Category Manager II, Indirect Procurement

About Gap Inc.

Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.

This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.

About the Role

This is a high-impact role with Gap Inc., reporting to the Director of Procurement, Professional Services. At Gap Inc., great ideas need great partners. This role shapes how we find, select, and grow those partners across our professional services landscape – designing smarter ways to buy, unlocking value, and protecting the business as we move fast. You’ll turn ambiguous needs into clear strategies, then lead sourcing, negotiations, and supplier performance to deliver results that leaders can feel.

You will be the architect of category strategies that balance cost efficiency, innovation, and risk mitigation. This role is part of Gap Inc. Procurement’s broader NextGen transformation journey, and this is your opportunity to shape strategies in categories that are evolving rapidly, and influence stakeholders at all levels.

While these will be your primary categories, you’ll also have the opportunity to explore, support, and eventually take ownership of additional categories – broadening your expertise and cross-functional relationships, and positioning yourself for continued career growth at Gap Inc.

What You'll Do

• 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.

This role will oversee Professional Services categories such as Consulting, Corporate Travel & Events, Risk Management, and Legal Services. In addition, this role will allow for opportunities to participate in important activities in Gap’s NextGen journey.

Who You Are

• Passionate about procurement with experience in category management within a global organization. Preference for candidates with demonstrated expertise in Payments or Corporate Travel, or those with strong Technology or Management Consulting background.
• Not afraid to question status quo by asking “What If” and “Why Not”, and willing to get to the root cause of a problem, co-creating solutions, and executing them.
• Strong work ethic and accountability bringing discipline, ownership, and follow-through to every project, balancing attention to detail with a drive to deliver outcomes.
• Results-oriented with an ability to navigate an ambiguous environment to achieve high levels of performance and deliver sustainable results.
• Excellent written and oral communicator with the ability to lead with or without authority to influence stakeholders at various organizational levels and drive decision-making.

Benefits at Gap Inc.

• 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.*
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• For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.