Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Planning Management

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This role is part of Alcon's Supply Chain function, which manages inventory and supply chain planning for our industry-leading products to ensure they are delivered efficiently and effectively so that people can see brilliantly.

The Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Planning Management (Management Path) is responsible for leading the supply chain planning organization and overseeing strategy, operations, and performance across production, inventory, materials planning, and purchasing. The role aligns demand with production capacity, inventory targets; ensures timely material availability; optimizes working capital and purchasing performance; and builds a high-performing, engaged team. Success requires strong leadership, sound judgment, cross-functional collaboration, and a commitment to safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Specifics Include:

• Lead supply chain planning organization, translate business and site priorities into planning objectives, allocate resources, and ensure disciplined execution of production and material plans

• Own the end-to-end supply planning process, converting demand requirements into feasible production, capacity, material, and inventory plans that balance customer service, manufacturing efficiency, and working-capital objectives

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule and detailed supply plans based on demand priorities, production capacity and material constraints

• Set inventory targets and replenishment strategies for raw materials, work in process, and finished goods to protect supply continuity while minimizing excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory

• Oversee material requirements planning and purchasing execution to ensure component availability, maintain planning parameters, optimize order quantities, and coordinate supplier recovery actions for shortages or late deliveries

• Partner with MS&T and Procurement to identify, evaluate, qualify, and implement cost-effective alternate suppliers that improve supply resilience, reduce total cost, and meet all technical, quality, and regulatory requirements

• Lead capacity, constraint, and scenario analysis to identify supply gaps, evaluate trade-offs, and recommend actions such as schedule changes, alternate sourcing, inventory deployment, or capacity adjustments

• Drive the planning organization’s adoption of OBP- and MRP-driven planning by strengthening master-data and planning-parameter discipline, standardizing system-based workflows, and using system outputs to guide supply, capacity, material, and inventory decisions

• Establish planning governance, systems, processes, and performance metrics, including schedule adherence, attainment, material availability, inventory health, and service performance, to drive continuous improvement

• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Finance and Logistics teams to resolve production and material constraints, manage change, and deliver site and customer commitments

• Lead weekly supply reviews, escalate critical risks, make timely priority decisions, and drive recovery plans for shortages, capacity issues, quality holds, equipment downtime, and demand changes

• Build a high-performing planning team through clear accountability, performance management, coaching, technical capability development, succession planning, engagement, and recognition

• Ensure all associates & supply planning activities comply with safety, quality, GxP, Standard Operating Procedure, documentation, change-control, and training requirements while supporting reliable manufacturing execution

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience, with proven experience in managerial or executive roles.

• Extensive experience in supply chain planning process managing a large product portfolio, preferrable from Medical Device Industry.

• Experience working in a regulated or GxP environment is preferred

• Strong analytical, strategic-planning, project-management, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management capabilities

• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate effectively across organizational levels

• Ability to lead large teams, develop talent, coach individuals, and build a high-performing organization

• Proficient in SAP / IBP software

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