Remote Strategic Sourcing Leader

Humana; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 104,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will collaborate with senior leaders to design sourcing approaches, build business cases, and shape outsourcing models that deliver measurable value. The role requires strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and strong executive presence to influence decisions and translate complex information

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supply chain, supplier management, contracting, or a related field.
• 3+ years experience leading end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, and negotiations.
• Experience drafting, negotiating and executing complex contracts and amendments in partnership with Legal, Finance, Risk and business stakeholders.
• Experience sourcing complex services and leading outsourcing or managed-services category strategies; experience with professional services, technology, or other enterprise-level categories is also valued.
• Experience developing and executing multi-year category and sourcing strategies using spend analysis, market intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and financial analysis.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including experience using data to build business cases, scenario analyses, cost models, forecasts, total-cost-of-ownership assessments, and executive-level recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex sourcing initiatives simultaneously while adapting to changing business priorities and market conditions.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence senior leaders, constructively challenge assumptions, facilitate trade-off discussions, and build alignment across competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence, including the ability to simplify complex commercial, financial, and operational topics, articulate a clear point of view, and inspire confidence with executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead outsourcing and strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity to value realization.
• Develop multi-year category strategies using spend analysis, market intel, benchmarking, and cost modeling.
• Lead end-to-end RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and contracting.
• Partner with executives to craft clear business cases and sourcing strategies.
• Build fact-based business cases and scenario analyses for informed decisions.
• Shape outsourcing and managed-services models (FTE, fixed-fee, transaction-based) to align with outcomes.
• Draft and negotiate contracts with cross-functional teams; establish terms, governance and risk controls.
• Evaluate strategic suppliers on performance, risk, and long-term fit; establish governance.
• Advance supplier diversity, sustainability, and responsible sourcing.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement

Category management

Supply chain

Contracting

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Executive presence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, business, supply chain, or related discipline

Project management experience or formal training

Spend analytics, reporting, and data visualization

Procurement or supply chain certification (CPSM/CPSD/C.P.M./CSCP/PMP)

Job description

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

You will collaborate with senior leaders to design sourcing approaches, build business cases, and shape outsourcing models that deliver measurable value. The role requires strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and strong executive presence to influence decisions and translate complex information