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.

Lonza AG seeks an Assistant CIO & IT Purchase Requisitioner (f/m/d) to join our prestigious life sciences facility in picturesque Switzerland. This outstanding opportunity involves working closely with our CIO and IT Leadership Team (ITLT), contributing to pioneering projects, and ensuring smooth IT procurement!

Key responsibilities:

Administrative Tasks

• Calendar & Travel Management: Manage the calendar, internal and external meetings, and travel arrangements for the CIO

• Event Coordination: Prioritize and coordinate various IT and IT Leadership Team (ITLT) events throughout the year, and take minutes during ITLT meetings

• Ad Hoc Support: Provide support for IT projects as needed

Vendor Creation & Management

• Onboarding: Onboard new vendors in ORO and SAP, ensuring all required documents and compliance checks are completed

• Records Management: Maintain and update vendor records to ensure the accuracy and currency of the ORO and ARIBA database

• Vendor Communication: Serve as contact for IT Vendor inquiries and issue resolution

• Assist in reviewing vendor contracts, working with IT Vendor Management and Procurement teams to support purchase orders and ensure contract alignment

Purchase Order (PO) Creation

• Coordinate the end-to-end PO lifecycle, from creation to closure

• PO Preparation: Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with procurement guidelines

• Collaborator Collaboration: Work with internal collaborators to clarify requirements and ensure alignment with budget constraints

Goods Receipt (GR) & Invoice Management

• IT Liaison: Act as the single point of contact for IT regarding PO status and GR updates

• Budget Alignment: Collaborate with IT Controlling to align POs with the current IT budget

• Collaboration: Assist in managing goods receipt entries with relevant collaborators, ensuring alignment with purchase orders

• Invoice Processing: Review, validate, and process vendor invoices, ensuring accurate documentation and timely approvals

• Sensitivity: Maintain discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive information

Key requirements:

• A-level / high school diploma or commercial apprenticeship

• 4+ years of experience in administrative roles within a Life Science / Pharma or IT environment

• Senior management administrative experience

• Vendor management experience

• Solid knowledge of ARIBA, SAP, Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and collaboration tools (Teams, Mentimeter, Microsoft forms)

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, flexible, proactive, collaborative & great teammate

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to work in a matrix organization

• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-demand environment

• Proficient in English is required. Proficiency in German is preferred

• Knowledge of any other languages is beneficial

• Previous experience supporting digital transformation or large-scale IT initiatives is a plus

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.