Senior Director, Supply Chain

Bausch & Lomb GmbH; Waterford; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bausch & Lomb is seeking a Senior Director, Planning Transformation to lead end-to-end planning across demand, supply, inventory, S&OE and IBP. The role is global, potentially based in Ireland, Amsterdam or the US, and requires coordinating a diverse network of partners and sites.

The successful candidate will drive standard global planning processes, governance and capability development, while owning the Planning COE and data stewardship to enable a unified planning platform.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive supply chain experience with senior leadership.
• Proven leadership of multi-year planning transformation programs.
• Experience with end-to-end planning, IBP and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own the Planning Transformation roadmap, priorities, value case and milestones.
• Deploy global planning processes, governance, roles and escalation paths across units.
• Own the planning solution landscape and ensure the target operating model is enabled.
• Establish baselines, outcome measures and value tracking tied to service, inventory, cost and revenue.
• Design the Planning COE mandate, governance, analytics, training and maturity.
• Own the Supply Chain Item Master Data domain with governance and data quality.
• Partner with IT, Data and AI leaders for trusted planning data foundations.
• Lead stakeholder alignment, capability building and adoption across leaders and planners.
• Direct internal teams and external partners with quality and knowledge transfer.
• Attract, develop and lead a high-performing global Planning team.

Skills

End-to-end planning

Transformation leadership

Program governance

Change leadership

Data analytics

AI-enabled decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in SCM/Business/Engineering/Data

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Advanced planning systems

Master data management

Analytics/AI tools

Job description

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Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries , extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

Bausch+Lomb(NYSE/TSX:BLCO)isaleadingglobaleyehealthcompanydedicatedtoprotectingandenhancingthegiftofsightformillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld—fromthemomentofbirththrougheveryphaseoflife.Ourmissionissimple,yetpowerful:helpingyouseebetter,tolivebetter.

Ourcomprehensiveportfolioofover400productsisfullyintegratedandbuilttoserveourcustomersacrossthefullspectrumoftheireyehealthneedsthroughouttheirlives.Ouriconicbrandisbuiltonthedeeptrustandloyaltyofourcustomersestablishedoverour170-yearhistory.Wehaveasignificantglobalresearch,development,manufacturingandcommercialfootprintofapproximately13,000employeesandapresenceinapproximately100countries,extendingourreachtobillionsofpotentialcustomersacrosstheglobe.Wehavelongbeenassociatedwithmanyofthemostsignificantadvancesineyehealth,andwebelievewearewellpositionedtocontinueleadingtheadvancementofeyehealthinthefuture.

Bausch+Lombisseekingahigh-performingSeniorDirector,PlanningTransformationwhowillactastheseniorbusinessleadforPlanningTransformation,translatingtheenterpriseplanningvisionintoanintegratedroadmap,measurablebusinessoutcomesandsustainedadoptionacrossBausch+Lomb.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillleadtheredesignanddeploymentofend-to-endplanningcapabilitiesacrossdemand,supply,inventory,S&OEandIBPaswellasestablishandleadaglobalPlanningCentreofExcellenceresponsibleforstandards,governance,capabilitybuilding,performancemanagementandcontinuousimprovement.TheywillalsohavefullownershipoftheSupplyChainItemMasterDatadomain,includinggovernance,stewardship,dataquality,timelinessandcross-systemconsistency.

Thisroleisglobal,workingacrossallbusinessunits,regions,manufacturingsitesandexternalsupplynetworksandmayrequiretravelwherenecessary.Theroleleadsthroughdirectreports,matrixedbusinessresourcesandexternalpartners.

ThisrolecanbebasedinIreland,AmsterdamortheUS

Responsibilities:

• ServeasthesingleaccountablebusinessownerforPlanningTransformation,owningtheroadmap,priorities,valuecase,milestones,dependencies,risksandexecutivereporting.
• Defineanddeploystandardglobalplanningprocesses,decisionrights,governance,rolesandescalationpathsacrossbusinessunitsandfunctions.
• Ownbusinessrequirementsanddesignauthorityfortheplanningsolutionlandscape,ensuringtechnologyenablesthetargetoperatingmodelratherthanreplicatingcurrentworkarounds.
• Establishbaselines,outcomemeasuresandvaluetrackinglinkedtoservice,inventory,cost,productivityandrevenueobjectives.
• DesignthePlanningCOEmandate,organization,servicemodelandgovernance;leadstandards,KPIdefinitions,analytics,training,certification,maturityassessmentandcontinuousimprovement.
• OwntheSupplyChainItemdomain,includingpolicy,governance,stewardship,workflow,controls,dataquality,issueremediationandalignmentacrosssourceandconsumingsystems.
• PartnerwithIT,DataandAIleaderstocreateatrustedplanningdatafoundation,commondefinitionsandscalableanalyticsandAIcapabilities.
• Leadstakeholderalignment,communications,capabilitybuildingandadoptionsoleadersandplannersarepreparedtooperateinthenewmodel.
• Directinternalteamsandexternalpartners,managedeliverablequalityandknowledgetransfer,andbuildtheinternalcapabilityrequiredtosustainthetransformation.
• Attract,developandleadahigh-performingglobalteam;definefutureplanningskills

DirectReports:

• PlanningCOEteam,includingglobalprocessownersandplanningcapabilityleads.
• PlanningTransformationbusinessresources.
• SupplyChainItemMasterDatateam.
• Dataanalyticsandplanningperformanceresources,asdefinedinthefinalorganizationdesign.

KeyRelationships:

Internal:

Abilitytoinfluenceacrossalllevelsoftheorganizationiscriticaltoensuresuccess.

• IT,DataandAIleaders
• Commercial,FinanceandCustomerServicestakeholders
• Manufacturing,ExternalManufacturingandProcurementleaders
• Quality,RegulatoryandTradeCompliancestakeholders
• PlanningTransformationexecutivesponsorsandsteeringcommittee

External:

Planningtechnologyproviders,systemsintegrators,transformationpartners,dataandAIpartnersandrelevantprofessionalnetworks.

Qualifications/TrainingandExperience:

• Bachelor’sdegreeinSupplyChainManagement,Business,Engineering,Dataorarelateddiscipline;advanceddegreepreferred.
• Demonstratedexpertiseinend-to-endplanning,transformationleadership,programgovernanceandorganizationalchange.
• Recognizedplanning,continuousimprovement,projectmanagementorchangeleadershipqualificationisadvantageous.
• Strongunderstandingofadvancedplanningsystems,masterdatamanagement,analyticsandAI-enableddecisionsupport.
• 12+yearsofprogressivesupplychainexperience,includingseniorleadershipresponsibilityinalarge,complex,multi-businessandglobalenvironment.
• Provenrecordleadingamulti-yearplanningtransformationfromvisionandbusinesscasethroughdesign,deployment,adoptionandbenefitsrealization.
• Deepfunctionalexperienceacrossdemandplanning,supplyplanning,inventoryoptimization,S&OEandIBP;manufacturingplanningorschedulingexperienceisadvantageous.
• ExperienceestablishingorleadingaPlanningCOEwithglobalprocessownership,governance,performancemanagementandcapabilitydevelopmentresponsibilities.
• Experienceowningorgoverningitem/materialmasterdata,includingstewardship,dataquality,controlsandcross-systemalignment.
• ExperiencedefiningbusinessrequirementsandpartneringwithITonAPS,cloud,data,analyticsorAI-enabledplanningimplementations.
• Experiencemanagingexternalpartnersandensuringeffectiveknowledgetransfertointernalteams.

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