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Procure-to-Pay Lead Analyst - HIH - Evernorth

Hyderabad, India Full time

ABOUT EVERNORTH: 

Evernorth exists to elevate health for all, because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress. As champions for affordable, predictable and simple health care,
we solve the problems others don’t, won’t or can’t. 

Our innovation hub in India will allow us to work with the right talent, expand our global footprint, improve our competitive stance, and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders. We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference.

We are always looking upward. And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there.

 

Section 2: Position Overview

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Section 1: Job Title

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Procure-to-Pay Lead Analyst

Position Overview

Global Procurement, Third-Party Management & Shared Services (GPTPMS) is Evernorth’s official strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management organization. Whether an employee or function is looking to purchase new goods or services, renew an existing supplier relationship, or identify suppliers for consideration of a good or service, the GPTPMS organization has the tools and processes in place to achieve those goals.

The Procure-to-Pay Lead Analyst position resides within the Digital Procurement & Operations department. The Procure-to-Pay Lead Analyst will be accountable for the creation of term-sheets, as well as the end-to-end payment process of invoices mapped to contracts, POs, and non-PO catalog invoices. The Procure-to-Pay Lead Analyst will leverage internally developed best practices, knowledge, structure of related contracts, as well as Procure-to-Pay processes to operationalize contract pricing terms in Ariba S2C.

Section 3: Responsibilities

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Responsibilities

Partner with internal Sourcing customers in development of Ariba term sheets.Review, revise, and edit contract term sheets in Ariba.Provide internal Sourcing customers with high level overview of buying channels options. Influence decision on use of release vs non-release buying channel based on commodity and services under contract.Serve as liaison to internal business customer including Tax, AP, Buyer Team, and key power users on downstream functionality of term sheets.Collaborate with GPTPMS Technology Team, Ariba IT Support and Supplier Enablement to identify, resolve invoice reconciliation approval and related issues in Ariba. Organize, prioritize, assign, and support day to day work assigned to team in creation of contract term sheets for contracts authored using Ariba. Monitor day to day progress while providing subject matter expertise to GPTPMS team members.Ensure proper capture of contract pricing terms.Develop and deliver of data analytics and work performance metrics for contract term work. Work open issues to resolution, escalate aging outstanding issues to Leadership Team when appropriate.Develop and execute test scenarios in Ariba test to assist in problem resolution and going deeper in Ariba S2C.Support larger projects as required along with small and medium sized Procure-to-Pay projects and cross-functional project team initiatives.Collaborate with Evernorth stakeholders to determine term sheet requirements.Keep up to date on new learnings and best practices in the ongoing refinement of business processes. Provide week-over-week progress reporting on term sheet work.Effective time and priority management of project deliverables.Drive appropriate measures into engagements to ensure quality delivery.Support the delivery best practices that will result in value add to the Sourcing and Third-Party Management processes.Develop, publish and revise Ariba process documentation and Job Aids on core work.Provide analysis and support in decision making geared toward process improvement.Drive internal and external adherence to Evernorth’s Procure-to-Pay policies and processes.Establish role as a valued business advisor to Procure-to-Pay stakeholders and contract negotiators 

Section 4: Qualifications

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Qualifications

Required Skills:

Excellent skills in MS Excel.Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent project management skills Strong customer focus, experience in dealing with internal customers and stakeholders.Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) with advance use of Excel.Strong time management skills; highly organized and detailed oriented.Fundamental understanding of terms and conditions and pricing structures contained in our Master, Sub, and Standalone level agreements.Strong analytical, cross-functional communication skills, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. 

Required Experience & Education: 

BA / BS in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement/Sourcing, Project Management, Marketing, Operations, or related field preferred.2-3 Years of work experience  ??Knowledge of procurement principles, theories, and processes.Cross-functional business team environment experience preferred with an ability to foster working relationships with the team and across internal departments.Experience with P2P applications such as Ariba, Coupa, iPro, etc. 

  

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Location & Hours of Work

Full-time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected to work from 2:30 PM IST – 11:30 PM IST Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India in a hybrid working model (3 days WFO and 2 days WAH)Equal Opportunity Statement

Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.