Category Management Advisor: Management Consulting & Professional Services / MCPS

Cigna Healthcare • St. Louis, MO

1d • Remote

About The Position

The MCPS Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Advisor is accountable for end-to-end sourcing and contracting of consulting and professional services across Cigna. MCPS is a category that consists of three key service areas (strategy, consulting, and tax/audit/actuarial/analytics), delivered by ten core supplier partners, that account for approximately $300+ million in annual expense. Responsibilities include driving sourcing strategies, managing the competitive bid process, recommending a supplier that best meets the business objectives, and delivering a negotiated contract that governs the supplier relationship. A successful Advisor must balance project prioritization, challenging status quo, innovation and proactive communication/execution, with a focus on reducing supplier fees and improving service delivery.

Requirements

• BA / BS in Business, Supply Chain, or related field; or relevant work experience.
• 5 – 7+ years of progressive experience within a large, global organization.
• Excellent project management, negotiation, listening and communication skills.
• Structured problem solving and decision making skills.
• Ability to apply fact - based negotiation principles and tactics.
• Strong customer service experience in dealing with internal business partners
• Fundamental understanding of corporate and administrative supply chains.
• Ability to work well in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment
• Efficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

• Cross - functional business team environment experience preferred with an ability to foster working relationships with the team and across internal departments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of annual category plans that include supplier market trends, spend analysis, and strategic business objectives.
• Proactively identify, develop, and execute supplier enabled projects that drive cost savings, risk reduction and quality improvement.
• Negotiate, coordinate and redline Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, and Change Orders that optimize benefits and minimize risks to Cigna.
• Provide analysis and support of business decision making to align with Cigna Corporate initiatives.
• Work in conjunction with the Third Party (Supplier) Management team to create and manage mutually beneficial long term supplier partnerships, while consolidating the existing supplier base.
• Support scheduled and ad-hoc reporting on supplier and category performance.
• Support continuous improvement of the sourcing and procurement process.
• Maintain and promote sound relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as a valued advisor to business buyers of consulting and professional services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees