Executive Director, Business Partnering & Category Management: Facilities, Research, Manufacturing Procurement

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Business Partnering & Strategy
• Serve as the senior procurement partner to leaders across Research, Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing, Engineering & Facilities, and Kite
• Translate business priorities into actionable, global category strategies that deliver measurable value
• Shape strategic planning, investment decisions, and long-range procurement roadmaps
• Global Category Leadership & Value Creation
• Own end-to-end accountability for a broad portfolio of global categories with measurable outcomes
• Define and execute enterprise category strategies leveraging market intelligence and deep category expertise
• Drive value beyond savings, including innovation, supplier performance, and risk mitigation
• Executive Stakeholder Alignment
• Build trusted relationships with senior leadership and influence enterprise decision-making
• Communicate category strategies and performance to executives, ensuring alignment and investment support
• Lead cross-functional alignment across regions and business units
• Operational Excellence & Transformation
• Champion procurement transformation initiatives that increase early engagement and stakeholder satisfaction
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and governance frameworks to track performance and ensure compliance
• Drive adoption of preferred supplier programs and enterprise standards
• Supplier Strategy & Ecosystem Leadership
• Lead strategic supplier relationships at the executive level
• Define supplier performance expectations across cost, quality, innovation, and reliability
• Partner with Supplier Risk, Inclusion, and Sustainability teams to advance responsible sourcing
• People Leadership & Organizational Impact
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team of procurement leaders
• Foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, and accountability
• Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, and talent development
• What success looks like (first 6-12 months)
• Established trusted advisor relationships with key enterprise stakeholders
• Delivered clear, enterprise-wide category strategies with measurable impact
• Improved procurement engagement and stakeholder satisfaction
• Advanced transformation initiatives with visible executive alignment and results

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 16+ years of professional experience, OR
• Master's Degree (or MBA) and 14+ years of professional experience, OR
• PhD and 14+ years of professional experience
• 10+ years of experience leading global procurement teams, including leaders of leaders
• Deep expertise in category management across areas such as research services, lab supplies, construction, and facil

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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 the Executive Director, Business Partnering & Category Management , at Gilead you will lead enterprise procurement strategy across a global portfolio, shaping how critical investments in Research, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Facilities deliver value to the organization. This site-based role is located at our global headquarters in Foster City, CA. This role sits at the center of Gilead's global procurement transformation-owning enterprise category strategies and driving alignment across senior stakeholders. You will influence how billions in spend are prioritized, governed, and optimized to accelerate innovation and operational performance.

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