Associate Director, Procurement

Gilead Sciences

18h • $165,495 - $214,170

About The Position

The Associate Director, Procurement develops and executes global logistics category strategies to lower total cost of ownership and increase value. The role identifies business demand requirements and delivers Procurement value across a broad portfolio of categories and programs supporting Global Logistics. It leads transportation and logistics sourcing, supplier management, and continuous improvement, partnering with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to align procurement activities with business priorities and financial goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and ten years of experience, or master's degree and eight years of experience, or PhD and two years of experience.
• Proven track record applying procurement principles, concepts, best practices, and standards, with in-depth knowledge of industry practices.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with procurement and spend-system data and analysis to drive decision-making.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to balance commercial objectives with supplier relationships.
• Strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, negotiation, risk management, sustainability/ESG awareness, technology proficiency, and strong communication.

Nice To Haves

• Seven or more years of professional work experience in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field, with experience in DEI, procurement and supplier management, or corporate strategy.
• Proven experience in logistics procurement, category management, or supply chain leadership, including transportation, warehousing, and related categories.

Responsibilities

• Consult with cross-functional teams to lead transportation sourcing events and competitive bidding processes.
• Develop category strategies that achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels, including through standardization and supplier consolidation.
• Engage across Global Logistics functions and regions to identify requirements and projected demand, align with business priorities, and support strategic planning, target setting, and action planning.
• Partner with senior leadership to define supplier performance metrics and objectives covering quality, reliability, innovation, and cost.
• Work with Supplier Risk, Inclusion, and Sustainability functions to integrate business diversity and responsible procurement into a repeatable value proposition.
• Develop carrier relationships and capabilities based on supply-base segmentation to improve capacity and service levels.
• Develop tender roadmaps and multi-year cost improvement pipelines, including annual plans and long-term cost forecasts, savings targets, and planned projects.
• Classify suppliers and manage relationships according to supplier relationship management standards to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with Planning and Logistics on network storage utilization and freight network optimization.
• Engage Procurement early in budgeting to support financial goals and priorities.
• Drive year-over-year improvement in spend-under-contract, spend-under-strategy, and spend-under-management metrics.
• Lead sourcing strategies, vendor selection, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management to achieve cost savings and service improvements.
• Monitor and report procurement and logistics KPIs to ensure cost-of-ownership targets and service-level agreements are met.
• Drive continuous improvement and supplier development using freight spend reviews, market trends, and supplier performance data.
• Use procurement e-tools, ERP systems, and analytics to support decision-making and process automation.
• Create inclusion by modeling inclusive leadership and embedding the value of diversity in team management.
• Develop talent by understanding employees’ skills, experience, aspirations, and potential, and coaching them on performance and development.
• Empower teams by aligning goals with organizational objectives, holding teams accountable, removing barriers, and connecting them to the broader organization.

Benefits

• May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
• May be eligible for discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; eligibility may vary by role.
• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical insurance.
• Company-sponsored dental insurance.
• Company-sponsored vision insurance.
• Company-sponsored life insurance.

What This Job Offers

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