VP, Vendor Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and implement the enterprise vendor management strategy for the organization.

• Create governance frameworks and an operational model for key suppliers and delegated entities.

• Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships and streamline vendor relationships to enhance efficiency.

• Set vendor performance standards, accountability frameworks, scorecards, and dashboards.

• Supervise vendor operational, financial, compliance, service-level, and quality performance.

• Facilitate quarterly business reviews and performance accountability discussions.

• Manage vendor budgeting, forecasting, expense management, ROI assessments, and cost-reduction initiatives.

• Collaborate with Legal and Procurement on strategic vendor contracts, negotiations, renewals, amendments, and terminations.

• Develop and manage enterprise vendor risk management programs, including oversight of business continuity and disaster recovery.

• Promote continuous improvement, root-cause analysis, corrective action plans, and performance recovery strategies.

• Cultivate executive-level relationships with key vendors and align partnerships with organizational growth and transformation.

• Create executive dashboards and deliver updates on vendor performance, risk, and financial matters to executive leadership and Board committees.

• Lead enterprise vendor governance councils and steering committees.

• Supervise assigned staff, including recruitment, training, workload distribution, performance evaluation, coaching, counseling, and performance management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of leadership experience in healthcare operations, vendor management, outsourcing, procurement, managed care, or similar fields.

• More than 7 years of senior leadership experience overseeing large vendor portfolios.

• Extensive expertise in Medicare Advantage, managed care, or health insurance operations.

• Proven ability to manage complex strategic vendor relationships effectively.

• Experience in overseeing vendor portfolios and budgets totaling millions of dollars.

• Strong background in contract negotiations and performance management.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or a related area.

• Strategic thinker with a strong focus on execution discipline.

• Excellent leadership, influence, and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.

• Strong analytical skills with comfort in interpreting both clinical and financial data.

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to innovation, member-centric care, and ongoing improvement.

• Capacity to perform essential physical functions as needed, with reasonable accommodations available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for growth and innovation.

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.