Christos Fourkiotis

About Christos Fourkiotis

I’m a customer‑focused, results‑driven professional with experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and broader business operations. I’m skilled at finding cost‑saving opportunities, strengthening supplier partnerships, and mitigating risk to help organizations succeed. I take a strategic, collaborative approach—using market intelligence and data to build sourcing strategies that drive sustainable savings and operational excellence. I balance big‑picture thinking with detail‑oriented execution to influence decisions, create value, and improve overall performance.What really energizes me is connecting with people—whether in person or virtually. Building relationships comes naturally to me and has been central to my success, professionally and personally.I’m looking to apply my forward‑thinking, detail‑oriented, and creative mindset to help a team hit its strategic goals. I’m open to opportunities in both the U.S. and internationally, especially in strategic sourcing and broader business operations. Industries I’m excited about include Sports, Consumer Products, Healthcare, and Aerospace.

Experience

1. Strategic Sourcing Senior Advisor

   The Cigna Group

   Jun 2025 — Present · Bloomfield, CT, US

   Drive the sourcing process for the Corporate Services category, by project managing multiple cross functional stakeholders/business customers, and leading end to end activities from RFP, to contract execution• Participate in and coordinate contract negotiations, ranging from $100K to over $5M, with suppliers to secure consistent supplies, services, and competitive prices, while emphasizing quality, and minimizing timeliness risk of the supply chain• Partner with the Third Party Management team to create and manage mutually beneficial long term relationships with suppliers, focusing on communication, continuous improvement opportunities, and driving to consolidate the existing supplier base• Assist in developing sourcing strategies that incorporate company-wide category needs, generate strategic importance to our key business stakeholders, and drive cost savings, diversity spend, and improve service levels from the preferred best in class suppliers

Education

• University of Connecticut

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

  2005 — 2009

• University of Hartford

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Salesforce.com
• Sap
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Open Minded
• Relationship Building
• Sales Process
• Proactive Self-Starter
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Cross Functional Relationships
• Project Management
• Access
• Pre-Sales
• Positive Team Player
• Jd Edwards
• Aerospace
• Networking
• Relationship Management
• Customer Driven
• Communication Skills
• Leadership
• Auditing
• Proposal Management
• Microsoft Word