Lead, Enterprise IT VMO

Mckesson Corporation; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 173,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Lead, Enterprise IT VMO to govern vendor performance, risk, and commercial management across MSPs and strategic suppliers. The role drives service governance, cost optimization, and value realization with senior stakeholders.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure operational execution of MSAs, SLAs, and governance rituals, delivering enterprise value and strategic alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years in IT Vendor Management, Commercial Management, Contract Management, Procurement, or Service Delivery.
• 5+ years in leading teams in a matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of MSAs, SOWs, terms, SLAs and translating them into operations.

Responsibilities

• Execute and mature vendor governance across MSPs and strategic vendors.
• Manage supplier relationships, and serve as primary point of contact for performance and escalation.
• Lead post-contract commercial management including cost optimization and negotiations.
• Ensure adherence to vendor policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Sourcing & Procurement to support transitions and renewals.

Skills

Vendor governance

Vendor management

Contract management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MSA knowledge

SOW knowledge

Invoice reconciliation

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary:

The Lead, Enterprise IT VMO supports McKesson's managed services and strategic technology supplier contract ecosystem. This role executes and matures vendor governance and accountability across managed services providers (MSPs) and strategic vendors, and is responsible for supplier performance, commercial and contract management, risk management, financial management, compliance, relationship management, and service optimization.

What You'll Do

Vendor Management & Governance

• Execute and support enterprise-wide vendor management and governance frameworks for MSPs and strategic technology suppliers, including performance management, compliance, risk mitigation, and contract adherence.
• Manage key supplier relationships, serving as a primary point of contact for supplier performance, issue escalation, and day-to-day engagement.
• Support post-contract commercial management activities including cost optimization, value realization, vendor negotiations, performance management, and portfolio rationalization.
• Ensure adherence to McKesson vendor management policies, standards, and regulatory requirements across all managed services and supplier engagements.
• Manage the Contractual Change Control process, ensuring all Change Notices are commercially validated, competitively priced, and aligned with the Master Service Agreement.
• Conduct forensic audits of vendor invoices against contractual rate cards, terms, and resource baseline models (RU/ARU) to identify overbilling, volume variances, and value-for-money gaps.
• Support the end-to-end enterprise governance framework, including contractual governance meetings/committees and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) for strategic technology partners.
• Drive rigor in the post-governance cycle by ensuring all actions, issues, innovation commitments, and escalations are tracked to resolution, holding both internal stakeholders and vendors accountable.

Service Performance & Operational Excellence

• Support an enterprise approach to service performance by tracking metrics, governance activities, and performance insights that improve stability, delivery quality, and customer outcomes.
• Lead performance analysis, gap assessments, and opportunity identification across critical MT processes; support change implementation to strengthen scalability and resilience.
• Support the maturation of the enterprise Service Delivery Model, collaborating with Service Delivery Managers to ensure consistent execution and accountability.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, operational rigor, and performance transparency across the team and with vendor partners.

Platform & Process Governance

• Support the ongoing development and evolution of tools and platforms that govern McKesson's MSP and supplier relationships, ensuring alignment with enterprise governance and performance objectives.
• Contribute to governance of MT ITSM and non-ITSM processes, ensuring integration with service delivery, vendor performance, and organizational priorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align processes, data, and tools that enable end-to-end service visibility and informed decision-making.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build credibility with Senior Director-level and VP-level stakeholders by providing data-driven insights on supplier performance, service quality, and operational risk.
• Monitor vendor landscape and market trends to support technology strategy recommendations that drive enterprise value.
• Ensure alignment of team goals and operating plans with McKesson's business strategy and enterprise priorities.
• Partner closely with the Sourcing & Procurement (S&P) organization to support seamless transitions from contract execution to steady-state operational management.
• Serve as an operational feedback loop for S&P, providing insights on vendor performance, service quality, and contractual pain points to inform future renewals and category strategies.

Scope & Impact

• Operational accountability for strategic supplier performance, commercial terms, managed services delivery, and service governance across McKesson Technology.
• Financial stewardship of vendor portfolio costs, service performance tracking, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Leadership of cross-functional workstreams requiring strong influencing, coordination, and analytical skills.
• Direct leadership of a team with impact spanning enterprise operations and internal client outcomes.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in IT Vendor Management, Commercial Management, Contract Management, Procurement, or Service Delivery, with at least 3 years specifically focused on vendor governance or a multi-vendor ecosystem in a complex, regulated industry.
• 5+ years of experience managing and building high-performing teams in a matrixed environment.
• Strong functional understanding of the IT vendor contract ecosystem, including the interdependencies between Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), commercial terms, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs), with the ability to translate contractual terms into operational execution.
• Experience supporting or implementing VMO governance frameworks, risk registers, and reporting cycles.
• Demonstrated ability to perform financial analysis, including invoice-to-contract reconciliation, consumption-based model review, and rate card benchmarking.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Solid expertise in managed IT services, strategic vendor management, MSP governance, and service performance management.
• Experience supporting large-scale service delivery models and enterprise operating frameworks.
• Strong financial, commercial, and contract management acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to enterprise transformation initiatives and drive operational excellence.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across a matrixed organization.
• Experience partnering with Global Sourcing or Procurement organizations, with a track record of driving shared value and commercial transparency.
• Ability to align technical SLAs with actual business outcomes and translate findings for senior stakeholders.
• Track record of delivering value beyond cost-cutting - including improving delivery speed and reducing operational spend through enhanced vendor collaboration.
• Ability to communicate complex contractual or operational risks to Director and VP-level stakeholders in business terms.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$122,100 - $162,800

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit the Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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