Director, Strategic Vendor Partnerships (Remote)

Centene Corporation; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off plus holidays

Flexible work arrangements (remote, on

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a seasoned vendor management leader to oversee strategic partnerships and enterprise initiatives. You will evaluate opportunities, coordinate RFIs/RFPs, negotiate contracts, and drive implementations across Clinical, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, Legal, and Technology teams.

You will provide executive-level reporting on vendor performance, align goals with annual targets, and ensure corrective actions through audits and performance improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field required.
• 7+ years of vendor management experience, including government programs.
• Proficient with MS-Project or other project management software and MS-Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and support strategic enterprise vendor opportunities, including business case development, RFI/RFP coordination, vendor selection activities, contract development, negotiations and implementations.
• Lead stakeholder and oversight meetings with vendors, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations related to vendor performance, business opportunities, and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate collaboration between vendors and internal partners, including Clinical, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, Legal, and Technology teams.
• Accumulate, monitor, and report on vendor performance metrics to business unit management.
• Communicate expectations and vendor performance against established performance metrics to vendors, including development, implementation and follow up on annual vendor goals and targets.
• Ensure applicable vendor performance improvement plans and/or corrective action plans are initiated and completed as expected. Ensure vendors sustain required performance improvements/outcomes through verification audits.
• Conduct oversight meetings which include vendors, internal partners, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Oversee health plan participation in annual delegation audits.
• Provide follow-through on audit deficiencies to assure corrective actions are implemented.

Skills

Vendor management

Project management

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

MS-Project

Job description

Centene Corporation is seeking a seasoned vendor management leader to oversee strategic partnerships and enterprise initiatives. You will evaluate opportunities, coordinate RFIs/RFPs, negotiate contracts, and drive implementations across Clinical, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, Legal, and Technology teams.

You will provide executive-level reporting on vendor performance, align goals with annual targets, and ensure corrective actions through audits and performance improvement