IT Procurement Lead – Software

🔥 3 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $115.2k - $158.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Humana

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1961

🏥 Healthcare

🛡️ Insurance

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Insurance • Healthcare Insurance

Humana is a healthcare company dedicated to making a positive impact on the health of individuals, communities, and the healthcare system as a whole. With a focus on putting health first, Humana serves a diverse range of populations, including seniors and the military, providing Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS plans. Humana is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and mutual respect, offering competitive and flexible benefits to ensure the financial security of its employees and their families. The company prides itself on creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies and sourcing pipelines • Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including requirements development, market assessment, competitive events, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and implementation support • Negotiate complex software, SaaS, cloud, data, and technology-enabled services agreements • Advise senior business and technology leaders on sourcing strategies, market dynamics, supplier options, commercial risk, and trade-offs • Partner with Legal, Finance, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, Procurement Operations, and other stakeholders • Evaluate and manage strategic suppliers across the contract lifecycle • Deliver value through cost optimization, demand management, supplier consolidation, contractual protections, process improvement, and supplier-enabled innovation • Develop financial analyses, business cases, negotiation strategies, savings forecasts, and executive-ready recommendations • Monitor healthcare technology and supplier-market trends for emerging risks and opportunities • Promote preferred suppliers, procurement policies, sourcing processes, and contract standards • Coach peers and advance consistent category-management and sourcing practices

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, technology, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience • Eight or more years of progressive experience in IT procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, or a closely related field • Experience sourcing, negotiating, or managing healthcare technology solutions, or comparable complex technology in a highly regulated industry • Experience negotiating complex software, SaaS, cloud, data, and technology-enabled services agreements • Strong understanding of category management, strategic sourcing, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and supplier relationship management • Ability to incorporate business, clinical, regulatory, privacy, security, data, and integration considerations into sourcing decisions • Ability to advise and influence senior business and technology leaders and translate business requirements into sourcing strategies • Experience managing strategic supplier performance, contractual commitments, commercial risks, renewals, and value realization throughout the contract lifecycle • Strong financial and business acumen, including pricing model evaluation, business case development, total cost analysis, and communication of financial and commercial implications • Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration skills • Ability to analyze multifaceted information, draw sound conclusions, make recommendations, and operate independently with minimal supervision • Willingness to work Eastern Standard Time or Central Standard Time hours • Minimum home internet speed of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload • Dedicated workspace without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based upon company and/or individual performance • Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Vision benefits • 401(k) retirement savings plan • Paid time off • Company holidays • Personal holidays • Paid parental leave • Paid caregiver leave • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • Life insurance • Personal wellness support • Smart healthcare decision support • Remote work arrangement • Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings • Dedicated home workspace requirements to protect member PHI/HIPAA information