At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, versatile individuals to join Alcon. As the DIRECTOR GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, SURGICAL FRANCHISE,  you will be relied upon to develop, integrate, and deliver account or brand-specific forecasts for internal sales and operations planning. Your role will involve analyzing replenishment data, point-of-sale data, sales promotion information, marketing plans, manufacturing capacity, and new distribution/product deletions in Fort Worth, TX.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Developing and achieving annual manufacturing and inventory budgets.

• Taking charge of planning processes to develop long-term strategies for supply chain and MTO organizations (5-year strategic plans).

• Leading continuous improvement of the S&OP Surgical portfolio.

• Managing Life Cycle Management activities related to Global Supply Chain, MTO, Regulatory, and labeling.

• Driving global service levels (OTIF) and inventory targets through entitlement models.

• Implementing strategic decisions to increase end-to-end supply chain visibility.

• Collaborating with global and local teams to define and align S&OP processes.

• Optimizing and harmonizing global tactical planning activities by synchronizing volume and value planning, supporting the established strategy.

• Leading and resolving supply bottlenecks by following prioritization rules established through the Surgical Franchise.

• Overseeing, assessing, and reporting Global S&OP performance, measuring it against other companies/industries.

• Applying important metric reporting to support a productive, forward-looking business process.

• Driving manufacturing process change through master schedule attainment, capacity utilization, and demand variability to improve stock availability rates.

• Developing and implementing inclusive, cross-functional life-cycle management processes.

• Coordinating new product launches and product optimization, including product rationalization processes, with Commercial, R&D, Finance, Procurement, Regulatory, and MTO functions.

• Monitoring, alerting, and addressing supply performance issues and successfully leading future capacity requirements in operations.

• Serving as a change agent/business decision driver for required process and/or organizational changes within GSC and owning the sharing of Best Practices across franchises globally.

• Driving root cause investigation of key business issues within the business franchise.

What you'll bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +18 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English

• 10 years of relevant experience

• 6 years of demonstrated leadership

• Travel: 10-20%

• Relocation assistance: Not available

• Sponsorship: Not available

How you can thrive at Alcon:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings as work evolves!

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!

• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!

• Alcon provides a robust benefits package, including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

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