Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Agent

Location: San Jose, Costa Rica

Join Lonza as a Purchasing Agent and play a key role in ensuring the timely procurement of goods and services that support our operations. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers, drive process efficiency, and contribute to the continuity of supply across multiple sites.

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.

What you will do:

• Manage the review and validation of purchase requisitions and approval workflows for indirect goods, services, and CAPEX purchases across multiple sites.
  • Create and process purchase orders and proactively expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Ensure purchase orders and contracts are aligned with approved suppliers and current procurement policies and guidelines.
  • Monitor supplier performance, identify delivery or service issues, and collaborate with Strategic Buyers and Category Managers to drive resolution.
  • Promote the use of approved procurement channels, including Ariba e-catalogues and automated purchasing solutions, to improve efficiency and compliance.
  • Provide first-line support for procurement-related inquiries, including Accounts Payable and Ariba helpdesk requests.
  • Partner with stakeholders to redirect requisitions based on sourcing strategies and support continuous improvement within procurement processes.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in procurement, purchasing, order management, or a related supply chain function.
  • Advanced procurement knowledge with at least 4 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Experience processing purchase orders, managing requisitions, and working with supplier contracts and procurement workflows.
  • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Experience using ERP and procurement systems including Ariba. SAP or similar purchasing platforms advantageous.
  • Business-fluent English communication skills with the ability to effectively support internal and external stakeholders.

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 offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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.