AVP, Technology Procurement & Supplier Management

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Humana is seeking a strategic, stakeholder-oriented and results-oriented Associate Vice President of Technology Procurement & Supplier Management to lead the recently created Technology Procurement & Supplier Management function. This role is foundational to delivering on our high-performance Procurement and Supplier Management Operating Model and is critical to translating supplier value into stakeholder value, while managing supplier risk and performance alongside the Technology organization.

The leader must have the executive presence and communication skills required to build trust with Senior and Executive Leadership stakeholders. Key leadership traits required include the ability to influence and form strong partnerships with Technology and Finance Leaders, operational excellence in managing multiple complex priorities simultaneously and driving accountability within his/her team to meet deliverables.

Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer, the Associate Vice President of Technology Procurement & Supplier is accountable for:

• Developing, managing, and executing the category and sourcing strategies across all Technology categories of spend (Software, Cloud, Hardware, Telecoms & Labor/Services) across the enterprise for Humana.

• Business engagement of Technology stakeholders within the Technology organization.

• Supplier Management of all segmented Technology suppliers according to enterprise supplier management standards.

• Leadership of the Technology Procurement and Supplier Management team of over 30 associates, management of $1.8B spend, developing, managing, and executing the category strategies, strategic sourcing and supplier management for all the categories and subcategories under management (Software including renewals, Infrastructure, Services) across Technology, business segments and corporate functions.

• Excellent Stakeholder Engagement:
  This position will be a strategic business partner to the Tech Leadership Team and be tasked with gaining a deep understanding of their business strategies to ensure resulting category and sourcing strategies are in place to drive the greatest value from the external marketplace. Lead the Tech PSM team to partner with the stakeholder organizations and Tech Finance in identifying, prioritizing, and pursuing short-, mid- and long-term sourcing opportunities.
  
  Establish the role as a strategic business partner to the Leadership teams with the ability to establish meaningful relationships and adapt to the challenger model. Drive strong demand planning and management and budget alignment. Elevate supplier management in collaboration with the Enterprise Supplier Management Center of Excellence.

• Lead Category Management and Sourcing:
  Lead the Procurement team and stakeholders in the joint development, execution and monitoring of leading category strategies across all categories under management that drive valuable business outcomes. Lead team to:

• Segment their supply base and develop preferred supplier lists. Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and bench‑marking analysis.

• Support supplier diversity and sustainability initiatives by selecting diverse and environmentally conscious suppliers for RFX’s.

• Conduct market analyses, competitive bids, cost modelling and benchmarking to demonstrate fair and reasonable pricing on new awards.

• Maintain a robust project pipeline to drive target savings or spend reduction year over year.

• Source strategic suppliers, negotiate and manage supplier contracts, pricing, and performance against business requirements for complex, high risk and/or enterprise critical engagements that may have significant impact to Humana’s operations or profitability.

• Partner with the Sourcing Organization to ensure sourced spend is executed and managed in accordance with category plans and strategies.

• Lead Supplier Management team and stakeholders in the joint management of the segmented supplier base, ensuring contractual value is delivered and new value is created. Leverage the enterprise supplier relationship…