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Sr. Manager, Production Planning Management

Alcon
Pay Range: 140,250.00 - 181,500.00
flex time, relocation assistance
United States, California, Irvine
15800 Alton Parkway (Show on map)
May 18, 2026
At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. 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? This 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. The Senior Manager, Production Planning Managementis a forward-thinking leadership role within Alcon's Supply Chain organization, responsible for logistics, supply continuity, inventory management, and supply chain analytics supporting Alcon's industryleading products. The role balances service, capacity, and inventory decisions against financial targets, ensuring products are delivered efficiently and reliably while optimizing working capital and cost so people can see brilliantly. Key Responsibilities: Direct production planning and buyer/planner executionby setting clear priorities, managing daily tactical workloads (POs, reschedules, shortages), and driving accountability to KPI commitments. Make timely, data-driven operational decisionsthat balance output, inventory exposure, cost, and customer service using real-time visibility and constraint-based tradeoff analysis. Provide hands-on functional leadershipin planning systems, MRP signals, BOM accuracy, and manufacturing processes to resolve issues and ensure consistent execution. Partner crossfunctionallywith Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to align plans, resolve constraints, and support business objectives. Apply strong financial acumento manage inventory investment, absorption, variances, and cost impacts while meeting service and compliance requirements. Ensure GxP-compliant executionthrough strict SOP adherence, accurate transactional discipline, and complete documentation practices. Drive continuous improvementin planning accuracy, schedule stability, inventory control, and buyer/planner responsiveness to demand and supply changes. Provide strategic and tactical leadership to develop a highperforming production planning and buyer/planner team, building capability, succession, and engagement through coaching, performance management, and continuous skills development WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs) The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English 7 Years of Relevant Experience 5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership Location: Onsite Travel Requirements: None Relocation assistance: No Sponsorship available: No PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/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 Long-Term-Planning. 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: Join Alcon's mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career! Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and findings as work evolves! See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities! Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more! Alcon Careers: See your impact at alcon.com.careers ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker Total Rewards Alcon's Total Rewards programs are designed to align to incentives with business goals, encourage the right values and behaviors, and deliver long-term value. The first layer of our rewards program is compensation. We offer a combination of fixed pay and variable pay, which includes short-term incentives, and long-term incentives for eligible population. Our benefits program provides security for life events through life and disability insurance, supports savings for retirement, promotes good health and well-being and supports associates and their families during times of illness. To learn more about Alcon's Corporate Social Responsibility including our Total Rewards, click here The 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. Pay Range 140,250.00 - 181,500.00 Pay Frequency Annual Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.