Material Management Process Owner (Secondment)

Job Title: Material Management Process Owner 

Duration of Secondment (or Fixed Term Contract): Up to 18 months

Location: Macclesfield

Introduction to role: 

Are you ready to orchestrate material flows that keep life-changing medicines moving at pace and with precision? Can you turn smart forecasting and supplier partnerships into reliable, cost-effective supply performance that protects production schedules and patient impact? 

In this role you will take ownership of materials processes that sit at the heart of our manufacturing network, ensuring the right materials are in the right place at the right time. You will shape how we plan, source, and sustain direct materials, applying digital insights and Lean practices to improve reliability, safety, and cost. You will work side by side with manufacturing, procurement and supplier teams to translate demand signals into confident supply, resolving issues fast and building resilient systems for the future. 

This is a chance to evolve how materials management works across a complex, fast-moving portfolio. From strengthening supplier relationships to leading KPI performance, your decisions will help safeguard production, reduce waste and support the delivery of new medicines to patients. 

Accountabilities: 

• Process Ownership: Act as local process owner for assigned materials processes; manage business processes in line with global BPM standards to drive consistency, control and continuous improvements. 

• Leading Change: deliver training and support team engagement to deliver projects contributing towards the strategic direction of the team and function 

• Standardized Ways of Working: Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with approved and established processes and procedures. 

• Demand and Supply Coordination: Apply insight into system-generated forecasts and align direct material supply to production demand and agreed stock levels, keeping inventory within budget and preventing shortages. 

• Stakeholder and Supplier Partnerships: Build and develop effective relationships with Manufacturing PETs, UK Operations Sourcing and Supply Teams and Supplier Managers or suppliers; share and follow up forecasts; organize or participate in supplier meetings; work with Operations Procurement and ESM to secure strong supplier relations. 

• Lean Problem Solving: Apply LEAN ways of working, leading cross-team problem solving for materials issue resolution and sustained improvements, aligning to SQSCP. 

• KPI Development: Identify Key Metrics to help drive improvements in Material Management Ways of Working 

Essential Skills/Experience:  

• Strong Change Management Knowledge or Experience 
• Ability to engage a team to adopt new ways of working 
• Ability to self-motivate and set direction 
• Agility to meet changing priorities  
• Systems literacy and ability to learn new systems  
• Strong influencing skills across all levels of the organisation  
• High level of customer focus 

Desirable Skills/Experience: 

• Experience of a Planning Environment 
• Understanding of Pharmaceutical GMP principles are an advantage  
• Knowledge of Macclesfield’s packing lines and current locations would be desirable but not essential  
• Working knowledge of SAP ECC 
• LEAN capability including experience of business process management 

Why AstraZeneca: 

Here you will help power an end-to-end supply chain that brings innovative medicines to patients, working with modern facilities, digital tools and Lean practices to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market. You will collaborate with unexpected combinations of experts in the same room to unlock bold ideas, while a clear sense of purpose keeps everyone focused on what matters most: reliable, sustainable delivery to patients. We pair high standards with genuine support, valuing decency alongside drive, so you can take ownership, experiment responsibly and leave a meaningful legacy as we evolve how materials and supply performance are managed. 

Step into ownership of materials performance and help us deliver medicines with confidence and speed—bring your expertise and shape what comes next! 

Date Posted

05-Mar-2026

Closing Date

11-Mar-2026

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