Associate / Senior Associate – Operations

Description

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.

Requirements

Desired Qualifications

• •Bilingual fluency in Japanese and English, both written and verbal (required).
• •Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• •While 2–4 years of experience is preferred, we welcome applications from candidates with less experience who can demonstrate the required skills .
• •Excellent organisational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage high-volume, multi-faceted projects.
• •Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• •Strategic problem-solving mindset capable of developing practical solutions to complex business and operational challenges.
• •Collaborative team player with a high-energy work ethic and proactive attitude.
• •Demonstrates confidence and a strong willingness to take ownership of responsibilities.
• •Natural relationship-builder with high emotional intelligence, comfortable engaging both external partners and internal stakeholders.
• •Proven ability to autonomously negotiate partnerships .
• •Confident, articulate, and poised when representing the organization externally.

Compensation

• •Flexible hybrid work schedule
• •Commuting allowance
• •Parental leave package
• •Casual dress code
• •Endless recycling options!

TerraCycle is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.

Note: International candidates must be eligible to work in their country of employment. At this time TerraCycle does not provide for visa sponsorships.

Job description is not all inclusive. TerraCycle reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.