Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager - IT Professional Services - Hybrid

Overview

The Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager is a leader, sourcing professional, negotiator, and project manager accountable for end-end sourcing and contracting for assigned internal clients across Cigna as it relates to the procurement of professional services (ITO) used by Cigna's businesses.

The Category Senior Manager will be accountable to lead technology sourcing and negotiations projects of varying sizes including medium to highly complex competitive bids and direct negotiations with suppliers that best meet business objectives.

This position requires the ability to coordinate the involvement of all internal stakeholders including business, IT, legal, information protection, privacy and other departments across multiple deals at the same time.

This is a management position.

This resource is accountable for the sourcing activities of the direct reports with a focus attention to training, coaching, and career development.

Responsibilities


* Manages independently day-to-day execution of sourcing process and facilitates involvement of expert internal resources.


* Analyzes overall business requirements, supplier relationship structures to yield favorable terms for Cigna


* Develops timelines and organizes internal matrix team to negotiate an agreement.


* Proactively identify (through analysis and business unit partnerships), develop and execute on sourcing opportunities driving cost savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, enhanced business outcomes and improved service meeting current and future business and category needs.


* Review, revise, and / or draft Contracts, Service Level Agreements, Statements of Work and Change Orders with suppliers to optimize benefit and minimize risk to Cigna.


* Work in conjunction with theThird PartyManagement team to create and manage mutually beneficial long term partnerships with suppliers fostering feedback and continuous improvement opportunities while driving to consolidate the existing supplier base.

Optimize supplier performance including supplier continuous improvement, innovation, obsolescence and total cost of ownership reduction.


* Identify opportunities to improve the sourcing approach and procurement processes.


* Establish role as a valued business advisor to business units.


* As a leader, act as a change agent and demonstrate resiliency as changes occur


* Drive analysis and support of decision making.

Qualifications


* BA / BS in Business, Supply Chain or related field; and/or relevant work experience.


* Excellent project management and negotiation skills.


* Strong verbal and written communication skills, facilitation and leadership skills with a proven ability to lead, influence, and motivate others.


* Strong time management skills; highly organized and detailed oriented.


* Structured problem solving and decision making skills.


* Understands strategic and sourcing implications of key ind...