Strategic Sales Support Advisor - Evernorth

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Cool Valley (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking a Strategic Sales Support Advisor to act as a dedicated partner for high-priority national accounts, bridging opportunity management, contracting, and implementation planning. Working with Sales Directors, the advisor accelerates progress and improves win probability for strategic pursuits.

This role coordinates cross-functional teams, develops customized content, and ensures a seamless handoff through implementation readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic sales, consulting or proposal management.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Executive communication and presentation skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Healthcare, PBM, managed care, consulting, or benefits industry experience.
• Experience managing RFPs and contracting processes.
• Salesforce proficiency.
• PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, or project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic pursuits and coordinate cross-functional resources.
• Advance complex sales opportunities from RFP to contracting.
• Mitigate risks affecting progression of opportunities.
• Ensure proposal-to-contract continuity throughout the sales process.
• Support implementation intake and transition activities.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and executive materials.

Skills

Strategic sales

Proposal management

Contracting

Account management

Project management

Business development

Education

PMP / Lean / Six Sigma / project management certification

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Strategic Sales Support Advisor serves as a dedicated sales execution partner for the organization's highest-priority strategic national accounts opportunities. This role bridges the gap between opportunity management, proposal development, contracting, implementation planning, and seller strategy, ensuring continuity throughout the sales lifecycle. The advisor works directly alongside Sales Directors to accelerate opportunity progression, remove barriers to execution, and improve win probability for strategic pursuits. This is not a traditional sales support role. It functions as a strategic advisor responsible for coordinating complex pursuits, developing customized solution content, facilitating contracting activities, and ensuring seamless handoff through implementation readiness.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic Pursuit Leadership Serve as the primary support partner for assigned sellers. Support strategic opportunities from RFP through contracting and implementation intake. May support SD through complex solutioning efforts
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to advance complex sales pursuits.
• Identify and proactively mitigate risks that may impact progression of strategic opportunities.
• Facilitate issue escalation and resolution for high-value opportunities.
• Proposal & Content Strategy Ensure Pitch Team has all details needed for executive-level presentations and pursuit materials.
• Partner with Marketing and Content teams to tailor messaging for target accounts for DSR and direct outreach.
• Support solution positioning and value proposition development.
• Capture and institutionalize reusable assets for future pursuits
• Contracting & Deal Execution Partner with Bid & Contract Execution teams during contract negotiations.
• Coordinate contract deliverables and stakeholder engagement.
• Assist with exception management, signature control, and contracting barriers.
• Ensure proposal-to-contract continuity throughout the sales process.
• Support implementation intake and transition activities.
• Opportunity & Project Management Coordinate SME engagement and follow-up.
• Engage Pitch Team to lead finalist preparation activities.
• Facilitate recurring seller strategy meetings.
• Ensure accountability across internal stakeholders for key deliverables.
• Process Improvement & Innovation Identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency.
• Support AI-enabled content development initiatives.
• Improve knowledge management and asset reuse.
• Recommend scalable solutions based on recurring seller needs.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

• 5+ years supporting strategic sales, consulting, proposal management, contracting, account management, project management, or business development.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Healthcare, PBM, managed care, consulting, or benefits industry experience.
• Experience managing RFP and contracting processes.
• Salesforce proficiency.
• PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, or project management certification.

SUCCESS METRICS:

• Reduction in seller administrative workload.
• Increased seller capacity for client engagement and pipeline development.
• Improvement in strategic account coverage.
• Increased progression of strategic opportunities.
• Improved win rates on designated strategic pursuits.
• Faster movement from finalist stage to contract execution.
• Reduced contracting delays.
• Improved SLA adherence for strategic opportunities.
• Increased reuse of customized content and proposal assets.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 90,200 - 150,300 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location. This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email [e-mail] for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.