SC Planning Manager

Supply Chain Planning Manager

Geleen, Netherlands

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five 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.

Based in Geleen, you will lead the supply chain planning and inventory team that supports the smooth flow of materials across the site. This role offers the chance to strengthen planning processes, support operational reliability and guide a team focused on quality, accuracy and continuous improvement.

What you will get

• A leadership role where you support and develop a team of supply chain professionals.
• Opportunities to improve planning processes, inventory accuracy and supplier performance.
• A collaborative environment with close partnerships across procurement, planning and finance.
• The chance to contribute to reliable operations that support life-changing products.
• Linking pin position within Lonza, suppliers and customers

What you will do

• Lead and coach the planning team to ensure timely and accurate material availability.
• Manage site inventory, including long-term projections and decisions on adjustments or scrap.
• Address supplier issues such as pricing, delivery challenges and invoice discrepancies.
• Drive improvements in supplier performance, planning accuracy and inventory processes.
• Support onboarding of new suppliers and raw materials.
• Execute monthly reporting tasks, including billing, expiry checks and data uploads.
• Work closely with schedulers, buyers and MRP to keep planning information up to date.

What we are looking for

• Experience in supply chain, materials planning or logistics in a structured or regulated environment.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to support and guide a team.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Analytical and organized, comfortable working with KPIs and problem-solving.
• Experience with SAP and MS Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).
• Proactive, reliable and open to learning and improving processes.
• CPIM certification or willingness to obtain it.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.