Director Global Supply Chain, Surgical Franchise

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, talented people to join Alcon. As a Director, Global Supply Chain, Surgical Franchise supporting the Surgical Franchise Team in Fort Worth, TX, a typical day will include:

• Lead and direct supply chain planning teams, developing and implementing strategies for departmental success and alignment with company goals.

• Manage complex projects to optimize outcomes and directly impact strategic goals.

• Plan, control, and manage finished goods inventory to meet production and customer requirements.

• Collaborate with teams to address constraints and optimize efficiency.

• Make key decisions within the department, managing resources and approving projects.

• Foster a culture of excellence by leading performance management, driving talent development, ensuring positive associate relations, enhancing engagement, and recognizing achievements.

• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with Good Practice (GxP) regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Maintain accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control.

• Complete all required training and meet individual job requirements.

• Contribute to the overall compliance of the organization and commit to continuous Improvement.

• 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

• Location: Onsite

• Travel: 10-20%

• Relocation:

• Sponsorship Assistance:

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE:

• 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 and much more.

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