Posted:
8/23/2024, 9:52:32 AM
Location(s):
West Virginia, United States ⋅ Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Customer Success & Support ⋅ Sales & Account Management
At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate ambitiously, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your dedication 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, hardworking people to join Alcon! As a Buyer Planner supporting our manufacturing site, you will be responsible for ordering raw material components, maintaining supplier relations, confirming the inventory of materials will satisfy all manufacturing requirements, and ensuring the manufacturing schedule and order deliveries meet customer forecasts and build plan requirements in Huntington, WV.
In this role, a typical day will include:
Assessing inventory levels of raw material components to ensure that stock levels will meet inventory targets and manufacturing requirements
Providing suppliers with upcoming raw materials forecasts and maintaining good working relationships with all suppliers
Crafting purchase requisitions, converting purchase orders, and ensuring suppliers confirm receipt of and acceptance of all Purchase Orders (POs)
Negotiating lead times with suppliers and handling PO delivery schedules to ensure timely delivery
Supervising and reporting key performance metrics, including inventory weeks of cover, material shortages, and supplier performance
Using OBP to analyze market forecasts, evaluate build signals, and build manufacturing work orders at the material level
Using ERP system to open and convert manufacturing work orders, supervise work order progress, and plant FGI inventory levels to ensure market forecast will be met
Being responsible for and reporting key performance metrics, including backorders, inventories, shortages, and supplier performance
Handling allocation of site inventory to the domestic and international distribution centers to ensure warehouse inventory levels meet market forecast, maintain safety stock levels, and prevent back-orders
Advising warehouse transfers for domestic, APL, and Belgium to balance inventory and cover existing or upcoming backorders
Ensuring accuracy of SOPs and documentation that support job responsibilities
Performing as a backup for Sr. Planner/Buyer during absences
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)
The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
Work Hours: 40 hours per week: Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM EST – 5:00 PM EST
Relocation & Sponsorship Not Available
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
Proficient Knowledge of Excel Based Systems
SAP Experience
HOW TO THRIVE AT ALCON:
Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings as work evolves.
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 (FTO), and much more!
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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Website: https://alcon.com/
Headquarter Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Eyewear ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Medical