Strategic Vendor Governance Lead

Healthfirst; Layton (UT); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthfirst is seeking a Vendor Lead to strengthen governance, risk management, and strategic vendor relationships across an assigned portfolio. The role collaborates with Procurement, Risk Management, Compliance, IT, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to ensure transparency and long-term value realization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in vendor management and experience with governance, scorecards, and strategic account planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in business, supply chain, finance, or IT.
• Minimum 5 years in vendor management, supplier relationship management, procurement or risk management.
• Experience in managing supplier performance, service levels, scorecards, and governance.
• Experience working with business, procurement, risk, compliance and suppliers.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, problem-solving and stakeholder skills.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule reporting to NYC offices on specific days.

Responsibilities

• Govern vendor governance and portfolio management per segmentation and risk tiering.
• Establish governance calendars with reviews, QBRs, scorecards, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate governance for center-led and centrally managed vendors with stakeholders.
• Maintain governance docs and escalate material issues through proper channels.
• Develop and maintain vendor performance scorecards and remediation plans.
• Lead business reviews and governance meetings with stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Facilitation

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Schedule coordination

Vendor governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations Management, Information Technology, or equivalent

Tools

Vendor management platforms

Job description

Healthfirst is seeking a Vendor Lead to strengthen governance, risk management, and strategic vendor relationships across an assigned portfolio. The role collaborates with Procurement, Risk Management, Compliance, IT, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to ensure transparency and long-term value realization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in vendor management and experience with governance, scorecards, and strategic account planning.