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With more than 25,000 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?\nThis role is part of Alcon's Supply Chain function, a team that manages the logistics, inventory management, and supply chain analytics for Alcon's industry leading products to ensure products are delivered efficiently and effectively so that people can see brilliantly.\nThe Manager, Production Planning (Professional Path), is primarily responsible for maintaining material schedules to support production control, managing material flow, and addressing shortages. You will handle direct material buying, execute supply chain strategies, and lead individual projects.\nSpecifics include:\nMentorship & Coaching: Share best practices, guide team members to effective solutions, and provide ongoing coaching to support development.\nProject Management: Lead and drive project teams by leveraging deep subject-matter expertise to ensure successful delivery.\nContinuous Improvement: Identify and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and simplify tasks.\nSupplier Integration: Collaborate directly with suppliers to optimize processes, strengthen partnerships, and implement mutually beneficial solutions.\n Advanced Problem Solving: Analyze complex issues, develop effective solutions, and drive problems through to successful resolution.\nMaintain schedules for material requirements and availability to support production control and manage the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments according to schedules.\nCompile records of material quantity, cost, and type received, shipped, in stock, or in production.\nDetermine and address possible and actual material shortages.\nHandle direct material buying and execute long-term supply chain strategies.\nManage individual projects, apply advanced knowledge to enhance project performance and operational efficiency, and make operational decisions requiring project management, time management, communication, and industry-specific skills.\nMentor others by sharing best practices, guiding to solutions and coaching.\n Project management: Lead and drive project team using deep knowledge of subject.\nIdentify and execute continuous improvement initiatives to enhance work processes.\nWork directly with suppliers to improve their processes for the overall benefit of partnership; actively manage solutions and partner with suppliers to implement.\nIdentify and execute problems to conclusion.\nAll associates must adhere to GxP regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control, and completing all required training.\nAssociates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization.\nCompliance with regulatory requirements and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential to our operations.\nWHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:\nBachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs)\nThe ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English\n5 Years of Relevant Experience\nWork Location: Onsite\nTravel Requirements: 0 - 10% Domestic\nSponsorship available: No\nRelocation: No\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:\nMedical Device Manufacturing Experience\nERP/MRP Systems Expertise; SAP proficiency strongly preferred\nGlobal Supply Chain Knowledge\nStrong Analytical Skills\nAdvanced Excel Proficiency\nHOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:\nJoin Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!\nCollaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings as work evolves!\nSee your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!\nAlcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!\nATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker\nIf you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site.\nFind Jobs for Employees\nFind Jobs for Contingent Worker\nCompensation and Benefits\nAlcon’s Total Rewards programs are designed to align incentives with business objectives, support our values, and deliver long-term value. Our compensation approach includes a combination of fixed and variable pay, with short-term and long-term incentive opportunities for eligible roles. Our benefits offerings are designed to support associates and their families across key life events, including programs that promote health and well-being, provide financial security, and support retirement planning.\nThe salary range posted represents the anticipated hiring range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and internal equity, and may fall outside the posted range.\nPay Range\n$112,200.00 - $145,200.00Pay Frequency\nAnnualAlcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. 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