Category Management Senior Advisor

Overview

The Category Management Senior Advisor will be accountable for the assigned sourcing activities across the Information Technology organization as it relates to the procurement of IT Infrastructure End Point Computing & Telecom products and services. This includes leading sourcing initiatives small and large and/or providing and/or support for other sourcing initiatives. This role will involve the creation market analysis negotiation and maintenance for activities around identifying a supplier managing the competitive process and recommending a supplier that best meets the business objectives. This resource must have experience in dealing with dynamic requirements that are tied to strategic level business and information technology order to effectively engage suppliers this resource must have experience dealing senior management to achieve desired outcomes through sourced engagements.

Major Objectives

• Support execute and implement sourcing initiatives; take accountability for the results of these efforts
• Execute clearly written contracts that optimize value and mitigate risk to Cigna
• Establish the role as a valued advisor to business teams

Major Activities

• Lead the end to end sourcing process from market analysis to RFP through business terms negotiation and contract execution
• Analyze business requirements to formulate high level supply chain strategies and processes that are aligned with various Cigna business units
• Research potential suppliers and recommend alternatives
• Review and draft contracts with suppliers to optimize benefits and minimize risks to Cigna
• Collaborate with Cigna stakeholders who have a role in the contract negotiation such as legal Information Protection Finance etc.
• Identify and implement process improvements
• Lead and direct the proactive management and understanding of industry best practices and technology trends; provide insight to executive management

KEY COMPETENCIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Bachelor degree preferred
• 10 years relevant work experience
• Fundamental understanding of the healthcare sector and health services industry
• Project and stakeholder management
• Strong analytical teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of procurement and outsourcing principles theories and processes
• Good financial acumen and excel modeling
• Demonstrated experience in drafting and reviewing contracts that include Master Services Agreements and Statements of Work
• Experience with eSourcing applications (Ariba)

About Cigna Healthcare

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color age disability sex childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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