Remote AVP, Procurement Center of Excellence

Humana, Inc.; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 185,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plan

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Humana, Inc. is seeking an Associate Vice President, Procurement Center of Excellence to lead the enterprise capabilities that power procurement performance.

The AVP will own the technology portfolio, end-to-end process governance, analytics and M&A enablement, shaping a multi-year roadmap across technology, data and organizational capability. The role partners with Finance, Legal, Risk, Privacy and business teams to simplify work, improve stakeholder experience and ensure investments deliver

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience across Procurement, Procurement Operations, Procurement Technology, Source-to-Contract Transformation, Enterprise Process Ownership, Analytics, M&A Integration, Finance Operations or related enterprise leadership roles.
• Significant leadership responsibility for complex, enterprise-scale transformation, technology, process or operating-model portfolios.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience, including building, transforming and retaining multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience owning a portfolio of Procurement technology platforms and converting business strategy into roadmaps, investment priorities, requirements, delivery, adoption and realized value.
• Deep operational knowledge across intake and orchestration, Source-to-Contract, sourcing, contracting, supplier onboarding, supplier management, third-party risk and Procurement analytics.
• Demonstrated experience designing, simplifying, standardizing and scaling end-to-end processes in a complex, matrixed enterprise.
• Strong product-management and portfolio-management capability, including prioritization, dependency management, investment governance, delivery oversight, adoption and benefits realization.
• Demonstrated success translating ambiguous business needs into scalable process, technology, data and operating-model solutions.
• Strong analytical acumen and experience building data products, performance frameworks, executive insights and authoritative sources.
• Experience with M&A diligence, integration, separation, synergy identification or transaction-related supplier and contract analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and align Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Technology, Legal, Contract Management, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security and business teams.
• Experience leading significant change management, communications, training and adoption efforts.
• Strong command of governance, internal controls, auditability, data quality, policy enablement and risk-aware process design.
• Experience applying AI, automation, process mining, advanced analytics or decision-support technologies to enterprise workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect the Procurement Operating Model and translate enterprise strategy into an integrated multi-year roadmap across organization, process, technology, data, governance and capability.
• Own the Procurement technology portfolio, including strategy, governance and adoption across platforms and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Lead end-to-end process design across intake, demand shaping, category planning, sourcing, contracting workflows, supplier onboarding and performance management.
• Establish enterprise standards, decision rights, service levels and governance across procurement and partner functions.
• Drive adoption through communications, training and measured outcomes to deliver tangible value.
• Own supplier-management methodologies, enabling technology, data standards, governance and measurement.
• Simplify workflows and remove steps that do not materially improve value, risk, control or decision quality.
• Use data, analytics and AI to identify opportunities and drive informed decisions across procurement.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategy development

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

AI & automation familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Contract lifecycle management tools

Sourcing tools

Job description

Humana, Inc. is seeking an Associate Vice President, Procurement Center of Excellence to lead the enterprise capabilities that power procurement performance.

The AVP will own the technology portfolio, end-to-end process governance, analytics and M&A enablement, shaping a multi-year roadmap across technology, data and organizational capability. The role partners with Finance, Legal, Risk, Privacy and business teams to simplify work, improve stakeholder experience and ensure investments deliver