AVP, Procurement Center of Excellence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the design, performance, and ongoing development of Humana’s Procurement operating model.

• Convert enterprise strategy and Procurement priorities into a cohesive roadmap that encompasses organization, process, technology, data, analytics, governance, and capability.

• Define the process for requesting, prioritizing, routing, executing, approving, measuring, and enhancing work throughout the Procurement lifecycle.

• Manage the strategy, roadmap, governance, investment prioritization, adoption, and value realization of the Procurement technology portfolio.

• Establish a platform architecture that includes intake and orchestration, sourcing, contracting, contract lifecycle management, supplier management, spend and performance analytics, risk integration, market intelligence, workflow automation, and AI-enabled capabilities.

• Act as Procurement’s senior product and business owner, collaborating with Enterprise Technology, platform owners, and external technology partners.

• Lead the development of enterprise Procurement process architecture, standards, methodologies, and controls.

• Oversee end-to-end process design covering intake, demand shaping, category planning, sourcing, due diligence coordination, contracting workflows, supplier onboarding, segmentation, supplier governance, performance management, issue escalation, renewal planning, and supplier exit.

• Direct the Procurement analytics and insights organization, transforming business data into strategic advantages.

• Create authoritative data products and executive reports that encompass spend, demand, commitments, opportunities, supplier exposure, contract obligations, performance, value delivery, cycle time, risk, and necessary decisions.

• Lead Procurement’s enterprise capabilities related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and integration activities.

• Formulate Procurement integration and separation strategies while monitoring synergy realization in collaboration with Finance.

• Own the comprehensive Procurement transformation roadmap and portfolio governance model.

• Facilitate quarterly planning and executive portfolio reviews, stepping in when initiatives face delays or execution risks that could impact enterprise outcomes.

• Build, lead, and nurture a multidisciplinary Procurement Center of Excellence that encompasses technology, process excellence, analytics and insights, M&A enablement, transformation, governance, and change.

• Develop talent strategies, succession plans, capability standards, and development pathways.

• Enhance functional capacity through standardization, automation, AI, self-service, improved information access, and the elimination of low-value tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in 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 experience managing complex, enterprise-scale transformation, technology, process, or operating-model portfolios.

• Over 7 years of experience in people leadership, including building, transforming, and retaining multidisciplinary teams.

• Proven track record of managing a portfolio of Procurement technology platforms and translating business strategy into roadmaps, investment priorities, requirements, delivery, adoption, and realized value.

• Extensive operational knowledge in areas such as intake and orchestration, Source-to-Contract, sourcing, contracting, supplier onboarding, supplier management, third-party risk, and Procurement analytics.

• Demonstrated proficiency in designing, simplifying, standardizing, and scaling end-to-end processes in a complex, matrixed organization.

• Strong capabilities in product management and portfolio management, including prioritization, dependency management, investment governance, delivery oversight, adoption, and benefits realization.

• Proven success in translating ambiguous business needs into scalable process, technology, data, and operating-model solutions.

• Strong analytical skills and experience in creating data products, performance frameworks, executive insights, and authoritative sources of truth.

• Experience with M&A due diligence, integration, separation, synergy identification, or transaction-related supplier and contract analysis.

• Ability to influence senior executives and align teams across Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Technology, Legal, Contract Management, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, and business units.

• Experience in leading significant change management, communications, training, and adoption initiatives.

• Strong understanding of governance, internal controls, auditability, data quality, policy enablement, and risk-aware process design.

• Experience in applying AI, automation, process mining, advanced analytics, or decision-support technologies to enterprise workflows.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

• Minimum home internet speed of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload.

• Ability to work from a dedicated workspace without ongoing interruptions to safeguard member PHI/HIPAA information.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Company holidays.

• Personal holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid caregiver leave.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• Life insurance.

• Dedicated home workspace requirement to protect PHI/HIPAA information.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings.