Associate VP IT Procurement amp Supplier Management

Location:Albany, NY, United StatesPosted on:Jun 03, 2023Profile:Description:The Associate Vice President (AVP), IT Procurement - Enterprise Procurement & Supplier Management reports to the Chief Procurement Officer. The AVP - IT Procurement is accountable for developing, managing, and executing the category and sourcing strategies across all IT categories of spend (Software, Cloud, Hardware, Telecoms & Labor/Services) across the enterprise for Humana, as well as the business engagement of IT stakeholders within the IT organization.Responsibilities:Leadership of the IT Procurement team in the management of $1.8B spend across IT, the lines of business and corporate functions.Excellent Stakeholder Engagement: This position will be a strategic business partner to the IT Leadership Team and be tasked with gaining a deep understanding of the IT business strategy to ensure resulting category and sourcing strategies are in place to drive the greatest value from the external marketplace.Partner with the IT organization and supplier management functions in identifying, prioritizing, and pursuing short-, mid- and long-term sourcing opportunities.Drive strong demand planning and management, and budget alignment.Lead the IT Procurement and stakeholders in the joint development, execution and monitoring of leading category strategies across all IT categories that drive valuable business outcomes.Lead and develop the team into a high performing team of procurement professionals who develop category strategies and source suppliers against business requirements for complex, high risk and/or enterprise critical engagements.Strong supplier management expertise, collaborating with the Vendor Management teams to manage strategic suppliers that achieve sustainable value for the enterprise.Impact:Develop and lead appropriate business engagement, category and sourcing strategies that support business requirements, develop savings targets, and drive savings across all categories of IT spend.Drive thought leadership for sourcing of categories by leveraging market and industry intelligence, trends, innovation, and best practices.Recruit, develop and lead a team of high performing category procurement professionals.Develop supplier negotiation strategies that reflect and maximize Humana's enterprise buying power.Collaborate with all levels of management, manage strategic suppliers to achieve optimal value/service/pricing.Actively participate in achieving the organization's ESG goals including Supplier Diversity and Sustainability.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree15 years in a procurement function, with majority experience across multiple IT spend categories.5 years of management experience.Proven ability to develop and implement sourcing and procurement strategies.Current expertise in IT category sourcing.Executive presence and ability to influence senior executives.10 years contract/supplier negotiation experience.Experience managing change across multiple stakeholder groups.Superior analytical ability.Strong conceptual thinking skills.Experienced individual directing business case value proposition and sourcing recommendations.Ability to build consensus.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Preferred Qualifications:Healthcare, Pharma, Insurance, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, or Banking/Finance Industry experience.MBA or advanced degree and/or relevant supply management certifications.Additional Information:Location: Louisville, Ky; Washington, DC; Boston, MA; New York, NYTime Zone: Eastern Time Zone3 direct reports - 2 Directors and 1 Associate DirectorScheduled Weekly Hours: 40Humana complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services.

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