Global Supply Chain Planning Manager

Global Supply Chain Planning Manager

Location: Hyderabad, India

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

Join our global supply chain team to drive the development and rollout of standardized planning and scheduling processes across Lonza’s international platforms. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to shape the tools and systems that ensure our manufacturing platforms run smoothly and efficiently.

This is an office‑first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

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:

• Drive Global Standardization: Support the deployment of Supply Planning and Scheduling processes, tools, and data structures across global platforms and sites as a part of the Integrated Supply Chain Planning initiative.

• Design Systems Excellence: Design and optimize system functionalities to enable robust planning processes within key global supply chain projects.

• Collaborate Across Networks: Partner with cross-functional global stakeholders to configure, localize, and align global standard solutions with specific business needs and sites.

• Empower Regional Teams: Develop comprehensive training modules and documentation for planning processes, delivering hands-on training to local teams and key users.

• Lead Continuous Improvement: Identify operational process gaps and support strategic initiatives to ensure planning systems contribute to division-wide continuous improvement.

• Deliver Strategic Insights: Analyze global supply chain data structures to uncover key operational insights that enhance executive decision-making and overall supply efficiency.

What we are looking for:

• Experience: 5–10 years of solid experience in supply chain planning, with a proven track record of managing global projects and cross-functional collaborations.

• Technical System Expertise: Strong hands-on SAP experience coupled with expertise in at least one advanced planning system such as OMP, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, or SAP APO (preference given to OMP).

• Education: A background centered around a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, or a related field.

• Training & Deployment Capability: Demonstrated ability to build technical process documentation, create roll-out packages, and confidently deliver training to diverse teams.

• Agile Mindset: A proactive, quick learner who adapts rapidly to new systems and is eager to champion process improvement.

• Sector Knowledge (Preferred): Experience working within the Life Sciences or FMCG sectors is highly advantageous.

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.