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10 Centene procurement leaders
These ten current and former Centene procurement leaders have held director, senior director, vice president and chief procurement officer roles in procurement and category management at Centene Corporation. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Centene from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Chavez, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Category Management, Population Health Ancillary Services · Centene Corporation
Senior Director Category Management, Population Health Ancillary Services at Centene Corporation since August 2025, and Director, Category Management and Sourcing there from 2023 to 2025. Alex Chavez was Associate Director, Sourcing Operations & Engagement at Bristol Myers Squibb (2022 to 2023) and held senior category manager roles at Johnson & Johnson from 2017 to 2022.
Andrew Davis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Enterprise Procurement · Centene Corporation
Vice President, Enterprise Procurement at Centene Corporation since December 2025, and Senior Director, Enterprise Procurement there from 2018 to 2025. Andrew Davis was Director, Category Management and Strategic Sourcing at The Resource Group, Spend Management Solutions from 2010 to 2018, and Purchasing Agent at Anheuser-Busch from 2007 to 2010.
Chad J.
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Procurement Officer · Centene Corporation
Former Chief Procurement Officer at Centene Corporation (2022 to 2025). Chad J. was also Chief Procurement Officer at Humana from 2017 to 2022 and Vice President of Enterprise Category Management & Procurement Operations at McKesson in 2017, and has been SVP, Procurement Advisory at WNS Procurement since July 2026.
Jamie Parker
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement COE · Centene Corporation
Director, Procurement COE at Centene Corporation since June 2023. Jamie Parker's profile cites expertise in strategic sourcing, complex contract negotiations and scalable operating model design. Jamie Parker held IT procurement contracts and supply chain enterprise contracts roles at L3Harris Technologies from 2018 to 2023.
Josh Floyd
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Procurement · Centene Corporation
Vice President Procurement at Centene Corporation since September 2025, with a profile headline of Vice President, Enterprise Indirect Procurement. Josh Floyd was Senior Director IT Category Management (2023 to 2025) and Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (2020 to 2023) at Centene Corporation, and Director Of Procurement at Wellcare Medicare from 2019 to 2020.
Kristin Burnham
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Procurement Systems and Analytics · Centene Corporation
Former Director, Procurement Systems and Analytics at Centene Corporation (2022 to 2026). Kristin Burnham is now Senior Director of Finance Shared Services at Centene Corporation, since May 2026, and the profile describes leading intake to pay for procurement systems and project management. Kristin Burnham was Senior Manager, Procurement Systems at McKesson from 2020 to 2022.
Michelle Peterson, PMP, CPSM
LinkedInExperience: Director Procurement · Centene Corporation
Director Procurement at Centene Corporation since May 2022, in St. Louis. Michelle Peterson's profile says the role formed a procurement team that includes procurement supervisors and buyers. Michelle Peterson was Sr. Manager, Procurement (2020 to 2022) and Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Professional Services (2017 to 2020) at Centene Corporation.
Scott Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Director - Category Management · Centene Corporation
Director - Category Management at Centene Corporation since January 2024, and Senior Manager - Category Management - Travel there from 2023 to 2024. Scott Taylor was Senior Manager - Transportation Sourcing at McKesson (2021 to 2023) and held strategic sourcing manager roles for real estate, construction and print equipment at FedEx Office from 2016 to 2021.
Tim Trehy
LinkedInExperience: Director Category Management · Centene Corporation
Director Category Management at Centene Corporation since December 2025. Tim Trehy was Sr. Manager IT Category Mangement (2024 to 2025), Manager, IT Category Management (2022 to 2024) and Strategic Sourcing Specialist (2019 to 2022) at Centene Corporation. The profile cites a background in IT software and hardware sourcing.
Tyler Richardson, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · Centene Corporation
Director of Procurement at Centene Corporation since December 2025. Tyler Richardson also lists Senior Manager, Category Management (from 2022), Category Manager (2022 to 2023) and Strategic Sourcing Manager (2020 to 2022) at Centene Corporation. The profile says Tyler Richardson led and executed overall sourcing strategy as Strategic Sourcing Manager.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do category management teams at a large health plan split spend between IT, services and other categories?
- 02How does a procurement center of excellence set standards and policies for sourcing across a large organization?
- 03What does a procurement leader at a health plan weigh most when renegotiating contracts with major suppliers?
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