Intake notes from our call: Duration: until March 2023 Onsite in Foster City preferred 2-3 days per week ( open to remote ) Strong in Analytics and Procurement Degree Preferred IT Software and Hardware experience in Procurement BA Required MA preferred Job Description: Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Compile and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, including category market intelligence information, to support the development of category strategies that deliver value by achieving cost savings and improving quality and delivery. * Support oversight of all spend activity for assigned category areas. Provide recommendations for action plans for all purchases in alignment with category strategy to Category Manager. * Provide category subject matter expertise to business stakeholders and Procurement functions. * Consult with cross functional teams to ensure strategic sourcing projects for assigned categories are executed. * Collaborate with Procurement Business Partners, Supplier Inclusion and Sourcing Operations to leverage standard and repeatable processes, integrating business diversity and responsible procurement into the overall value proposition of each category strategy. * Support the application of procurement best practices and standardization of processes while minimizing supply risk. * Proactively identify improvement opportunities for assigned category and recommend key actions to the appropriate stakeholders. Partner with Category Managers and Procurement Program Managers to operationalize enterprise Procurement programs. * Combine all spend information into yearly plans and generate long-term forecasts for costs, savings targets, value beyond savings and planned projects. * Support the execution of initiatives to classify suppliers and manage supplier relationships according to defined supplier relationship management standards. * Support regular engagement with key suppliers. Meet regularly with stakeholders to ensure outstanding customer satisfaction and continuous improvement against category targets are met. * Foster a culture of inclusion, results orientation and psychological safety to optimize team performance. Experience Requirements: * 5+ years professional work experience plus a BS/BA or 3+ years professional work experience plus a MA/MS or MBA in a corporate environment, preferably in the areas of DEI, procurement and supplier management, or corporate strategy. * Proven track record of applying procurement principles, concepts, best practices, and standards. * Ability to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying opportunity areas with proven record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend across all IT subcategories * Experience managing and maintaining strong supplier relationships * Strong negotiation/contract management experience * Knowledge and experience with procurement/spend systems data and analysis * Experience working with and supporting multiple projects and teams simultaneously across a matrixed organization. * Meets Gilead's leadership commitments with demonstrated experience in applying these principles