Director, Vendor Management

Centene Corporation

. Manage strategic vendor partnerships and enterprise initiatives, including vendor evaluation, contracting, implementation, governance, and performance oversight .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $134,600 - $249,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in vendor management, including evaluation, contracting, and performance oversight, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams in the healthcare industry. Proficient in project management and statistical analysis to drive vendor performance improvements and strategic initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Vendor Management ExperienceProject Management Software ProficiencyHealthcare Industry KnowledgeContract Development and NegotiationPerformance Metrics Reporting

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Hard Skills

Vendor EvaluationContractingImplementationGovernancePerformance OversightBusiness Case DevelopmentRFI/RFP CoordinationStatistical AnalysisProject ManagementVendor Performance Improvement

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationStakeholder ManagementLeadershipNegotiation

Tools & Technologies

MS-ProjectMS-Office

Industry Keywords

HealthcareGovernment ProgramsOperationsComplianceProcurement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage strategic vendor partnerships and enterprise initiatives, including vendor evaluation, contracting, implementation, governance, and performance oversight
Evaluate and support strategic enterprise vendor opportunities
Develop business cases
Coordinate RFI/RFP activities
Support vendor selection, 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 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 metrics to vendors
Develop, implement, and follow up on annual vendor goals and targets
Initiate and complete vendor performance improvement plans and corrective action plans
Verify sustained vendor performance improvements and outcomes through audits
Conduct oversight meetings with vendors, internal partners, and other stakeholders
Oversee health plan participation in annual delegation audits
Follow through on audit deficiencies to ensure corrective actions are implemented

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field
7+ years of vendor management experience
Experience including government programs health care or related experience in multiple areas of operations
Proficient with MS-Project or other project management software
Proficient with MS-Office applications
Project management, administration or operations in the Healthcare industry preferred
Experience in training/education and use of statistical analysis preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
health insurance
401K and stock purchase plans
tuition reimbursement
paid time off plus holidays
a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
additional forms of incentives may be included in total compensation