Senior Manager, Global Inventory Control Programs

Intuitive•Peachtree Corners, GA

About The Position

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive . As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care , our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion —have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose here. The Senior Manager of Inventory Programs serves as the strategic architect and execution leader for the programs that enable the Global Inventory Control organization to deliver on its goals: Programmatic reduction of aged/at-risk inventory Global process and policy standardization Systems accuracy, automation, and master data integrity Proactive inventory health monitoring and visibility Capability building and skill progression across the global network This leader drives the initiatives that ensure global preparedness, operational consistency, inventory asset protection, and the transformation of the inventory control function from reactive to proactive and predictive.

Requirements

BS degree in engineering, advanced degree preferred
10+ years related experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Inventory Management, Supplier Development, or related field

Nice To Haves

A transformation-minded leader who can operate strategically, influence cross-functionally, build frameworks that scale, and deliver measurable outcomes that improve cost, compliance, service, and confidence in inventory.

Responsibilities

Design global programs that address scrap prevention, redeployment, returns, and asset lifecycle management.
Create network-wide root-cause prevention programs that eliminate systemic drivers of aging inventory (e.g., parameter settings, late configuration, overbuying, signal failure).
Implement quarterly global inventory health reviews and escalation structures.
Lead development and rollout of SOPs, work instructions, internal controls, and audit readiness.
Govern change management processes, compliance reporting, adoption certification, and training.
Build a formal global operating cadence (weekly trackers, monthly governance, quarterly reviews).
Own programs that improve master data accuracy, BOM/configuration alignment, serial tracking, and location control.
Partner with IT and Digital teams to automate reconciliation, cycle counting, and visibility tools.
Govern defect-reporting, backlog prioritization, and measure system-driven error reduction.
Lead the build of dashboards and analytical tools that detect inventory risk earlier and inform decisions faster.
Implement predictive and exception-based monitoring programs across the network.
Publish analytics playbooks and insights for preventive action.
Develop training frameworks, competency models, certification paths, and onboarding content for global roles.
Create a learning roadmap aligned to future-state skills (analytics literacy, systems navigation, policy governance).
Embed continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, root cause, standard work).