Lead Director IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Management
Company: CVS Pharmacy
Location: Springfield
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Director IT Strategic Sourcing and Category ManagementJob ID:
2315328BR
Category:Accounting and Finance
Address: 100 Scenic View
Location: Springfield, IL
Remote: WFH FlexibleJob Description
*The ideal candidate must live within driving distance of the
Woonsocket, RI or Buffalo Grove, IL location.
CVS Health is in search of a Director that will be responsible for
leading a team of IT Sourcing & Category Management professionals
and help guide the development and execution of strategic sourcing
strategies that drive cost savings within CVS Health's Information
Technology categories. For background, the IT Sourcing & Category
Management team manages over $3B in annual spend and supports key
business units across the enterprise (e.g. Healthcare Services,
BPO, Shared Services, Professional Services, Operations etc.). The
role involves managing and guiding direct reports to identify and
quantify cost reduction opportunities for the enterprise through
spend analytics, market intelligence, and review of current vendor
agreements. This position plays a significant role representing
procurement on large scale strategic enterprise initiatives and
special projects (e.g. sourcing process transformation, acquisition
integration, etc.).
This role reports to the Executive Director of IT Strategic
Sourcing & Category management and will work in a collaborative
environment that provides support and guidance to ensure Strategic
Procurement is effectively serving its internal stakeholders and
meeting established financial savings targets.
As the Director of IT Strategic Sourcing & Category Management,
your primary responsibilities are to:
--- Build and guide a high performing IT Sourcing & Category
Management organization based on relationship management and
categorization strategy
--- Standardize processes, documentation, reporting among the IT
Sourcing & Category Management Org.
--- Ensure the team develops and maintains refreshed and
comprehensive Category Plans for all IT categories/sub-categories
that can easily be consolidated and shared with Sr. Procurement
leadership
--- Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale supplier
relationships at all levels.
--- Demonstrated knowledge of, and expertise in, various IT and
Procurement concepts, practices, procedures, and compliance
requirements.
--- Maintain a pipeline of key initiatives to drive savings
opportunities
--- Create a process for reviewing expiring contracts to ensure
compliance with purchasing and contract policies
--- Work collaboratively with leaders within Procurement to deliver
an end-to-end P2P process that effectively serves business
stakeholders
--- Set clear and specific goals for your team including savings
and cost avoidance targets
--- Ensure the team is delivering a high level of customer service
by meeting internal SLAs
--- Provide Procurement leadership with weekly comprehensive
updates of active and planned projects including current status and
overall performance towards meeting or exceeding SLAs and savings
targets
--- Provide Strategic direction on multiple concurrent
medium-to-large sourcing engagements
--- Facilitate and lead internal team meetings with the goal of
maintaining colleague engagement and facilitate development of
organization.
--- Represent the department and organization and effectively
communicate and demonstrate Strategic Sourcing's value proposition
with regards to driving cost savings and RFP vendor selection
--- Leverage internal and external resources to identify
opportunities to build the sourcing project pipeline:
--- Market intelligence tools
--- Category spend data
--- Expiring contract reportsPay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
Minimum: 100,000
Maximum: 227,000Please keep in mind that this range represents the
pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this
position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a
wide range of factors, including location.Required
Qualifications
--- 7+ years of experience in a role related to
sourcing/procurement, accounting, finance, analytics or supply
chain
--- Experience utilizing the Microsoft Office suite (Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) in a professional setting
--- Proven experience negotiating and managing large, enterprise
suppliers (i.e. Microsoft, Oracle, Saleforce, Broadcom, IBM,
AT&T, etc.), delivering commercial value aligned to operational
delivery and category strategiesPreferred Qualifications
--- Strong analytical ability, ability to think strategically, and
learn and process new information quickly
--- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with
an ability to confidently and professionally interact with staff
and leadership
--- Experience managing, coaching and developing a team of
Procurement professionals
--- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks without direct
supervision, while paying strong attention to detail and
follow-up
--- Strong organization skills and background and use of
Project/Program Management tools and methodology (Agile, Waterfall,
Scrum, etc)
--- Eager to gain new experiences, qualifications, and
responsibilities
--- Experience with electronic sourcing platforms, such as Ariba
eSourcing, strongly preferred
--- Ability to keep Sr. Procurement Leadership informed of current
state of the teamEducation
Education
--- Bachelor's Degree required with focus in Business
Administration, Finance, Accounting or other applicable area or MBA
with a similar concentration preferredBusiness Overview
Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares
a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your
health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced
human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in
our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal
message that how we deliver our services is just as important as
what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors--- support this
purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered
by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating
our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care
more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and
sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.
CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal
opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for
which CVS Health provides management services. We do not
discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other
personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin,
sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local
law. We proudly support and encourage people with military
experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as
well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job
opportunities.
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