At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.
As a Demand Planner supporting the Europe Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) organization, you will be trusted to drive demand planning excellence, support strategic business decisions, and ensure alignment between Commercial, Finance, and Supply Chain teams. This role can be based in Turkey and may also be considered in other strategic European locations depending on business needs.
In this role, a typical day will include:
- Collaborating with Commercial, Finance, Marketing, and Supply Chain stakeholders across multiple countries to translate market insights, risks, opportunities, and business priorities into accurate demand forecasts and executable plans
- Leading monthly Demand Review processes and owning forecast submissions for multiple markets, ensuring high levels of forecast accuracy, data quality, and planning performance across approximately six countries and a complex product portfolio
- Driving New Product Launch (NPL) planning activities, including launch forecasting, lifecycle planning, cross-functional coordination, and demand assumptions to support successful product introductions
- Managing master data quality and financial reconciliation activities while providing analytical insights that support decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives
- Building strong relationships with senior business leaders, influencing decisions through data-driven recommendations, and proactively identifying forecast, launch, and obsolescence risks before they impact business performance
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Operations Management, or a related field
- Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken, Turkish language skills are considered strong advantages
- 3+ years of experience in Demand Planning, S&OP, IBP, Forecasting, or Supply Chain Planning within an international environment
- Solid understanding of demand forecasting, forecast accuracy management, forecast bias, and planning processes
- Strong experience with SAP, SAP IBP, APO, Kinaxis, or similar planning and ERP systems
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze large datasets and translate data into business recommendations
- Experience with master data management, data quality, and planning performance optimization
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and business partnering skills, including interaction with senior leaders
- Proven analytical mindset, problem-solving capability, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, matrix organization
- Experience in Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, FMCG, New Product Launch planning, Power BI are considered strong advantages
- Willingness to travel within the EU (approx. quarterly)
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:
- Make a strategic impact in a highly visible regional role supporting multiple European markets and partnering directly with senior business leaders
- Take ownership of complex forecasting, planning, and new product launch activities while influencing business-critical decisions across Commercial, Finance, and Supply Chain functions
- Join a collaborative international team that values innovation, continuous improvement, professional development, and meaningful contributions to improving patients’ lives through better vision
We kindly ask you to submit your application with an English-language CV.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Operations Management, or a related field
- Fluent English language skills, written and spoken
- Turkish language skills
- 3+ years of experience in Demand Planning, S&OP, IBP, Forecasting, or Supply Chain Planning within an international environment
- Understanding of demand forecasting, forecast accuracy management, forecast bias, and planning processes
- Experience with SAP, SAP IBP, APO, Kinaxis, or similar planning and ERP systems
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ability to analyze large datasets
- Experience with master data management, data quality, and planning performance optimization
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and business partnering skills
- Analytical mindset, problem-solving capability, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced matrix organization
- Experience in Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, or FMCG
- Experience with New Product Launch planning
- Power BI experience
- Willingness to travel within the EU approximately quarterly
Alcon Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alcon and has not been reviewed or approved by Alcon.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as unusually strong, pairing a 401(k) match with an additional employer-funded retirement plan contribution. Stock purchase access and performance bonuses are also positioned as meaningful components of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health support. Distinctive vision-related perks, including free contact lenses in some cases, reinforce the perceived strength of the health-and-wellness offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as robust, including paid holidays, PTO/vacation, paid sick time, and parental leave. Flexible time off for certain exempt roles and reported year-end shutdown periods further strengthen perceived coverage.
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What We Do
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning more than seven decades, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 20,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with eye care professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care.
