Category Manager - IT Consulting

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Description

The Category Manager leads the development of category strategies, design sourcing plans, oversee negotiations, implement contracts, and drive successful supplier relationships. The Category Manager is also responsible for ensuring strong alignment with, and becoming a trusted advisor to, key functional leaders. The Category Manager will also partner with business and sourcing leadership in Humana's business segments to drive enterprise-wide value.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Lead the development of category strategies based on sourcing profession best practices, including supply market analyses, Porter's Five Forces, should-cost models, process and domain expertise

Develop risk- and probability-adjusted multi-year savings forecasts and annual savings goals

Oversee analysis of qualitative and quantitative supplier characteristics, including supplier capabilities, supplier goals and objectives, risk profile, and supplier's financial position for requisite categories

Develop multi-year sourcing pipelines that drive total value, including cost savings and supplier innovation for Humana

Drive corporate compliance to the preferred-supplier program via end-user change management and communications programs

Work closely with Procurement Operations and Corporate Payables to ensure a seamless end-to-end experience for associates

Develop and implement leading sourcing practices for environmental sustainability and supplier code of conduct

Mitigate legal and commercial risk for Humana

Required Qualifications

4-year degree in related field, preferably in a business or technical discipline

Sourcing/supply chain and or contracting experience

Outstanding communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills, including assertiveness, courage, and the ability to influence others

Excellent relationship management skills, demonstrating mature confidence and integrity

Business analysis skills to drive and implement sourcing programs and services aligned with business partners strategies

Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, both as a lead and as a part of a team

Ability to work in a team environment to collate and act upon feedback from all levels within the business and sourcing environments

Demonstrated experience in supplier diversity, supplier code of conduct, environmental concerns, and US/international regulatory requirements

Strong financial and business acumen required

Ability to assimilate, analyze, draw conclusions, and make recommendations from multi-faceted and often ambiguous data

Ability to be flexible and willing to learn new skill sets quickly as the need arises

Effectiveness in working collaboratively with cross-functional teams

Experience in the IT industry, procuring IT systems and/or IT Consulting

Preferred Qualifications

Contractual experience with a background in technology contracts (licensing, SLA, IT services, SaaS, Cloud)

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

5 or more years of technical experience

Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com