Steve H. is a Senior Manager, Supplier Ops. & Services at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas at Health Care Service Corporation. He possess expertise in cross functional team leadership, strategy, leadership, vendor management, management and 9 more skills. Colleagues describe him as ""Steve has mastery in managing challenging enterprise level projects. I had the honor of working with him on Software-as-a-service (SaaS) based enterprise supplier management project and have experienced his positive attitude and discipline firsthand. Through his dedication and creativity, Steve quickly becomes a trusted advisor to executives, stakeholders, and offshore development teams. Any organization wishing to have things done and communicated with earnest would be glad to have someone like Steve on their team."" and "Steve was instrumental in standing up a new center of excellence which handled strategic vendor negotiations, contracting, risk management, and governance. Steve consistently delivered results by building strong relationships with his vendors, internal and external legal counsel, and internal business owners. He established sustainable processes with internal business owners to improve communication and integrated business planning in order to maximize negotiations and improve relationships with vendors. He also rolled out comprehensive scorecard metrics and implemented meaningful quarterly business reviews with strategic vendors and leadership. Steve's integrity and professionalism make him an invaluable asset while his passion for continuous improvement and collaboration make him a natural leader. "