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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
Key Responsibilities
Process Leadership
Lead end-to-end Supply Chain process design and transformation initiatives.
Establish and maintain global process standards and design principles.
Drive process harmonization across regions, business units, and sites.
Ensure alignment between business strategy, operating models, and SAP capabilities.
Cross-Functional Integration
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Clinical, Commercial, Finance, and IT teams.
Ensure Supply Chain processes are integrated across upstream and downstream business functions.
Resolve process, technology, and organizational design challenges.
SAP & Digital Enablement
Partner with IT to ensure effective implementation of SAP solutions and supporting technologies.
Support business requirements, functional design, testing, deployment, and hypercare activities.
Identify opportunities to leverage automation, analytics, AI, and process mining capabilities.
Governance & Continuous Improvement
Establish process performance metrics and monitor KPI achievement.
Drive continuous improvement and value realization initiatives.
Ensure compliance with GxP, regulatory, and internal governance requirements.
Support audit readiness and process control effectiveness.
Stakeholder Leadership
Serve as the primary business authority for Supply Chain process decisions.
Lead cross-functional alignment and decision-making.
Support organizational change management, training, and adoption efforts.
Scope of Responsibility
The Supply Chain domain includes:
Warehousing & Inventory Management
Logistics & Transportation
Commercial Planning
Clinical Planning
Life Cycle Management (LCM)
Global Trade & Compliance
Planning Master Data
Logistics Master Data
Warehousing Master Data
Supply Chain Data Governance
Qualifications
Required Experience
15+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Operations, ERP Transformation, Process Excellence, or related disciplines.
Significant experience leading large-scale SAP or ERP transformation programs.
Deep expertise in end-to-end Supply Chain processes and integrations with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Clinical, Commercial, and Finance functions.
Experience operating in global, highly regulated environments, preferably within Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, or Medical Device industries.
Preferred Skills
SAP S/4HANA experience
Process architecture and modeling (Signavio preferred)
Business process transformation and operating model design
Data-driven decision making and KPI management
Change management and stakeholder engagement
AI-enabled business process innovation (e.g., SAP Joule, process mining, automation)
Success Measures
Success will be measured through:
Global process standardization and adoption
Successful SAP deployment outcomes
Reduction in process variation and…