Sr Procurement Manager, Category Management

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 For over 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in treating and preventing HIV, but this expertise is just a foundation for our ambitions. As we continue to expand our scope into new disease states and new markets, we are transforming how we manage Indirect Procurement. We are redesigning our processes with a focus on simplification and user experience. It’s our aspiration to partner with stakeholders across our organization to ensure they can focus on innovating new treatments for our patients. We intend to do this by driving for results and value that have a meaningful impact, re-shaping our supplier strategies & relationships, and creating a diverse and inclusive culture where solution-oriented team players can thrive and grow exciting procurement careers. In this role, you will support the execution of Global Procurement category strategies to lower total cost of ownership and increase overall value across G&A and Commercial strategies. Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To Implement category strategies for Commercial Services & External Affairs (including but not limited to creative & medical communication agencies, global value & access, digital marketing tech, data analytics, market research, Human Resources, Travel and others) to deliver value by achieving cost savings and improving quality and service levels by identifying opportunity areas such as standardization and supplier consolidation Oversee all spend activity and purchase requests for assigned category areas and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet the procurement involvement threshold Provide category subject matter expertise to the associated business group and Procurement functions Effectively work with Procurement Business Partners category manager and sourcing pods as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans Consult with cross functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects for assigned category Collaborate with Procurement functions and business groups to ensure that all spend above established thresholds are managed strategically and through preferred suppliers Collaborate with Procurement colleagues to create standard and repeatable process to integrate business diversity and responsible procurement into overall value proposition Drive use of sourcing and procurement best practices and standardization of processes while minimizing supply risk Ensure the company has good supply market understanding and works with the business teams to provide input for creating innovative win-win customer and supplier strategies Proactively identify improvement opportunities for assigned category and recommend key actions to the appropriate stakeholders Execute initiatives to classify suppliers and mana…

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