CIGNA

Procurement Senior Advisor - Express Scripts - Hybrid

Tempe, AZ Full time

Join Us as a Procure-to-Pay Senior Advisor—Shape the Future of Pharmacy Supply!

Are you ready to make a real impact in healthcare? As a Procure-to-Pay Senior Advisor, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to deliver life-changing medications efficiently and reliably. You’ll work alongside ambitious, compassionate experts who believe in continuous growth and bold solutions. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and want to help shape the future of pharmacy supply, we want to meet you!

Responsibilities—Drive Outcomes and Strategic Value

  • Lead and inspire cross-functional teams to deliver process improvements that enhance our pharmacy supply chain.
  • Serve as a trusted subject matter expert in drug sourcing, providing strategic guidance to internal partners and leadership.
  • Analyze risk events and coordinate proactive solutions with Planning and Purchasing teams to ensure uninterrupted supply.
  • Build strong relationships with suppliers, leading meetings and facilitating compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Communicate changes in contracts, product strategy, and formulary updates to key stakeholders.
  • Deliver clear, actionable insights through data analysis and advanced presentations, ensuring understanding across diverse audiences.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to resolve complex supply disruptions and capture cost-saving opportunities.
  • Champion innovation by identifying and implementing solutions that drive efficiency and value for our organization.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 10+ years of purchasing and procurement experience, with a strong track record of delivering results.
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience with enterprise resource planning tools (e.g., Oracle, MyESI, Alteryx, Tableau).
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and partner across multiple teams.
  • Demonstrated leadership and relationship-building abilities to manage complex projects and drive collaboration.
  • Proven problem-solving skills and adaptability in fast-changing environments.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
  • 3+ years of pharmaceutical purchasing experience.
  • Experience collaborating with pharmacy operations and supply chain teams.
  • Familiarity with cost/supply disruption analysis and compliance documentation (e.g., FDA product listing, Suspicious Order Monitoring).

Why You’ll Love Working Here

You’ll join a team that values your expertise and encourages you to grow. We believe in supporting each other, celebrating wins, and learning from challenges. If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an ambitious, supportive community, apply today!


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.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 98,900 - 164,800 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

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.

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.