Senior Materials & Supply Execution Lead

Terumo Neuro; Aliso Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Terumo Neuro in Aliso Viejo, CA, seeks a Sr. Manager for Materials & Supply Execution to lead site-level planning, purchasing, and material flow.

This role ensures raw materials, WIP, and sub-assemblies are available to support manufacturing, sterilization, and finished goods movement. You will guide planners and buyers, establish scheduling rules, and drive improvements in execution stability and inventory health across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in supply chain execution, production planning, and/or direct materials purchasing.
• Minimum of two (2) years of management responsibility/experience.
• Manufacturing environment experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills including ERP systems, MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Materials & Supply Execution activities for Aliso Viejo manufacturing site.
• Oversee site-level production planning and direct materials purchasing execution.
• Own development and execution of detailed production schedules, material availability, inventory health.
• Provide execution leadership to Planners and Buyers to ensure stable operations, efficient material flow, and service performance.
• Ensure raw material availability aligned to the site’s production plan with Buyers and suppliers.
• Coordinate with Strategic Sourcing and suppliers to address shortages, delivery risks, and material quality issues.
• Establish site-specific production scheduling rules and parameters at SKU and work-center level.
• Manage inventory levels for raw materials, sub-assemblies, and WIP to support production.
• Support new product introductions and commercial launches through production readiness planning.
• Review capacity constraints with Business Excellence and Manufacturing; escalate risks.
• Establish standard work, processes, and execution disciplines for planning and purchasing teams.
• Support on-time delivery through plan execution and material availability.
• Develop, track, and report execution KPIs related to schedule adherence and inventory.
• Develop tools to improve processes and manage material flow from supplier to finished goods.
• Promote a safe and compliant work environment for the Materials & Supply Execution team.
• Facilitate short-term execution reviews to address supply and capacity issues.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives for execution stability and inventory health.
• Escalate execution-level risks and communicate potential supply impacts to leadership.
• Drive actions to reduce non-value-added inventory and obsolescence exposure.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to direct reports.
• Ensure accuracy and discipline of planning and purchasing master data.
• Comply with laws, regulations, QMS, and ethics requirements; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Word

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Terumo Neuro in Aliso Viejo, CA, seeks a Sr. Manager for Materials & Supply Execution to lead site-level planning, purchasing, and material flow.

This role ensures raw materials, WIP, and sub-assemblies are available to support manufacturing, sterilization, and finished goods movement. You will guide planners and buyers, establish scheduling rules, and drive improvements in execution stability and inventory health across the site.