Sr. Manager Strategic External Supplier planning and pricing
Alcon
Summary
Sr. Manager Strategic External Supplier planning and pricing is primarily responsible for leading business process improvements, driving high-impact initiatives, and aligning outcomes with organizational goals by guiding and developing teams and collaborating with senior leadership.
Job description
In this role, a typical day will include:
Planning & pricing
- Lead external supply planning — aligning demand, capacity, and supply commitments across strategic external partners
- Manage external supplier pricing and cost — analyzing cost drivers, developing cost models, and supporting negotiations to ensure pricing aligns with agreements and business objectives
- Develop forecasts, analytics, and reporting to inform external supply, cost, and pricing decisions
- Lead annual budgeting, long-term strategy planning and forecasting
- P&L ownership
Strategic supplier & agreement management
- Support and advance key Master Supply Agreement (MSA) initiatives with strategic manufacturing partners
- Serve as a primary point of coordination between Alcon and external manufacturing partners, building strong, collaborative relationships and driving supplier performance
- Partner with strategic CMOs on supply commitments, capacity, quality, and continuous improvement
Project leadership & transfer execution
- Lead the planning, coordination, insourcing contract-manufacturer (CMO) transfer activities— owning financial, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and cross-functional dependencies end to end
- Serve as the dedicated resource governing complex external manufacturing projects across the External Supply Organization (ESO)
- Establish project governance, stage-gate reviews, and risk-management routines for external manufacturing transfers and initiatives
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks to schedule, cost, quality, and supply continuity throughout the transfer lifecycle
Business process development & improvement
- Develop, document, and manage business processes that support the objectives of the External Supply Organization
- Identify and create standardized processes that strengthen the planning, coordination, and governance of external manufacturing
- Implement and manage cross-departmental business process improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and control
Cross-functional collaboration & governance
- Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance to execute transfers and initiatives
- Communicate project status, risks, and key decisions to senior leadership and stakeholders
- Ensure external manufacturing activities meet applicable quality, regulatory (GxP), and compliance requirements
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Flexible time off
Company overview
Alcon Inc. is the global leader in eye care, dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. Founded in 1945 as a small pharmacy in Fort Worth, Texas, the company has grown into the world's largest eye care device company with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care. As a Swiss-American multinational corporation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with major operations in Fort Worth, Texas, Alcon operates in 60 countries and serves patients in over 140 countries. The company's Surgical segment focuses on ophthalmic products for cataract surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, refractive laser surgery, and glaucoma surgery, including implantables, consumables, and surgical equipment. The Vision Care segment comprises daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses, along with a comprehensive portfolio of ocular health products for dry eye, contact lens care, and ocular allergies. With over 75 years of heritage, Alcon has a long history of industry firsts and makes substantial annual investments in research and development to meet evolving customer needs and advance patient care. The company became an independent publicly-traded entity in 2019 after spinning off from Novartis.