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

Senior Director, Global Procurement – Commercial Category Strategy

What You’ll Do
- Own and evolve global Commercial category strategies aligned to business priorities and growth objectives
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders using data-driven insights and market intelligence
- Create a unified Procurement engagement model for consistent stakeholder experience across regions and functions
- Identify and deliver value beyond cost savings (innovation, risk mitigation, supplier performance)
- Translate business needs into scalable category strategies and sourcing plans
- Drive adoption of preferred supplier programs; measure impact using defined KPIs and dashboards
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key global suppliers and external stakeholders
- Lead complex negotiations and oversee high-value contracts within critical categories
- Benchmark supplier capabilities; apply best practices
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement leaders; foster accountability, inclusion, and continuous growth
- Establish priorities, operating rhythms, and executive communication cadences
- Champion new ways of working to increase agility, scale, and effectiveness across Procurement
- Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting; provide executive updates on risks, timelines, dependencies
- Partner with Risk, Inclusion, and Sustainability teams to embed responsible sourcing into category strategies

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or equivalent
- Deep experience in Commercial procurement, marketing categories, or agency management
- Strong analytics (Excel, Tableau, SAP, Ariba)
- Ability to translate market intelligence and spend analytics into actionable strategies
- Enterprise transformation/procurement operating model evolution experience
- Executive-level communication/presentation skills
- Supplier partnership success focused on innovation, quality, long-term value
- Experience integrating sustainability, supplier diversity, and risk management into procurement strategies

Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans (plus paid time off and other discretionary compensation elements mentioned)

Application Instructions
- For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.