Manager, Warehouse & Distribution Management

Alcon; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Alcon is seeking a Manager, Warehouse & Distribution Management (Management Path) to lead daily warehouse and distribution center operations at the Johns Creek, GA site. You will optimize storage, manage inventory, and coordinate shipments while ensuring safety compliance and adherence to SOPs.

The role requires strategic planning, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to enable Direct-to-Consumer initiatives and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience.
• Fluent reading/writing in English.
• 5 years of relevant experience.
• 3 years of demonstrated leadership.
• Location: Onsite – Johns Creek, GA.
• Travel: 0–10%.
• Schedule: 1st shift, Mon–Fri, 8:00am–5:00pm (flexible).
• Relocation/sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse and distribution center operations to optimize storage space and material flows.
• Develop and implement distribution strategies to drive performance and excellence.
• Manage inventory and coordinate shipments, ensuring logistics efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and GxP standards.
• Lead a team and drive productivity and engagement.
• Foster a culture of excellence through performance management and development.
• Communicate effectively to drive warehouse and distribution excellence.
• Adhere to SOPs and maintain proper documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with distributors for Johns Creek distribution changes toward Direct-to-Consumer.
• Lead projects to reflect warehouse management and automation designs.
• Implement labor standards for key processes and assess operational improvements.
• Execute key projects supporting JCD distribution strategy.
• Drive cross-functional process improvement within JCD as part of Operational Excellence.
• Manage JCD Special operations (Returns, Sleeving).
• Lead a team of 3+ direct reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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? This role is part of Alcon's Supply Chain function, a team that manages the logistics, inventory management, and supply chain analytics for Alcon's industry leading products to ensure products are delivered efficiently and effectively so that people can see brilliantly. The Manager, Warehouse & Distribution Management (Management Path), is primarily responsible for overseeing daily warehouse and distribution center operations, optimizing storage and material flows, and ensuring safety compliance. You will lead a team, develop distribution strategies, manage inventory, and coordinate shipments to enhance productivity. Strong leadership, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills are essential.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Oversee daily operations of warehouses and distribution centers to optimize storage space and material flows
• Develop and implement comprehensive distribution strategies to drive business performance and operational excellence
• Manage inventory and coordinate shipments while overseeing logistics
• Ensure strict compliance with safety regulations and Good Practice (GxP) standards
• Lead a team, making operational decisions to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Foster a culture of excellence through performance management, talent development, and employee engagement
• Communicate effectively to drive warehouse and distribution excellence
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintain accurate and complete documentation
• Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance
• Partner with distributors to drive internal changes to the Johns Creek Distribution Center that reflect the external desires of our customers as Johns Creek Distribution Center transitions to a more Direct-to-Consumer business model
• Lead continuous improvement projects in order to ensure that enhancements to the Warehouse Management/Control System and Automation properly reflect the designs needed to drive KPI’s
• Lead/Support implementation of labor standards for all key processes and identification/assessment of operational improvements
• Lead/support execution of key projects that support JCD distribution strategy
• Primarily responsible for driving the cross-functional process improvement program within JCD as part of the overall Operational Excellence agenda
• Manage JCD Special operations (Returns, Sleeving)
• Lead a team of 3 or more direct reports

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+1 yr)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 5 Years of Relevant Experience
• 3 Years of Demonstrated Leadership
• Location: Onsite – Johns Creek, Georgia (Johns Creek Distribution)
• Travel Requirements: 0-10%
• Schedule: 1st Shift: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm (with flexibility to work off shifts)
• Relocation & Sponsorship: May be available based on business needs

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!
• 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 robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

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 [e-mail] 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.