BoF Careers · 2 days ago
Gap Inc. Category Manager II , Indirect Procurement - Corporate Services
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $163K/yrGap Inc. is a global company that encompasses brands like Old Navy, Athleta, Banana Republic, and Gap. They are seeking a Category Manager II for Indirect Procurement, responsible for shaping category strategies across professional services, managing supplier relationships, and driving value through effective sourcing and negotiations.
Marketing & Advertising
Responsibilities
Drive value - Execute category strategies, and achieve value targets (P&L, Revenue, Capital and Non-P&L) for the categories, as applicable. Create and manage a multi-year pipeline of projects that will deliver value year over year
Manage categories - Collaborate on developing actionable multi-year sourcing strategies and codify them into category playbooks that guide execution across the business. Own supplier relationships (performance management and contract negotiations)
Build and strengthen strategic relationships - Partner with senior internal stakeholders across functions, procurement colleagues, and suppliers to drive results and facilitate complex change management across Gap Inc
Leverage procurement technology and advanced sourcing capabilities - Actively promote a competitive bid culture by applying advanced sourcing levers. Actively seek and apply industry best practices and innovative solutions to advance value creation. Leverage advanced digital tools and analytics (dashboards, AI-powered spend insights, eAuctions, CLM platforms) to drive sourcing decisions and value creation. Conduct category segmentation and supplier profiling to enable opportunity mining
Be a thought partner - Collaborate with peers and business stakeholders to identify additional white-space growth and efficiency improvement opportunities and devise sourcing strategies to execute them
Qualification
Required
Experience in category management within a global organization
Demonstrated expertise in Payments or Corporate Travel, or strong Technology or Management Consulting background
Ability to question status quo by asking 'What If' and 'Why Not'
Strong work ethic and accountability bringing discipline, ownership, and follow-through to every project
Results-oriented with an ability to navigate an ambiguous environment to achieve high levels of performance
Excellent written and oral communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at various organizational levels
Benefits
Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.
Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.
Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
Company
BoF Careers
BoF Careers connects professionals in fashion, beauty and luxury to The Business of Fashion's global marketplace of over 2,000 opportunities.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase