[Hiring] Associate Vice President, Procurement Center of Excellence @Humana

Role Description

Become a part of our caring community. Procurement's ability to create enterprise value depends on more than sourcing and negotiation. It requires an integrated operating system of technology, processes, data, governance, analytics, talent and decision rights that enables the organization to move quickly, operate consistently, anticipate opportunity and scale with the business.

The Associate Vice President, Procurement Center of Excellence will lead the enterprise capabilities that power Procurement performance. The AVP will own the Procurement technology portfolio; end-to-end process strategy and governance across sourcing, contracting and supplier management; analytics and insights; merger, acquisition and divestiture enablement; functional transformation; and the operating mechanisms that connect strategy, execution, adoption and measurable outcomes.

The leader will establish a coherent, multi-year roadmap across technology, process, data, analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, controls and organizational capability. Working across Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Technology, Legal, Contract Management, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, Transformation, Corporate Development and business teams, the AVP will simplify how work enters and moves through Procurement, improve the stakeholder and associate experience, generate earlier and more actionable insight, and ensure investments deliver measurable value.

This role requires more than governance and program oversight. The AVP will challenge fragmented processes, rationalize technology, translate business needs into scalable solutions, establish enterprise standards, intervene when delivery is at risk, and personally lead the most consequential transformation and integration priorities. Success will be measured by whether Procurement makes better decisions, executes faster, operates through scalable and adopted processes, derives greater value from technology and data, integrates acquisitions effectively, and creates substantially more capacity for strategic and commercial work.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience across Procurement, Procurement Operations, Procurement Technology, Source-to-Contract Transformation, Enterprise Process Ownership, Analytics, M&A Integration, Finance Operations or related enterprise leadership roles.
• Significant leadership responsibility for complex, enterprise-scale transformation, technology, process or operating-model portfolios.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience, including building, transforming and retaining multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience owning a portfolio of Procurement technology platforms and converting business strategy into roadmaps, investment priorities, requirements, delivery, adoption and realized value.
• Deep operational knowledge across intake and orchestration, Source-to-Contract, sourcing, contracting, supplier onboarding, supplier management, third-party risk and Procurement analytics.
• Demonstrated experience designing, simplifying, standardizing and scaling end-to-end processes in a complex, matrixed enterprise.
• Strong product-management and portfolio-management capability, including prioritization, dependency management, investment governance, delivery oversight, adoption and benefits realization.
• Demonstrated success translating ambiguous business needs into scalable process, technology, data and operating-model solutions.
• Strong analytical acumen and experience building data products, performance frameworks, executive insights and authoritative sources of truth.
• Experience with M&A diligence, integration, separation, synergy identification or transaction-related supplier and contract analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and align Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Technology, Legal, Contract Management, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security and business teams.
• Experience leading significant change management, communications, training and adoption efforts.
• Strong command of governance, internal controls, auditability, data quality, policy enablement and risk-aware process design.
• Experience applying AI, automation, process mining, advanced analytics or decision-support technologies to enterprise workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Requirements

• Architect the Procurement Operating Model
• Own the Procurement Technology Portfolio
• Lead Enterprise Procurement Process Ownership
• Build an Insight-Led Procurement Function
• Lead Procurement M&A Diligence and Integration Enablement
• Govern the Procurement Transformation Portfolio
• Build a High-Performance Procurement Center of Excellence

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Many other opportunities

Company Description

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.