Manager Supply Chain Planning Global Process Owner

At Alcon were passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25000 associates we innovate fearlessly champion progress and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us

This role is part of Alcons Supply Chain function a team that manages logistics inventory management and supply chain analytics for Alcons leading industry to ensure products are delivered efficiently and effectively so that people can see brilliantly at our Manufacturing Facility in Fort Worth TX. Specifics include:

• Partner with Global S&OP and Manufacturing planning teams to optimize end to end supply planning execution; measure organizational performance maintain strategy process and systems in alignment with the needs of the Alcon Surgical and Aseptic S&OP Franchises.

• Global alignment of business requirements processes governance and planning system configuration.

• Provides leadership to incorporate standards and implement network supply-planning governance across the Alcon Supply Chain.

• Identify new features/functionality for supply planning systems and determine impact and business value of implementing.

• Collaborate with software vendor and IT COE to evaluate system upgrades and conduct impact assessment.

• Serve as supply planning functional subject matter expert for integrating planning system with other internal system(s) like SAP ECC.

• Collaborate with both surgical and vision care franchises and intercompany stakeholders to assess strategic tactical and operational supply planning improvements unconstrained heuristics/constrained optimization deployment/allocation and planning simulation (what-if analysis).

• Partner with S&OP and manufacturing teams to prioritize the portfolio of business process improvements like converting product replenishment from Pull to Push rough cut capacity planning finite scheduling and obsolescence management by enabling advanced planning system functionalities Analytics and Future system AI/decision intelligence capabilities.

• Review and provide recommendations on manufacturing network strategy and optimal configuration of Supply Planning systems to achieve future growth and optimal utilization.

• Review and prioritize network supply planning system-related change requests and prepare for Change Advisory Board (CAB) review.

• Develop business cases for any APS initiative or enhancement.

• Provide inputs to leadership team to allocate/budget funds for change requests as part of budgeting process.

• Define education and training needs for network supply planners across the globe to upskill planners and increase supply-planning maturity.

• Coach mentor and provide guidance to planning analysts as needed.

• Review User Requirement Specifications (URS) for Planning system and provides final approval.

• Coordinate testing and provide final signoff in deployment/migration of new functionality.

• Collaborate with other Global Planning Excellence GPOs and Global Master Data team to provide end-to-end strategic direction for planning and planning parameters.

• Identify and implement key performance indicators for adoption to assess effectiveness of processes and continuously monitor.

• This is an individual contributor role.

WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 13 yrs; Assoc.9 yrs; M.S.2 yrs; PhD0 yrs)

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

• 5 Years of Relevant experience

• Work Hours: Monday Friday 8:00 AM 5:00 PM CST

• Location: Onsite

• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

• Relocation Assistance: None

• Sponsorship Available: No

PREFERRED:

• Bachelors degree in business administration Supply Chain IT or Engineering

• Broad understanding of Supply Chain Forecasting/Planning in Medical Device or related industry

• Any advanced planning system ex. SAP IBP Kinaxis OMPtechnically savvy in one APS

• Working with manufacturing plants is essential and global divisions preferred

• Intercultural experience and ability to act in a complex and rapidly changing business environment

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

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

• Join Alcons mission to provide top-tier innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.

• Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off for salaried associates paid time off for hourly associates and much more!

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