Global Strategic Sourcing Manager, Chemicals & Materials

Alcon; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Flexible time off

Job summary

Alcon seeks a Manager, Strategic Sourcing at our Fort Worth, TX site to lead category strategy for direct materials across Chemicals, API, Sterilization, and Resin. You will partner with Operations, MS&T, Finance, and Global Procurement to ensure cost competitiveness and supply continuity.

Responsibilities include building site-level sourcing strategies, driving supplier performance, managing budgeting and spend analytics, and ensuring compliance with SOX and ethical sourcing standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Supply Chain.
• Proven ability to manage supplier performance and drive accountability.
• Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, negotiation, and contract management across Chemicals, API, Sterilization, and Resin categories.

Responsibilities

• Manage category strategy development and execution for direct material spend.
• Build relationships with Site Leadership, Operations, MS&T, Quality, Engineering, and Finance.
• Translate site needs into clear sourcing strategies aligned with global procurement direction.
• Develop and execute category and site-level sourcing strategies for cost competitiveness and supply resilience.
• Identify, quantify, and deliver productivity, cost reduction, and value creation initiatives across spend.
• Develop business cases, scenario analyses, and total cost of ownership evaluations.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Contract management

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Alcon seeks a Manager, Strategic Sourcing at our Fort Worth, TX site to lead category strategy for direct materials across Chemicals, API, Sterilization, and Resin. You will partner with Operations, MS&T, Finance, and Global Procurement to ensure cost competitiveness and supply continuity.

Responsibilities include building site-level sourcing strategies, driving supplier performance, managing budgeting and spend analytics, and ensuring compliance with SOX and ethical sourcing standards.