Remote Strategic Sourcing Lead

Humana, Inc.; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 104,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Procurement Lead who will develop and execute strategic sourcing and category management strategies to optimize spend and strengthen supplier performance across the organization.

The role partners with senior leaders to design outsourcing strategies, build supplier relationships, and deliver measurable, sustainable value. The position requires strategic thinking, commercial acumen, analytical rigor, and a strong executive presence to articulate complex business cases

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management.
• 3+ years leading end-to-end sourcing initiatives (RFIs/RFPs/RFQs).
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts with cross-functional teams.
• Experience sourcing complex services and outsourcing strategies.
• Strong financial analysis, cost modeling, and business-case development.

Responsibilities

• Lead outsourcing and strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity to value realization.
• Develop multi-year category and sourcing strategies using spend data and market intelligence.
• Design and lead RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs with supplier evaluation and negotiations.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to translate business needs into sourcing strategies.
• Create fact-based business cases and scenario analyses for decisions.
• Shape outsourcing and managed-services commercial models.
• Draft, negotiate, and execute contracts with stakeholders.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Advance supplier diversity and responsible sourcing efforts.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Cost modeling

Financial analysis

Executive stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or business

Tools

Spend analytics tools

MS Excel

Contract management systems

Job description

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Procurement Lead who will develop and execute strategic sourcing and category management strategies to optimize spend and strengthen supplier performance across the organization.

The role partners with senior leaders to design outsourcing strategies, build supplier relationships, and deliver measurable, sustainable value. The position requires strategic thinking, commercial acumen, analytical rigor, and a strong executive presence to articulate complex business cases