Executive Director, Procurement Center of Excellence
Gilead Sciences
August 19, 2026
On-site
San Francisco Bay Area
Operations
Executive Director, Procurement Center of Excellence
What you will do
- Define and lead the global Procurement COE strategy aligned to enterprise transformation priorities.
- Establish and govern policies, standards, and frameworks across the Source-to-Settle lifecycle.
- Drive consistency, compliance, and best-in-class procurement practices across regions, categories, and functions.
- Own the business strategy for the end-to-end procurement technology ecosystem.
- Partner with IT, Finance, and Legal to implement/evolve source-to-pay, contracting, supplier management, and analytics platforms.
- Drive innovation via automation, AI-enabled sourcing, and digital transformation.
- Lead centralized procurement analytics (spend, savings, risk, supplier performance).
- Define enterprise data models, KPIs, and reporting standards aligned with financial/strategic outcomes.
- Enable self-service analytics and advanced insights for procurement and business leadership.
- Drive procurement-led ESG strategies (supplier sustainability, inclusion, regulatory compliance) and embed ESG into sourcing, contracting, and supplier performance.
- Build and scale a global procurement capability framework; lead leadership development, onboarding, and continuous learning.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement; develop/mentor senior leaders in a matrixed environment.
What success looks like (first 6–12 months)
- Global COE strategy and governance model in place; improved procurement consistency/analytics/decision-making.
- Progress on digital procurement roadmap (automation/AI); enhanced supplier programs with embedded ESG standards.
- Strengthened leadership bench and capability development.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s + 16+ years relevant experience OR Master’s + 14+ years OR PhD + 14+ years.
Preferred Qualifications
- 16+ years leading global procurement teams; procurement transformation experience.
- Expertise in source-to-pay, procurement systems, digital enablement.
- Track record influencing Finance/IT/Legal and business leaders.
- Experience implementing advanced analytics/automation/AI in procurement.
- Success in complex global matrixed organizations; ability to influence without authority.
- Experience embedding ESG principles into supplier and procurement strategies.
People Leader Accountabilities
- Create inclusion; develop talent; empower teams.
Application instructions
- Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
Compensation/benefits
- Salary range: $281,010.00–$363,660.00; may be eligible for bonus, stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
What you will do
- Define and lead the global Procurement COE strategy aligned to enterprise transformation priorities.
- Establish and govern policies, standards, and frameworks across the Source-to-Settle lifecycle.
- Drive consistency, compliance, and best-in-class procurement practices across regions, categories, and functions.
- Own the business strategy for the end-to-end procurement technology ecosystem.
- Partner with IT, Finance, and Legal to implement/evolve source-to-pay, contracting, supplier management, and analytics platforms.
- Drive innovation via automation, AI-enabled sourcing, and digital transformation.
- Lead centralized procurement analytics (spend, savings, risk, supplier performance).
- Define enterprise data models, KPIs, and reporting standards aligned with financial/strategic outcomes.
- Enable self-service analytics and advanced insights for procurement and business leadership.
- Drive procurement-led ESG strategies (supplier sustainability, inclusion, regulatory compliance) and embed ESG into sourcing, contracting, and supplier performance.
- Build and scale a global procurement capability framework; lead leadership development, onboarding, and continuous learning.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement; develop/mentor senior leaders in a matrixed environment.
What success looks like (first 6–12 months)
- Global COE strategy and governance model in place; improved procurement consistency/analytics/decision-making.
- Progress on digital procurement roadmap (automation/AI); enhanced supplier programs with embedded ESG standards.
- Strengthened leadership bench and capability development.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s + 16+ years relevant experience OR Master’s + 14+ years OR PhD + 14+ years.
Preferred Qualifications
- 16+ years leading global procurement teams; procurement transformation experience.
- Expertise in source-to-pay, procurement systems, digital enablement.
- Track record influencing Finance/IT/Legal and business leaders.
- Experience implementing advanced analytics/automation/AI in procurement.
- Success in complex global matrixed organizations; ability to influence without authority.
- Experience embedding ESG principles into supplier and procurement strategies.
People Leader Accountabilities
- Create inclusion; develop talent; empower teams.
Application instructions
- Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
Compensation/benefits
- Salary range: $281,010.00–$363,660.00; may be eligible for bonus, stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.