Hih - Category Management Manager

Cigna

Hyderabad, India
On-site
Manage complex category strategic sourcing
Lead teams of category management professionals
Develop category strategies
Provide overall direction and leadership for a team of category management and strategic sourcing professionals in Hyderabad

Job Summary

  • Provide overall direction and leadership for a team of category management and strategic sourcing professionals in Hyderabad.
  • Manage complex category strategic sourcing and be responsible/execute contracts to deliver category strategy and secure value for Cigna.
  • Manage recruiting, onboarding, and training success of new hires within GPTPMS in Hyderabad in support of building a core procurement capability.

Matching Summary

Provide overall direction and leadership for a team of category management and strategic sourcing professionals in Hyderabad.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Manage complex category strategic sourcing
  • Lead teams of category management professionals
  • Develop category strategies
  • Negotiation leadership for critical supplier contracts
  • Manage supplier contracts and SLAs

Nice-to-have

  • Act as a change agent
  • Build strong supplier relationships
  • Continuous improvement in sourcing processes

Key Requirements

  • At least 11 years of relevant experience
  • Some experience in a leadership or managerial role
  • Experience with procurement and sourcing in an onshore/offshore model
  • College degree (Bachelor) or equivalent work experience
  • Experience in indirect procurement categories within health services
  • Exposure to Ariba or similar Procurement systems
  • Exposure to iCertis or similar CLM systems

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