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(Sr. Associate, Supply Chain Planning)
✔️ Team: APAC VC S&OP
✔️ Location: Seoul, South Korea
✔️ Employment type: Fixed-term Temporary Contract
*Potential for contract extension and/or conversion to a permanent role based on individual performance and business needs.
✔️ Reports to: APAC VC S&OP Director
Job Description Summary
Drive Regional Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process for Vision Care franchise to achieve optimal demand management performance. Deploy S&OP process pillars and best practices to markets based on global guidelines, and ensure those are understood and established locally. This function will act as the liaison between the local and regional management teams for all aspects of the demand and supply management process. In addition, this role interacts with Global Supply Chain team to drive the regional demand management plan throughout the process to ensure financial and Customer requirements are achieved.
Key Responsibilities- Develop, analyze, and maintain demand forecasts using statistical models and business inputs.
- Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and demand volatility, and recommend continuous improvement actions.
- Support monthly S&OP and demand review processes with APAC country teams and regional stakeholders.
- Analyze historical sales trends, market intelligence, promotional activities, and business events to improve forecast quality and planning effectiveness.
- Build demand planning scenarios and identify risks and opportunities to support business decision-making.
- Collaborate with Global Supply Chain teams to align demand and supply plans and address regional supply issues.
- Support product launches, lifecycle management, portfolio changes, and special business initiatives.
- Prepare analyses and presentation materials for regional management reviews and executive S&OP meetings.
- Act as a key regional user for SAP IBP planning processes and support planning system enhancements and user guidance.
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting methodologies, planning processes, data quality, and reporting capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Minimum 2–3 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, S&OP, or related fields.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and data management skills.
- Experience in demand and supply planning processes.
- Knowledge of statistical forecasting methodologies and demand planning models.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to effectively present analyses and recommendations to regional leadership teams.
- Business-level English communication skills.
- Experience with SAP IBP or other advanced planning systems.
- Experience supporting regional or APAC planning activities.
- Experience working in cross-functional Supply Chain, Commercial, or Operations environments.
- Exposure to regional APAC Supply Chain and S&OP operations.
- Opportunity to work directly with Regional and Global stakeholders across Supply Chain, Commercial, and Analytics functions.
- Hands-on experience with advanced demand planning processes, statistical forecasting methodologies, and SAP IBP.
- Opportunity to contribute to strategic planning and business decision-making across APAC markets.
- Potential opportunity for contract extension and/or conversion to a permanent role, subject to business needs and individual performance.
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Eligibility Requirements
No reason for disqualification on overseas business trip
Men are required or exempted from military service.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 2-3 years of experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, S&OP, or a related field
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and data management skills
- Experience in demand and supply planning processes
- Knowledge of statistical forecasting methodologies and demand planning models
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to present analyses and recommendations to regional leadership teams
- Business-level English communication skills
- Experience with SAP IBP or other advanced planning systems
- Experience supporting regional or APAC planning activities
- Experience in cross-functional supply chain, commercial, or operations environments
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.
