Strategic Sourcing Manager within Alcon's Procurement organization, managing direct materials spend for the Puurs plant and packaging for Bornem distribution center, translating global targets into sourcing strategies, contracts, and supplier partnerships.
Locations (2)
Puurs, Flanders, Belgium
Bornem, Flanders, Belgium
Responsibilities
Own and deliver annual savings targets for materials, aligned with site objectives and global Finance and Procurement objectives.
Set and attain the Custom Pak® materials budget (USD 35M) and the Bornem packaging budget (USD 1M), including PPV tracking, forecasting and monthly reviews.
Lead price negotiations and assess the impact of price changes to protect margin.
Identify savings through supplier consolidation, specification optimization, dual sourcing and process improvements.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies for direct materials, balancing cost, quality, supply resilience and risk.
Requirements
Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Operations Management or equivalent experience
Nice to have: manufacturing experience
Nice to have: medical devices experience
Nice to have: pharma experience
Nice to have: regulated environments experience (GxP, CE, EU MDR, ISO standards, audits)
Lead Fluence’s global direct materials strategy and execution across power conversion, electrical systems, systems integration, and balance of plant portfolios, managing a portfolio that carries approximately $1.2B in annual spend and is expected to exceed $5B within three years.
Responsibilities
Design and build the direct materials organization to support growth to $5B+ annual spend
Establish governance cadences, category strategy reviews, quarterly business reviews, and cost reviews
Own multiyear category strategy, including commodity segmentation, make-or-buy decisions, and regional supply balance
Architect a globally diversified and regionalized supplier base
Lead negotiations on Tier 1 agreements, long-term agreements, and contract manufacturing agreements
Requirements
Bachelor degree required in engineering, supply chain, or business
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