Joey Lombardi

* Manages large vendor relationships (over 200 million dollars in annual spend). * Develops strategic category and purchasing plans for IT suppliers. * Enforces existing contract terms and develops new scope/requests within existing engagements. * Specializes in developing engagement processes for new external arrangements.

Successfully lead an Ariba S2C (Source To Contract) and P2P (Procure to Pay) implementation within the company: 1. The project was implemented on a very tight timeline requiring a considerable amount of data to be migrated from several disconnected systems. 2. Developed and managed the overall business case and budget for the project. 3. Managed and directed several internal teams and a variety of system integration partners. 4. Worked with key stakeholders throughout the company to make process and design decisions focusing on best practices and aligning to industry standards.

Leads Cigna's Procurement Operations division, accountable for: 1. Developing and maintaining the source-to-pay solution for all indirect spend for Cigna (currently Ariba). 2. Ensuring all contracts are executed and enabled within our procurement solution. 3. Reviewing/Auditing contracts terms and matching them to the purchasing vehicles/channels. 4. Validating payments are properly executed with appropriate SOX controls and have been received by suppliers. 5. Enabling suppliers properly in our designated procurement solution making them available for RFx events, contracting work, and proper payment. In addition to my daily operational duties, I oversaw the expansion of our procurement solution to additional lines of business within the company.

Leading Cigna's Procurement Operations division, accountable for: 1. Managing procurement operations for a fortune 15 company (thousands of transactions, billions in spend, millions in compliance savings). 2. Developing methods to increase procurement ROI by reducing operation cost and optimizing buying channels. 3. Auditing overall indirect supplier mix to reduce suppliers (tail spend) and increase preferred supplier relationships (reducing complexity). 4. Expanding procurement tool and process to various LOBs and new acquisitions.

Currently leading Cigna's Global Procurement and Third Party Management Business Technology Organization, which is responsible for: 1. Negotiating all business facing software contracts and large scale professional service contracts supporting the Technology organizations. 2. Maintaining and managing relationships with the large strategic vendors that operate in the technology space. 3. Working with our business partners to develop long-term supplier and commodity strategies to offset cost and manage risks. 4. Monitor and report on Technology market trends and inform business customers.