Senior IT Procurement & Supplier Strategy Leader

Humana Inc; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 185,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. seeks an Associate Vice President, IT Procurement & Supplier Management to lead a 40+ person team and transform annual technology spend into business value.

You will serve as a senior partner to Tech leadership, shaping strategy, supplier relationships and commercial decisions across software, cloud, hardware and services. The role demands deep technology spend expertise, rigorous negotiation, and the ability to drive enterprise impact through disciplined renewal planning, governance

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Supplier Management, Technology Finance or related commercial leadership roles.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience, including building, transforming and retaining high-performing teams.
• Deep commercial expertise across several Technology domains, such as software and SaaS, cloud and infrastructure, technology labor, managed services, hardware, telecommunications or consulting.
• Demonstrated success leading large Technology portfolios and high-value strategic negotiations. Experience with portfolios approaching or exceeding $1 billion in annual spend is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to advise CIO-level executives and influence decisions without relying on positional authority.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Technology’s strategic commercial 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.
• Engage before requirements and supplier preferences are fixed, helping leaders evaluate make, buy, partner, renew, consolidate and exit alternatives.
• Shape demand, challenge unnecessary complexity and clarify the total cost, risk and strategic implications of commercial decisions.
• Bring external market intelligence, supplier perspectives and competitive alternatives into Technology planning.
• 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.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Technology spend management

Supplier management

Negotiation

People leadership

Software/SaaS

Cloud & infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Humana Inc. seeks an Associate Vice President, IT Procurement & Supplier Management to lead a 40+ person team and transform annual technology spend into business value.

You will serve as a senior partner to Tech leadership, shaping strategy, supplier relationships and commercial decisions across software, cloud, hardware and services. The role demands deep technology spend expertise, rigorous negotiation, and the ability to drive enterprise impact through disciplined renewal planning, governance