Assistant Manager, Logistics

🕒 September 10

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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Lonza

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1897

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 $444.8M Post-IPO Debt - Lonza on 2023-11

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Manufacturing

Lonza is a Swiss-based, global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and life sciences company. It provides integrated end-to-end offerings across biologics and small-molecule drug development and manufacturing — including cell line development, process and analytical development, formulation and primary packaging, drug substance and drug product manufacturing, and regulatory/CMC support. Lonza's capabilities span advanced synthesis and APIs (including HPAPIs), bioconjugation and ADCs, specialized modalities such as cell & gene therapies, mRNA/LNP, microbial processes, and capsule and health-ingredient products. Founded in Switzerland in 1897, Lonza describes itself as a pioneer and world leader in the CDMO industry and operates with ~20,000 colleagues across five continents to support pharmaceutical and biotech customers.

📋 Description

• Plan and execute day-to-day logistics and shipping activities in line with customer requirements, dispatch priorities, and business objectives. • Coordinate with Customer Service, Planning, Warehouse, Sales, and Operations teams to ensure timely shipment execution and customer deliveries. • Manage vehicle planning, freight booking, shipment consolidation, route selection, and shipment tracking to achieve service, productivity, and cost targets. • Coordinate shipment loading and dispatch readiness while ensuring compliance with product handling, transportation, safety, and quality requirements. • Ensure timely closure of transportation documentation, proof of delivery (POD) tracking, and resolution of shipment-related exceptions and claims. • Manage freight forwarding, customs clearance, and import/export documentation activities while ensuring regulatory compliance. • Ensure shipping documentation accuracy and compliance with applicable Customs, DGFT, FEMA, Incoterms, and company requirements.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in logistics, transportation, shipping, warehousing, and supply chain operations. • Strong understanding of dispatch planning, freight management, shipment documentation, and logistics execution processes. • Experience working with transporters, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and third-party logistics providers. • Working knowledge of import/export operations, Customs regulations, DGFT requirements, Incoterms, and trade compliance practices. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities. • Experience monitoring logistics KPIs, freight costs, transportation performance, and service provider effectiveness. • Proficiency with SAP ERP systems (SD/MM preferred), Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and logistics reporting tools. • Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and manage priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to play a key role in managing end-to-end logistics and transportation operations that directly impact customer satisfaction and business performance. • Exposure to domestic and international logistics, including freight forwarding, customs processes, import/export operations, and trade compliance activities. • Ownership of logistics performance management through KPI monitoring, cost optimization initiatives, and service provider governance. • Cross-functional collaboration with Customer Service, Planning, Warehouse, Operations, Sales, Procurement, and external logistics partners. • Opportunity to drive logistics digitalization, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives within a global supply chain environment. • Experience working with ERP/SAP systems, transportation management processes, and logistics analytics to support operational decision-making