Senior Tech Sourcing & Category Leader

The Cigna Group; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off (18 days+)

Job summary

The Cigna Group is hiring a Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager to lead a team delivering end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for technology spend. You will negotiate complex software, cloud, SaaS, and services agreements and align sourcing strategies with enterprise goals.

You will partner with Business Leaders, IT, Legal, Privacy, Finance, Risk, and Supplier teams to drive value, mitigate risk, and optimize performance across multiple engagements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 8+ years in a large global org.
• Proven management experience preferred.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Structured problem solving and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for technology spend.
• Negotiate master software, SaaS, cloud, and services agreements.
• Drive category management and strategic sourcing initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Develop stakeholder relationships across business, IT, legal, finance, and risk.
• Lead and develop sourcing teams, set objectives, and drive performance.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Strategic Sourcing

Contracting

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Education

BA / BS in Business, Supply Chain or related field

Job description

The Cigna Group is hiring a Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager to lead a team delivering end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for technology spend. You will negotiate complex software, cloud, SaaS, and services agreements and align sourcing strategies with enterprise goals.

You will partner with Business Leaders, IT, Legal, Privacy, Finance, Risk, and Supplier teams to drive value, mitigate risk, and optimize performance across multiple engagements while