The actual location of this job is in Basel Tower, Switzerland. The Global Category Manager Logistics & Warehousing is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies for logistics, transportation, and warehousing services. The role drives value through strategic sourcing, supplier management, cost optimization, and risk mitigation while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to improve service quality, resilience, innovation, and sustainable business performance. This role is primarily based on site. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. Flexibility to work remotely for no more than 20% of your time is offered, with requests considered on a case‑by‑case basis, in line with business needs.
Your tasks
- Develop and implement global category and sourcing strategies for logistics, transportation, and warehousing services across regions and business units.
- Lead strategic sourcing projects, competitive tenders, supplier negotiations, and contract management to deliver sustainable value and cost optimization.
- Build and manage a robust savings pipeline, ensuring accurate forecasting, tracking, and realization of procurement benefits.
- Act as the global procurement subject matter expert for logistics and warehousing, providing market intelligence and strategic guidance.
- Drive supplier selection, onboarding, performance management, and governance to improve service quality, resilience, innovation, and compliance.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align category strategies with business needs, operational priorities, sustainability goals, and risk mitigation plans.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement, digitalization, and process harmonization initiatives to enhance efficiency and transparency.
What you bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Significant experience in category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management within logistics, transportation, and warehousing.
- Strong negotiation, tendering, commercial contracting, and total cost of ownership analysis capabilities.
- Solid understanding of logistics markets, freight modes, warehousing operations, Incoterms, service level agreements, and supplier performance management.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage complex global projects within a matrix organization.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in spend analysis, business case development, savings delivery, forecasting, and risk management.
- Experience with procurement and sourcing systems such as SAP, Ariba, iCertis, or similar tools.
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.
What the company offers
- An agile career and a dynamic work culture
- An inclusive and ethical workplace
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance
- In addition to a competitive salary, numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits
About the company
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With over 30 sites across five continents, globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. The core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Lonza values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.