Sr. Director, Procurement

iRhythm • Orange County, CA

6d • $198,000 - $258,000 • Onsite

About The Position

iRhythm is seeking an accomplished Senior Director of 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 successful candidate will bring medical device and manufacturing expertise, executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes across functions and levels. The position leads procurement strategy and operations, category and supplier strategies, supplier risk and performance, commercial negotiations, governance and metrics, and development of the procurement organization and its long-term capabilities. Procurement is expected to engage early in product development and manufacturing changes to support design-for-supply, supplier selection, quality readiness, capacity, and launch execution.

This is a regular full-time, exempt position. The work location is onsite in Cypress, California, with periodic travel to supplier, manufacturing, and company locations. Estimated pay range is $198,000–$258,000; actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• At least 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 without relying solely on positional authority.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including the ability to turn market intelligence, supplier economics, risk, and operational data into clear recommendations and decisive action.
• Comprehensive command of commercial terms and contracting strategy, and 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 practical 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 the Direct and Indirect Procurement organization, translating company and Operations priorities into an integrated strategy, operating plan, and measurable outcomes.
• Build and execute category, sourcing, and supplier strategies to improve total cost, quality, service, innovation, working capital, resilience, and speed to market across direct materials, contract manufacturing, capital equipment, and indirect spend.
• Advise and partner with senior leaders, align stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive decisions using data, commercial insight, and enterprise perspective.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Finance, Legal, IT, and Supply Chain to improve source-to-pay and supplier lifecycle processes, 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; establish 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 to support company growth and increasing operational complexity.
• Travel periodically to supplier, manufacturing, and company locations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance starting on the first day
• Dental insurance starting on the first day
• Vision insurance starting 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
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Emotional health support for employees and 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director