Senior External Supply and Pricing Strategy Lead

Socket.dev; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Retirement benefits

Flexible time off

Job summary

Alcon, a global eye care leader, seeks a Sr. Manager Strategic External Supplier planning and pricing in Fort Worth, TX.

You will lead external supply planning, manage supplier pricing, develop forecasts, and own P&L for external supply initiatives, guiding cross-functional teams and collaborating with senior leadership. Responsibilities include negotiating MSAs with strategic partners, coordinating with CMOs, establishing governance for transfers, and driving process improvements across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience.
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience
• 5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead external supply planning—align demand, capacity, and supply commitments with strategic external partners.
• Analyze and negotiate external supplier pricing and cost to align with agreements.
• Develop forecasts, analytics, and reports for external supply, cost, and pricing decisions.
• Lead annual budgeting, long-term strategy planning, and forecasting.
• Own the P&L for external supply initiatives.
• Coordinate with CMOs on supply commitments, capacity, and quality.
• Support and advance MSAs with strategic manufacturing partners.
• Govern external transfer projects with governance, timelines, milestones.
• Identify risks and mitigate schedule, cost, quality, and supply disruptions.
• Develop standardized cross-department processes for external manufacturing.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Finance.
• Communicate status and key decisions to senior leadership.

Skills

Leadership

External supply planning

Pricing strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting & forecasting

P&L ownership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Alcon, a global eye care leader, seeks a Sr. Manager Strategic External Supplier planning and pricing in Fort Worth, TX.

You will lead external supply planning, manage supplier pricing, develop forecasts, and own P&L for external supply initiatives, guiding cross-functional teams and collaborating with senior leadership. Responsibilities include negotiating MSAs with strategic partners, coordinating with CMOs, establishing governance for transfers, and driving process improvements across the