Sr. Buyer Planner

At Alcon we are 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.

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The Sr. Buyer Planner I is primarily responsible for maintaining material schedules to support production control, managing material flow, addressing shortages, and executing supply chain strategies. You will also lead individual projects requiring strong project management and communication skills. Specifics include:

• Maintain schedules for material requirements and availability to support production control.
• Compile records of material quantity, cost, and type received, shipped, in stock, or in production.
• Support the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments according to schedules.
• Determine and address possible and actual material shortages using knowledge of supplier processes to alert authorities about potential problems and remedial actions.
• Estimate and log production rates and time expenditures, establishing sequence and lead time of operations to meet shipping dates.
• Handle direct material buying and execute long‑term supply chain strategies.
• Monitor production to ensure promised delivery dates are met by reviewing the master production schedule to identify shortages and alert authorities.
• Generate progress reports on schedule status and keep records of completed orders, taking action to expedite materials as needed.
• Adhere to Good Practice (GxP) regulations by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining documentation, ensuring quality control, and completing training.
• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to organizational compliance, committing to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 10 yrs; Associate 6 yrs; M.S. 0 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Location:
  
  Onsite
• Travel requirements:
  None
• Relocation assistance:
  No
• Sponsorship available:
  No

• Medical device manufacturing experience
• ERP/MRP systems expertise; SAP proficiency strongly preferred
• Global supply chain knowledge
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Key skills: GIS, JAWS, Military Experience, Business Management, Emergency Management, Joint Operations, Production Planning, Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, ERP Systems, Exercise Planning, MRP

• 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!

• Employment type:
  
  Full‑Time
• Experience:
  
  years
• Vacancy: 1

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  and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.