Manager, Supply Chain Planning - Lifecycle

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? Alcon is looking to hire a Manager, Supply Chain Planning – Lifecycle to lead and execute labeling lifecycle activities supporting product launches, labeling changes, and transfers. This role is responsible for driving end‑to‑end execution of labeling lifecycle projects to ensure regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and uninterrupted, on‑time supply. The role serves as a key liaison across cross‑functional teams—including master data, commercial, S&OP, artwork, affiliates, and manufacturing—coordinating timelines, managing dependencies, and proactively addressing risks. In close collaboration with Lifecycle personnel, this role contributes to the development and execution of complex cutover strategies and supports alignment with broader strategic project and program plans. A typical day would include: Leading execution activities for labeling lifecycle projects, including product launches, changes, and transfers, to ensure compliant, accurate, and timely supply across markets. Serving as a primary point of contact for cross‑functional stakeholders (master data, commercial, S&OP, artwork), aligning expectations, coordinating deliverables, monitoring progress, and escalating risks as needed. Developing, maintaining, and communicating detailed project timelines, milestones, and status updates to ensure transparency and accountability. Partnering closely with Lifecycle personnel to support the planning and execution of complex cutover strategies, including defining implementation dates, assessing supply impacts, and coordinating actions with affiliates and manufacturing sites. Identifying opportunities to improve lifecycle processes, tools, or ways of working to enhance execution efficiency, data quality, and cross‑functional collaboration. What You’ll Bring to Alcon: Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs) The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English 5 Years of Relevant Experience How You Can Thrive: 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. Travel up to 10% 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 ALCON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, 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 [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well-known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide. 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 Apply tot his job Apply To this Job