Director, Procurement - Technology

About the Role

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Procurement, the Director of Procurement -Technology will be responsible for leading a team in shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of all Technology categories (Software, Hardware, Cloud, Telecom, Services). This role has a large focus on supporting Gap Inc’s NextGen Procurement Transformation, advancing cross-functional engagement, and shaping the future of Procurement.

The Director will engage and establish partnerships with Global Technology Solutions (GTS) leadership and suppliers to collaborate, influence, and to be a creative thought partner that consistently delivers value. The Director should lead and inspire by focusing on the development, implementation, and execution of sourcing strategies and processes across Procurement, to enable a competitive advantage and maximize the functional ROI for Gap Inc.

What You'll Do

• Value Capture - Accountable and oversee development and execution of procurement strategies for all technology categories (Software, Hardware, Telecom, Cloud, Services). Responsible for achieving procurement savings (P&L, Capital, and Non-P&L) targets for these categories. Create and manage a multi-year pipeline of projects that will deliver value year over year.
• Sourcing Rigor - Actively promote a competitive bid culture for all Technology projects by applying advanced levers and strong shift in how the team works.
• Category Management – Oversee and guide the team on the creation and execution of deep category strategies. Develop category management expertise that translates into actionable multi-year sourcing strategies.
• Team Development/Coaching – Lead and develop a global team of category managers that become a high performing thought partner to the business who consistently delivers top-quartile value that is aligned with the business priorities.
• Procurement Technology – have a strong understanding and experience with using procurement technology (i.e., spend analytics, sourcing, eAuction, CLM) that will allow you and the team to be more efficient in the ways of working. Develop and maintain in-depth spend analytics, category segmentation and supplier profiling to enable opportunity mining and category management.
• Build and strengthen strategic relationships - successfully partner across functions (GTS, Finance, InfoSec, Legal, and Risk Management) and partner with senior internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and colleagues to drive results and facilitate complex change management across the enterprise.
•  Leverage strong influencing skills - balance speed, different priorities and urgency while proactively considering new alternatives and driving critical thinking to optimize results

Who You Are

• Experience - 10+ years of experience in Procurement for global company that has been primarily leading within the technology categories.

• Team Leadership - 6+ years of people management experience

• Sourcing Capability - experience driving long-term results through category strategies, levering in-depth market knowledge, collaboration and influencing at all levels of a global organization.

• Drive for Results: Demonstrated ability to effectively navigate and lead others in an ambiguous environment to achieve elevated levels of performance and deliver sustainable results to the organization.

• Excellent executive level communication and presentation skills.

• Change Leadership - Experience leading with and without authority to influence others and drive decision-making.

• Develop category knowledge and regularly leverage industry experts, associations, peers, and business partners to identify and benchmark best practices.