up and ramp-up.
• Own site inventory planning and optimization strategies, balancing customer service levels, working capital objectives, and inventory risk.
• Drive inventory discipline across the organization by fostering collaboration between Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Program Management, and MSAT teams.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient warehousing operations, overseeing material flow from receipt through production support and shipment.
• Monitor Supply Chain performance through established KPIs, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion supply chain transformation efforts by…