Procurement & Sustainability Data and Systems Specialist

About the role

Lonza's Procurement & Sustainability Excellence team in Puebla, Mexico, is looking for a Data and Systems Specialist to drive digital transformation, advanced analytics and process excellence across its global procurement organization. The role shapes how data, systems and technology improve decision-making and strengthen sustainability initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Build the procurement analytics backbone by consolidating and modelling spend, supplier, contract, savings and sustainability data, improving data quality, classification and transparency.
• Develop advanced analytics solutions using Python, statistical methods and predictive modelling for spend classification, savings forecasting, supplier-risk scoring, demand/cost-driver forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Create and maintain Power BI dashboards and KPI reporting for procurement leadership, category managers and site teams.
• Enable collection, quality assurance, analysis and reporting of supplier sustainability data, including ESG ratings, certifications, carbon data and Scope 3 information.
• Identify and implement tools such as SAP Ariba/SAP S/4HANA, supplier- and risk-management platforms, automation, AI and analytics solutions.
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives that simplify workflows, reduce manual effort and strengthen compliance.
• Lead or support end-to-end projects on procurement systems, supplier/risk platforms, data governance, reporting, process automation and analytics.
• Act as a bridge between Procurement, Sustainability, IT/Data, Finance and other stakeholders, and contribute to policies, training, testing, change management and adoption.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, IT, engineering, statistics, business analytics or a related field.
• Proven experience in data analytics, BI, data science, systems management, procurement excellence, supply chain or a similar global environment.
• Strong project-management, stakeholder engagement, communication and change-management skills, and ability to explain findings to non-technical audiences.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage.

Required skills

• Hands-on Python, data mining, statistical analysis and data modelling.
• Dashboards and reporting in Power BI or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of SAP ERP, SAP BW, ECC, S/4HANA and/or SAP Ariba.
• Familiarity with SQL, MS Access, MySQL or comparable database tools.
• Understanding of predictive analytics, machine learning, automation, AI/GenAI and large-scale data processing.
• Knowledge of procurement, Source-to-Pay, supply chain, supplier management or sustainability reporting is an advantage; exposure to EcoVadis, IntegrityNext, CDP, GHG Protocol Scope 3, CSRD or supplier ESG data management is a plus.

What we offer

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• A variety of benefits depending on role and location.