Executive IT Procurement & Supplier Strategy Lead

Humana Inc; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Vice President of IT Procurement & Supplier Management to lead a 40+ associate organization transforming annual technology spend into business value.

This senior role partners with Technology leadership to align strategy and investments with procurement execution across software, cloud, hardware and services. The AVP will drive supplier economics, performance, and risk management, while embedding analytics and scale into strategy, governance and renewal

Qualifications

• Senior Procurement partner to the Technology Leadership Team.
• Translate Technology strategy, architecture, investment priorities and multi-year roadmaps into integrated category, supplier and commercial strategies.
• Connect Technology planning and funding decisions with Procurement’s sourcing pipeline, renewal calendar and value commitments.

Responsibilities

• Translate Technology strategy, architecture, investment priorities and multi-year roadmaps into integrated category, supplier and commercial strategies.
• Connect Technology planning and funding decisions with Procurement’s sourcing pipeline, renewal calendar and value commitments.
• Shape demand, challenge unnecessary complexity and clarify the total cost, risk and strategic implications of commercial decisions.
• Deliver concise, decision-ready executive recommendations covering value, cost, risk, contractual exposure, optionality and tradeoffs.
• Establish Procurement as an extension of Technology leadership rather than a downstream execution function.
• Lead the overall Technology-Procurement commercial experience while maintaining clear decision rights across enterprise functions.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks across intake, sourcing, due diligence, contracting, approvals and renewals.
• Establish transparent service levels, ownership, escalation paths and performance measures.
• Create differentiated pathways based on value, complexity and risk so routine work moves quickly and consequential decisions receive appropriate rigor.
• Use intake, orchestration, analytics and automation to improve transparency, data quality and cross-functional coordination.
• Reduce fire drills through disciplined demand and renewal planning, early risk identification and clear executive decision calendars.
• Build a culture of urgency, accountability and practical problem-solving focused on measurable speed-to-value.

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking an Associate Vice President of IT Procurement & Supplier Management to lead a 40+ associate organization transforming annual technology spend into business value.

This senior role partners with Technology leadership to align strategy and investments with procurement execution across software, cloud, hardware and services. The AVP will drive supplier economics, performance, and risk management, while embedding analytics and scale into strategy, governance and renewal