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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 14+ years of relevant experience
• OR
• Master's Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience
• 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 v

Benefits

Additional Information

At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description 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.

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at Gilead Sciences? Share your experience