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Senior Director, - Global Procurement Business Partnering & Category Management, Commercial

United States - California - Foster CityRegular
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Descripción del trabajo

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.
We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.
As a Senior Director, Global Procurement – Commercial Category Strategy, at Gilead you will lead enterprise-wide procurement strategy across a complex global portfolio, shaping how we partner with stakeholders and suppliers to deliver measurable business value beyond savings.
This is a highly visible leadership role based at our global headquarters in Foster City, CA, where you will drive strategic alignment between Procurement and Commercial leadership while developing high-performing teams and advancing Gilead’s global supplier ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

1) Enterprise Category Strategy & Business Partnership

  • Own and evolve global Commercial category strategies aligned to business priorities and growth objectives

  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, influencing decisions through data-driven insights and market intelligence

  • Create a unified Procurement engagement model, ensuring consistent stakeholder experience across regions and functions

2) Value Creation & Strategic Execution

  • Identify and deliver initiatives that generate value beyond cost savings, including innovation, risk mitigation, and supplier performance

  • Translate business needs into scalable category strategies and sourcing plans

  • Drive adoption of preferred supplier programs and ensure measurable impact through defined KPIs and dashboards

3) Supplier & Market Leadership

  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key global suppliers and external stakeholders

  • Lead complex negotiations and oversee high-value contracts within critical categories

  • Leverage deep market expertise to benchmark, assess supplier capabilities, and bring best practices into Gilead

4) Team Leadership & Organizational Impact

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous growth

  • Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, and communication cadences with executive stakeholders

  • Champion new ways of working to increase agility, scale, and effectiveness across Procurement

5) Governance, Insights & Operational Excellence

  • Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting to ensure transparency and delivery against strategic goals

  • Provide executive-level updates, proactively addressing risks, timelines, and dependencies

  • Partner with Risk, Inclusion, and Sustainability teams to embed responsible sourcing into category strategies

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 14+ years of relevant experience
    OR

  • Master’s Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent)

  • Deep experience in Commercial procurement, marketing categories, or agency management

  • Strong analytical capabilities with experience using tools such as Excel, Tableau, SAP, or Ariba

  • Proven ability to translate market intelligence and spend analytics into actionable strategies

  • Experience driving enterprise transformation and procurement operating model evolution

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver executive-level presentations

  • Demonstrated success building supplier partnerships focused on innovation, quality, and long-term value

  • Experience integrating sustainability, supplier diversity, and risk management into procurement strategies

People Leader Accountabilities

•Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

•Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations, and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop, and realize their purpose.

•Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.