Sr. Director, Procurement

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.•Orange County, CA

8d•$198,000 - $258,000•Onsite

About The Position

iRhythm is seeking an accomplished Senior Director, Procurement to lead and scale a high-performing global procurement organization supporting a rapidly growing medical device business. This onsite leadership role is based in Cypress, California, and serves as an enterprise-level partner to Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Finance, Legal, IT, and other business leaders. The role strengthens direct and indirect procurement, supplier performance, supply continuity, cost stewardship, and organizational capability across more than $100 million in annual spend. The Senior Director provides strategic and operational leadership for procurement, builds category and supplier strategies, strengthens sourcing and supplier lifecycle processes, and ensures continuity, quality, regulatory compliance, and cost effectiveness. The role leads supplier performance and risk management, complex negotiations, procurement governance and metrics, and early procurement engagement in product development and manufacturing changes. It also develops the organization’s long-range procurement roadmap, systems capability, leadership team, and talent pipeline to support company growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
Minimum 15 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or manufacturing experience, including significant leadership responsibility in medical devices or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Deep experience in medical device manufacturing and direct-material procurement, including supplier quality, contract manufacturing, electronic or electromechanical components, capacity, continuity, and new product introduction.
Demonstrated success developing enterprise category strategies and leading complex sourcing initiatives across direct materials and indirect categories such as IT, capital equipment, facilities, marketing, and professional services.
Exceptional executive communication, leadership presence, and influencing skills, with a track record of building alignment and driving decisions across senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Strong financial and analytical acumen and ability to translate market intelligence, supplier economics, risk, and operational data into recommendations and action.
Comprehensive command of commercial terms and contracting strategy, including ability to lead high-value, high-risk negotiations and partner effectively with Legal, Quality, and Finance.
Ability and willingness to work onsite in Cypress, California, and engage directly with manufacturing teams, suppliers, and business leaders as needed.
Thorough understanding of ISO 13485, FDA quality system expectations, supplier controls, change control, and application of quality and regulatory requirements within procurement and manufacturing.
Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and establish disciplined operating mechanisms in a scaling organization.
Demonstrated success developing leaders, strengthening organizational capability, and building credible relationships with executive stakeholders and suppliers.
Ability to travel periodically to supplier, manufacturing, and company locations.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree or relevant professional certification.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership for Direct and Indirect Procurement, translating company and Operations priorities into an integrated strategy, operating plan, and measurable outcomes.
Build and execute category, sourcing, and supplier strategies that improve total cost, quality, service, innovation, working capital, resilience, and speed to market across direct materials, contract manufacturing, capital equipment, and indirect spend.
Serve as a trusted advisor and business partner to senior leaders, aligning stakeholders and driving decisions through data, commercial insight, and an enterprise perspective.
Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Finance, Legal, IT, and Supply Chain to improve source-to-pay and supplier lifecycle processes, including governance, automation, selective outsourcing, controls, and scalable operating mechanisms.
Establish supplier risk, business continuity, and dual-source strategies that protect patient supply and manufacturing continuity while meeting medical device quality and regulatory requirements.
Lead supplier segmentation, performance management, executive business reviews, and corrective action governance for strategic suppliers, contract manufacturers, and critical component partners.
Partner with Planning, Manufacturing, and Finance to improve material availability, inventory health, purchase commitments, lead-time management, and working-capital performance.
Recruit, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Procurement leadership team, establishing accountability, succession depth, collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Lead complex commercial negotiations and supplier relationships, securing durable agreements that protect continuity, quality, intellectual property, capacity, service, and long-term value.
Own procurement governance, metrics, and operating cadence, including savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance, contract coverage, risk, continuity, and team capability; communicate performance and trade-offs to executive stakeholders.
Embed Procurement early in product development and manufacturing change processes to influence design-for-supply, supplier selection, should-cost, tooling, capacity, quality readiness, and launch execution.
Develop the long-range procurement roadmap, organization design, systems capability, and talent pipeline required to support sustained growth and increasing operational complexity.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning on the first day.
Health savings account employer contributions when enrolled in a high-deductible medical plan.
Cafeteria plan pre-tax benefits, including FSA, dependent care FSA, and commute reimbursement accounts.
Travel reimbursement for medical care.
Noncontributory basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability.
Emotional health support for employees and their loved ones.
Legal, financial, identity theft, pet, and child referral assistance.
Paid parental leave.
Paid holidays.
Travel assistance for personal trips.
PTO.
401(k) with company match.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Discounted pet insurance.
Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning.