Strategic Buyer & Planner, GMP Drug-Device Supply

Terrestrial; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Terrestrial is seeking a Senior Manager, Buyer/Planner to lead end-to-end supply planning and procurement for drug-device products. You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Formulation, Engineering, and Operations to ensure GMP-compliant, scalable operations.

You will report to the VP of Manufacturing. Responsibilities include developing integrated plans, translating demand into supply, managing inventory, BOMs, and supplier performance while driving cost control and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; field as listed.
• 10+ years in supply planning, procurement, or materials management.
• Pharma/biotech/medical device or combination product experience required.
• Startup or high-growth experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated production and material plans aligned with clinical demand and schedules.
• Translate demand into actionable supply plans across materials, APIs, devices, packaging, and finished goods.
• Establish and manage inventory strategies to balance service levels, risk and working capital.
• Build and maintain BOMs, material masters, and planning parameters (lead times, MOQ, safety stock).
• Negotiate and manage supply agreements focusing on scalability, flexibility, cost control, and risk mitigation.
• Identify, qualify, and onboard suppliers; support QA with supplier qualification, audits, and CAPAs.

Skills

Supply chain management

Demand planning

Inventory control

BOM management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Terrestrial is seeking a Senior Manager, Buyer/Planner to lead end-to-end supply planning and procurement for drug-device products. You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Formulation, Engineering, and Operations to ensure GMP-compliant, scalable operations.

You will report to the VP of Manufacturing. Responsibilities include developing integrated plans, translating demand into supply, managing inventory, BOMs, and supplier performance while driving cost control and risk mitigation.