Lead Director, Technology Platform Supplier Manager

$100,000 - $231,540/Yr

CVS Health - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Senior

Oklahoma City, OK

Health and Personal Care Retailers

About the position

The Lead Director, Technology Platform Supplier Manager at CVS Health is responsible for managing complex technology purchases and optimizing the value of IT technology spend. This role involves collaboration with procurement, finance, and IT teams to align technology roadmaps with purchasing strategies, ensuring suppliers meet requirements while delivering high-value solutions. The position emphasizes data analysis and supplier performance management to drive cost savings and improve supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and manage data related to suppliers to ensure efficient supplier relationships.
• Collect, organize, and interpret data to provide actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective purchasing strategies.
• Support the development of long-term strategic roadmaps for technology owners and SMEs.
• Enable the Vendor Management team to create cost-benefit analyses.
• Assist stakeholders in documenting and evaluating cost-benefit and ROI analyses.
• Support review sessions with stakeholders evaluating proposals against requirements and financial fit.
• Lead supplier performance management, focusing on sustainability and social responsibility.
• Act as the contract SME for new and key incumbent renewal contracts for suppliers.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal business partners to ensure alignment with CVS TSS Roadmap.
• Lead contract negotiations in alignment with CVS contract processes and policies.
• Partner with internal risk groups to ensure compliance of third-party relationships with relevant policies.
• Monitor and ensure successful delivery against third-party contractual obligations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years' experience in tech vendor management or purchase orders/requisition processing.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of supplier management principles and procurement processes.
• Experience with large technology vendors (IBM, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco, etc.).
• Familiarity with data management and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Proven relationship management skills at all levels within an organization.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Fully-paid term life insurance plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Well-being programs and education assistance.
• Free development courses.
• CVS store discount and discount programs with partners.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.