Sr Manager Production Planning Management

Sr. Manager Production Planning Management

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 youll 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 talented people to join Alcon. As a Sr. Manager Production Planning Management supporting Production Planning team you will be trusted to be a strategic crossfunctional partner delivering expertise based on your experience and knowledge of end to end supply chain. This will include oversight our sites buyer/planner team working across with commodities across various medical and device/diagnostic platforms and managing the sites Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for manufacturing in liaison with our global teams at our Irvine CA location.

In this role a typical day will include:

• Develop communicate and manage Master Production Schedules and related planning activities.
• Proactively manage risks and opportunities to ensure critical targets are met.
• Negotiate supplier schedules manufacturing constraints and logistics/transportation issues.
• Manage finished goods inventory levels to support sales goals attain customer service level goals minimize backorders and optimize inventory investment.
• Initiate approve and manage purchase orders for inventory and projects ensuring accurate costs delivery instructions and delivery dates.
• Establish and lead regular and ad hoc teams and meetings involving representatives from suppliers and multiple disciplines within Alcon to ensure focus and provide direction.
• Organize facilitate and lead multidiscipline teams to launch new products facilitate changes to Bill of Materials specs artwork for existing products and support business goals related to 3rd party suppliers and Alcon affiliates.
• Recommend and manage manufacturing site changes capacity requirements changes and capital investments to support strategic goals.
• Champion and automate systems & processes to allow the Supply Chain to scale new products without adding infrastructure.
• Support related materials activities for technology transfer in support of new product transfer and/or process enhancements.
• Manage Analytics team translating user requirements into valueadd metrics dashboards and reports.
• Partner with Finance Operations and Engineering organizations on development/alignment on long term strategic plans.
• Manage various budgets and create projects to attain targets on Inventory PPV Excess/Obsolete.
• Act as a talent partner to engage and develop the materials team and enhance our culture of collaboration

WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 15 yrs.; Assoc.11 yrs.; M.S.4 yrs.; PhD3 yrs.
• The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience
• 5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Provide a fulfilling work experience that engages associates and enables strong performance.

• Analytical/Data driven decision making good communicator interpersonal skills tactical/strategic thinker
• Technical Skills Knowledge of SAP BI OBP MES is a plus
• Ability to translate user specifications into metrics dashboards
• Business modeling for scenario planning such as LongTermPlanning
• Experience working at a manufacturing site
• Project management experience
• Strong business acumen
• Strong analytical communication and interpersonal skills
• High learning agility
• Develop and communicate annual budgets for each product and supplier.

• Hire train coach develop and evaluate associates

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities
• Join Alcons mission to provide outstanding innovative products and solutions to improve sight improve lives and grow your career!
• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off for exempt associates PTO for hourly associates and much more!

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