Sr Procurement Manager, Category Management

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

23h • $157,590 - $203,940

About The Position

The Sr Procurement Manager supports execution of Global Procurement category strategies to lower total cost of ownership and increase overall value across G&A and Commercial strategies. The position focuses on Commercial Services & External Affairs categories, including creative and medical communication agencies, global value and access, digital marketing technology, data analytics, market research, Human Resources, and Travel. The role partners with stakeholders to improve procurement processes, supplier strategies, and user experience while helping business teams focus on innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and eight years of experience, or a master's degree and six years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology and the pragmatism to manage exceptions.
• Ability to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas.
• Track record of directing and leveraging procurement spend in assigned categories by leading global cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Strong leadership presence and negotiation and contract management experience.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems, data, and analysis.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities to develop a sourcing team.
• Ability to apply change management and consulting skills, knowledge, and expertise.
• Demonstrated experience applying Gilead's leadership commitments.

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years of experience in strategic sourcing/procurement, category management, contract negotiation, performance measurement, project management, business analysis, or change management.

Responsibilities

• Implement category strategies for Commercial Services & External Affairs to deliver value through cost savings, improved quality and service levels, standardization, and supplier consolidation.
• Oversee spend activity and purchase requests for assigned categories, and determine appropriate action plans for purchases meeting procurement involvement thresholds.
• Provide category subject matter expertise to associated business groups and Procurement functions.
• Work with Procurement Business Partners, category managers, and sourcing pods to determine product and service specifications, projected demand, and recommended action plans.
• Consult with cross-functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects for assigned categories.
• Collaborate with Procurement functions and business groups to ensure spend above established thresholds is managed strategically and through preferred suppliers.
• Work with Procurement colleagues to establish standard, repeatable processes that integrate business diversity and responsible procurement into the value proposition.
• Drive sourcing and procurement best practices and process standardization while minimizing supply risk.
• Build supply market understanding and work with business teams to develop innovative, mutually beneficial customer and supplier strategies.
• Identify improvement opportunities for assigned categories and recommend actions to appropriate stakeholders.
• Execute initiatives to classify suppliers and manage supplier relationships according to defined supplier relationship management standards.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.
• Potential eligibility 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