Senior Manager, Vendor Management, Business Enterprise Program

CVS Health•Chalmers, IL

3d•$82,940 - $182,549•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. At Aetna®, part of CVS Health, we proudly serve more than 26 million medical members through our broad range of health plan offerings. We're committed to delivering a simpler, more meaningful, and personal health care experience to each of them. As a Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Manager you will play a critical role by owning the end-to-end process for contracting, tracking, validating, and reporting spend with businesses that have been certified as owned and controlled by persons who are minorities, female, or persons with disabilities (BEP certified vendor). This role partners with Procurement, Finance, Vendor Management and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, clear insights, and actionable recommendations that assure qualified diverse supplier spend. This position will primarily support the Illinois Duals Special Needs Plan for members who receive Medicare and Medicaid services.

Requirements

2+ years in procurement, finance, supplier management, or related operational reporting
Experience building spend reports/dashboards and improving data quality across multiple systems
Working knowledge of supplier diversity classification and certification concepts
Strong stakeholder management skills across Procurement, Finance, and business teams
Ability to translate data into clear insights and actions
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering presentations for executive audiences
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Experience with supplier diversity programs (BEP or similar)
Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/spend tools and business intelligence platforms (e.g., SAP/Ariba/Power BI/Tableau)
Experience defining data governance or audit-ready reporting processes
Experience with vendor governance, SLA/KPI design, performance management, and issue escalation

Responsibilities

Own the supplier diversity spend-tracking, data sources, and comply with regulatory reporting cadence requirements
Maintain a reliable process for confirming supplier classification (e.g., minority-owned status) and documentation validity
Partner with health plan leaders to identify vendor needs aligned to operational goals, member experience, regulatory requirements, and cost targets
Assure compliance with contractual BEP requirements and maintenance of BEP Utilization Plan
Build and manage dashboards and scorecards that show spend trends, gaps, and progress against targets
Partner with Procurement/Sourcing to embed diverse supplier tracking into sourcing events and supplier onboarding
Reconcile spending data across systems to ensure accurate attribution
Establish data governance: rules, controls, exception handling, and audit-ready documentation
Identify opportunities to increase qualified spending (e.g., category deep dives, supplier outreach, where relevant)
Prepare executive-ready updates and narratives for stakeholders, including risks, blockers, and recommendations
Train and enable business partners on how to code, classify, and capture spend correctly
Support health plan initiatives to advance health equity and partner with Quality teams to drive improved health outcomes leveraging BEP vendor offerings