Associate / Senior Associate – Operations

TerraCycle Overview

TerraCycle is an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled materials, and reuse. Across 18 countries, TerraCycle is on a mission to eliminate the idea of waste and develop practical solutions for today’s complex waste challenges. We engage an expansive multi-stakeholder community, from Fortune 500 companies to schools and households, across a wide range of accessible programs and have raised millions for schools and non-profits since our founding more than 20 years ago.

Job Overview

We are seeking a proactive, bilingual (Japanese/English) Associate or Senior Associate, Operations to coordinate our circular supply chain and project-manage the manufacturing of products using recycled materials. This role balances vendor outreach across recycling and manufacturing with hands-on production execution, municipal regulatory compliance, and operational data analysis to drive quality control and continuous improvement across our programs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversee supply chain management and conduct vendor outreach to source, onboard, and manage suppliers, recycling partners, and manufacturers.
• Manage relationship with vendors, ensuring optimal cost-efficiency.
• Lead the end-to-end project management and execution of manufacturing products using recycled materials
• Handle government-related matters, oversee regulatory compliance, and liaise with local municipalities on circular economy initiatives.
• Collect and analyze operational data to drive continuous improvement techniques aimed at refining the sorting accuracy and implementing quality control policies.
• Execute day-to-day operations tasks as needed.