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Chris Erickson

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Senior IT Category Manager at CVS Health
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Chris is a Senior IT Category Manager at CVS Health with experience at four Fortune 500 companies, including Walgreens and Whirlpool. He oversees strategic sourcing for major IT categories like public cloud, SaaS, and software. He holds an MBA from Florida Gulf Coast University and is described by colleagues as an invaluable contributor.

Outside of his direct professional role, Chris shows a keen interest in leadership development, having completed courses in Servant Leadership and Developing Executive Presence. He also pays close attention to the customer-facing side of technology, noting exceptional retail checkout experiences.

He played a key role in the Herc Rentals divestiture from Hertz, contributing to work on hundreds of vendor contracts.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior IT Category Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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IT Strategic Sourcing
He oversees strategic planning and execution for IT categories including public cloud, SaaS, hardware, network, telecom, and managed services at CVS Health.
Complex Vendor Negotiations
His experience spans major vendors like Oracle, Microsoft, Google, AWS, SAP, Accenture, Dell, and Cisco, showcasing extensive negotiation and management skills.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Senior IT Category Manager
CVS Health
8-2019 - 11-2023
Senior Category Manager, IT Procurement
Walgreens
9-2017 - 8-2019
Senior IT Sourcing Specialist
Whirlpool Corporation
1-2017 - 10-2017
IT Sourcing Manager
Herc Rentals
7-2016 - 12-2016
Associate Sourcing Manager, IT
Herc Rentals
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Florida - Warrington College of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Florida Gulf Coast University
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