Senior IT Category Manager

Weu2019re building a world of health around every individual u2014 shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Healthu00ae, youu2019ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger u2013 helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary CVS Healthu2019s Enterprise Procurement department, a key function within the companyu2019s Shared Services Finance organization, is in search of a Sourcing Category Manager who be responsible for the IT Category Management (Infrastructure, Cloud/SaaS, Software, Healthcare Platform) indirect spend category. This includes Software (Enterprise, End User, Security, CRM, MarTech), Infrastructure (Data Center, Network, Servers, Laptops/PC, Telephony, CCaaS), Cloud (Public, Private, Multi, Hybrid, SaaS), Healthcare Platform/VAR (Medical Records Software, Digital Payer, Revenue Payment Cycle Management, Claims/adjudication, Value Added Reseller (VAR) Management, Technology Supplier Catalog Management). This role will be responsible for defining and executing sourcing strategies that drive P&L value across the services within the assigned CVS Health spend category. To achieve success in this role, the Category Manager must develop highly productive relationships with leaders and key business stakeholders, and leverage tools such as spend analytics, market intelligence, and existing vendor agreements to build and maintain a pipeline of sourcing opportunities within the category. In this position, you will also play a meaningful role representing procurement on large scale strategic enterprise initiatives and special projects (e.g. sourcing process transformation, acquisition integration, etc.). The Indirect Strategic Sourcing team manages over $12B in annual indirect spend across a range of IT & non-IT categories that support key business units across the enterprise (Retail, PBM, Insurance, Specialty/Clinical, etc.). As a Category Lead on the Sourcing team, you should have an enterprise mindset, possess highly developed business background, and be a strong communicator who is able to establish lasting relationships with business leaders as well as internal and external stakeholders. This critical role will report to a Lead Director within the Indirect Strategic Sourcing team. Key Responsibilities: + Develop and maintain short, medium, and long term category sourcing plans, spend profiles, and pipeline. + Schedule and maintain cadence of regularly scheduled sourcing category reviews and planning sessions with key leaders within the assigned business area; establish self as category sourcing expert. + Guide analyst base on sourcing activities to ensure successful execution of RFx events for category. + Accountable for quantifying and delivering against savings targets for category. + Serve as execution lead on major Sourcing events with high complexity, spend, and/or visibility. + Educate business partners on policies and processes in place to support Strategic Sourcing; communicate and demonstrate teamu2019s value proposition. + Maintain status of all completed, active, and planned sourcing activities to review with Strategic Sourcing management. + Effectively communicate Strategic Sourcingu2019s value proposition and goals to key leaders and stakeholders. + Leverage spend analytics, market intelligence, and expiring contracts reporting to continuously build pipeline of opportunities for sourcing to address within category. + Maintain strong working relationship with CVS Healthu2019s business and vendor management teams, ensuring that Strategic Sourcing is engaged early on all prospective engagements requiring vendor support. + Work with stakeholders to develop bid strategies and create effective scope of work documents for competitive bid processes. + Develop processes to ensure that CVS Healthu2019s business stakeholders are utilizing preferred suppliers wherever possible, thereby leveraging the enterpriseu2019s scale to drive greater value for the company. + Collaborate with CVS Healthu2019s contracting team to identify new and creative approaches to contracting with vendor partners. This role will ideally be a hybrid position based out of Woonsocket, RI and will be required to be in office weekly Required Qualifications: + 7+ years of professional experience related to Sourcing & Category Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Analytics, Project Management, Technology or Management Consulting. + Ability to travel up to 15% for supplier presentations, site visits, and key department meetings. Education: + Bachelor's degree n Management, Business, Economics, Supply-Chain, Finance, Accounting Technology or a in a related field or equivalent years of relevant experience is required. + MBA or Master's Degree in a related field of study is a plus. Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $82,940.00 - $182,549.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the companyu2019s equity award program. Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong. Great benefits for great people We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits u2013 investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: + Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan . + No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching. + Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility. For more information, visit We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 02/15/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, including Disability/Protected Veteran u2014 committed to diversity in the workplace.

Created: 2026-02-12