As a member of the Global Capital Sourcing team, a Senior Contracts & Claims Manager is sought to be responsible for the commercial management of a variety of projects within large and medium green or brown field CAPEX schemes (CAPEX project sizes/spend of min 5 m USD). The aims are to protect LONZA's rights and entitlements as provided in the contracts, ensure the Contractors' obligations are fulfilled, ensure LONZA is fulfilling their obligations, optimizing value-for-money, reducing contract risks, lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), on time/schedule delivery, quality and in-cost project purchases to support the goal for Lonza's growth investments.
He/she is in position to mitigate risks related to the contract creation / execution, identify cost benefit solutions to complex contractual matters (including regular delivery and close out of complex negotiations with extremal Stakeholders and Consultants).
The position is expected to act as a commercial expert working in close cooperation and coordination together with the Global Engineering team (SGIE), the local project team and any other relevant internal or external stakeholder, ensuring a common LONZA approach to suppliers.
- A higher commercial background equivalent to a Bachelor (BSc/BA), preferably Master degree (MSc/MBA) or equivalent and a good thorough technical understanding and knowledge
- Purchasing, Engineering or Legal, Quantity Surveying or Cost Consulting
Work Experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience with major contractors / consultants in roles dealing with management of project change procedures, cost management, claims and variations, negotiation and settlement of disputes with owners and subcontractors.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing contract strategies that have yielded measurable business results
- Ability to work cross functionally in project work and project management
- Has preferably overseen, sourced from or worked for EPCMV / EPC contractors
- Experience operating at a senior level on a major project or in a Commercial / Claims Manager role in a large construction company.
- Experience in a regulated industry (i.e. pharmaceutical, food) advantageous.
Maintenance Planning & Execution Support:
- Review and optimize maintenance plans, job plans, and task lists within SAP PM.
- Validate preventive maintenance requirements based on OEM recommendations, maintenance strategies, and operational experience.
- Standardize maintenance planning across facilities and systems.
- Develop and improve work packages, labor estimates, durations, sequencing, and resource requirements.
- Participate in maintenance strategy and preventive maintenance optimization workshops.
Asset Register & Equipment Hierarchy Support:
- Validate equipment records, functional locations, and parent-child relationships.
- Align equipment hierarchies with VG standards and ISO 14224.
- Review equipment criticality, maintainable asset boundaries, and system relationships.
- Support field verification, equipment data validation, and equipment tag data cleansing.
BOM & Spare Parts Management:
- Review and validate spare parts lists, SPIR/SPIL documentation, and OEM recommendations.
- Support BOM development and optimization for maintainable assets.
- Identify interchangeable, repairable, and common spare parts opportunities.
- Assist with material master mapping and spare parts standardization.
- Coordinate reviews with maintenance teams and technical SMEs.
Data Management & CMMS Support:
- Perform data review, cleansing, validation, and manipulation using Excel and SAP.
- Support bulk data updates and load sheet validation.
- Track action items, progress updates, and KPI reporting.
- Ensure maintenance data complies with VG master data standards and governance requirements