Strategic IT Category Manager - Sourcing & Contracts

HMSA; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HMSA in Hawaii seeks an experienced IT procurement leader to drive category strategies, vendor negotiations, and contract management across IT and technology operations. You will collaborate with the CPO, IT leadership, and privacy/security teams to optimize cloud consumption, SaaS licensing, and strategic sourcing.

Responsibilities include market research, demand planning, and developing multi-year plans that deliver measurable savings while ensuring risk controls and compliance are maintained

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT category strategy, sourcing, and vendor management.
• Ability to develop multi-year IT procurement plans aligned with enterprise goals.
• Strong negotiation, contract drafting, and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CPO and IT leadership to develop multiyear category strategies for IT & technology operations vendors.
• Lead execution of IT vendor strategy, aligning with enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and cybersecurity priorities.
• Coordinate vendor demand planning, roadmaps, product lifecycles, and modernization efforts.
• Conduct market research on SaaS, cloud, licensing, hardware, cybersecurity, and managed services.
• Identify cost optimization, rationalization, standardization, and risk mitigation opportunities.
• Lead sourcing, RFx events, and negotiation of IT contracts ($1M-$10M+).
• Develop deal strategies (bundling, multi-year terms, rate card optimization, usage commitments).
• Manage software licensing, SaaS subscriptions, cloud agreements, managed services, telecom, and IT services contracts.
• Drive savings through competitive sourcing, benchmarking, and renegotiation strategies.
• Oversee cloud consumption and enterprise agreement optimization.
• Ensure contracts meet HMSA data protection, cybersecurity, SLAs, compliance, and risk management standards.
• Provide vendor governance for IT suppliers and align with financial and operational outcomes.

Skills

IT procurement

Vendor negotiations

Contract management

Cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Market research

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Job description

HMSA in Hawaii seeks an experienced IT procurement leader to drive category strategies, vendor negotiations, and contract management across IT and technology operations. You will collaborate with the CPO, IT leadership, and privacy/security teams to optimize cloud consumption, SaaS licensing, and strategic sourcing.

Responsibilities include market research, demand planning, and developing multi-year plans that deliver measurable savings while ensuring risk controls and compliance are maintained