Director Procurement & Planning

About the role

This on-site, full-time position is based in our Campbell, California offices. At Imperative Care, you’ll make a real impact on patients by developing breakthrough technologies that revolutionize stroke and vascular-disease treatment. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Oversee supplier relationships and planning by developing and implementing processes that align with corporate priorities while guiding the team toward successful execution.
• Manage the entire procurement and planning processes—from early development through commercial release—ensuring risk management, cost savings, and strong supplier partnerships.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement and planning operations, establishing effective processes and initiatives to ensure supply partners, internal manufacturing, and external manufacturing consistently meet quality, service, and financial objectives.
• Develop supply plans to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels by identifying opportunity areas such as product standardization and supplier consolidation.
• Develop, communicate, and manage policies, procedures, and processes for the Procurement and Planning area.
• Build and develop relationships at the executive level with suppliers and external manufacturing partners to ensure contractual commitment, alignment, and accountability to business objectives, product quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish performance monitoring/KPI programs to effectively measure the performance of our internal procurement team and external partners.
• Partner closely with the Finance organization and own all budgetary and operational aspects of procurement and planning, including direct responsibility for materials.
• Ensure timely acquisition of materials to support current and future products by actively participating in demand planning and new product development with R&D.
• Identify business risks and implement solutions that scale with the growth of the business.
• Establish a culture focused on continuous process improvements aimed at achieving predictability and efficient operations.
• Set annual goals and objectives (including stretch targets) in accordance with corporate objectives and manage team performance to ensure attainment.
• Provide leadership and direction to team members’ professional growth and development to ensure each individual’s competencies and deliverables are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility in supply chain or procurement management plus a minimum of 3 years of managerial experience; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Proven ability to define expectations in ambiguity and influence change at all levels within an organization and with external stakeholders.
• Strengths in problem solving, issue-resolution, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Strong verbal communication skills with demonstrated abilities to engage and influence senior executives.
• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
• Proven negotiation abilities to forge strong relationships and maintain credibility internally and with suppliers abroad.

Benefits

• Stake in our collective success with stock options.
• Bonus program.
• Competitive salaries.
• 401k plan.
• Health benefits.
• Generous PTO.
• Parental leave program.

Pay

Salary range: $209,000 – $247,000 annually. The final offer considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal equity, and location, market, and business considerations.