Director Global Supply Chain – Surgical Franchise
| Company | Alcon |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Worth, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 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
Responsibilities
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.