Overview Senior Strategic Buyer at Lonza oversees indirect procurement for the Tampa site and adjacent network, shaping purchasing strategies to support operations and capital projects. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, drive savings, and partner with site leadership and cross-functional teams to align procurement with project timelines and business goals. The role involves global category strategies, supplier management, risk mitigation, and adoption of digital sourcing tools. This is a chance to influence supply continuity and sustainability within a large, matrixed global organization.
Compensation / Benefits- performance related annual bonus
- comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) matching
- company-paid life insurance
- short term and long term disability
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Responsibilities- Lead end-to-end indirect procurement for the Tampa site across categories (MRO, services, utilities, facilities, IT, HR, packaging, capital projects)
- Drive strategic sourcing: tendering, supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, implementation
- Deliver annual savings, cost avoidance, and value creation through sourcing and demand management
- Act as primary procurement partner for site leadership and stakeholders
- Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, Facilities and project teams on business needs
- Support major capital investments and site expansions with aligned sourcing strategies
- Implement global/regional category strategies locally; provide market intelligence and supplier insights
- Ensure contract implementation, transitions, adoption, and procurement compliance
- Identify standardization, process optimization, and sourcing synergies across the Americas
- Manage strategic supplier relationships and performance; drive reviews and corrective actions
- Lead risk mitigation and business continuity planning for site operations
- Champion procurement tools and digital sourcing (SAP, Ariba, e-sourcing, workflows)
- Promote responsible sourcing, sustainability, and decarbonization in line with company goals
Key requirements- Minimum 10 years of indirect procurement experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemicals, engineering, or manufacturing environments
- Strong track record in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier negotiations, and contract management
- Experience in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or life sciences environments is desirable
- Proven ability to deliver cost savings, value creation, supplier performance improvements, and risk mitigation
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations, technical projects, and regulated environments
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in a complex global matrix organization
- Solid understanding of procurement governance, contract management, supplier performance management, and compliance frameworks
- Proficiency in SAP, SAP Ariba, and Microsoft Office
- stakeholder management
- influence and negotiation
- cross-functional collaboration
- SAP
- SAP Ariba
- Microsoft Office
