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The Cigna Group Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor - Procurement - Evernorth Health Services - Hybrid in Bloomfield, Connecticut
This role would be supporting IT Infrastructure in the Procurement Services Department. Please note, this role is hybrid to the Bloomfield, CT office.
Responsibilities:
Manage daily requests from IT Infrastructure Engineering for hardware, software, maintenance, and vendor labor contract order requests, reviewing for accuracy and submitting in Ariba purchase orders requests or engaging Global Procurement Sourcing for contract execution as needed
Partner with engineers, vendors, IT financial controllers, accounts payable, and fixed assets group, to ensure that IT infrastructure orders are set up correctly in the purchasing tools to allow for accurate forecasting, financial reporting, and asset management, and to eliminate audit risks
Create inventory receipts; obtain daily updates from vendors to provide to various stakeholders detailed tracking and asset information for all hardware/software/maintenance/contract orders; update SharePoint with order status
Directly, and in partnership with Global Procurement Third Party Management, manage existing vendor partnerships to ensure products and services are provided with competitive pricing and in a timely manner
Mediate vendor issues and resolve disputes
Build new relationships with key technology vendors
Collaborate with Global Procurement to identify and resolve system issues or supplier enablement issues
Manage invoice and payment issues
Utilize tools and systems to communicate and collaborate efficiently
Review and update process documentation as needed
Support ad-hoc reporting needs
Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
3+ years in technology procurement
Understanding of processes and stakeholders within an IT organization
Understanding of IT Asset Lifecycle
Vendor management experience
Strong attention to detail
Ability to manage time effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Ability to prioritize workload to meet scheduling demands and timelines
Strong problem-solving skills with customer focus
Ability to identify, analyze, and recommend alternative solutions to successfully meet business priorities or streamline processes
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Ability to understand and communicate complex topics with simplicity
Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About The Cigna Group
Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
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