Director, Vendor Management

Centene Corporation•Remote-FL, CO

1d•$148,000 - $274,200•Remote

About The Position

Centene is transforming the health of its communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, this role offers competitive benefits and a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. The purpose of this position is to manage vendor relationships and ensure vendor compliance with established internal and/or regulatory performance metrics. This includes accumulating, monitoring, and reporting on vendor performance metrics to business unit management, communicating expectations and performance against metrics to vendors, and ensuring the development, implementation, and follow-up on annual vendor goals and targets. The role also ensures that applicable vendor performance improvement plans and/or corrective action plans are initiated and completed as expected, and that vendors sustain required performance improvements/outcomes through verification audits. Additionally, the position oversees health plan participation in annual delegation audits and provides follow-through on audit deficiencies to assure corrective actions are implemented. Facilitating communication between vendors and internal partners is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
7+ years of vendor management experience.
Experience with government programs health care or related experience in multiple areas of operations.
Proficient with MS-Project or other project management software and MS-Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Project management, administration or operations in the Healthcare industry preferred.
Experience in training/education and use of statistical analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage vendor relationships and ensure vendor compliance with established internal and/or regulatory performance metrics.
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.
Facilitate communication to/from vendors and internal partners.