Specialist III, Vendor Management - Procurement

Florida Blue•Jacksonville, FL

1d•$77,600 - $126,100

About The Position

Accountable for providing leadership and coordination for risk adjustment vendor related programs. Responsible for the end to end management of the Vendor Management program, including relationship management, contracting, contract adherence and performance, invoice reconciliation, and process improvements.

Requirements

5+ years related work experience with contracts and compliance
Related Bachelor’s degree or additional related equivalent work experience
Experience in a matrix environment.
Demonstrated communication and coordination skills managing multiple issues
Proven ability to manage multiple complex business issues

Nice To Haves

Vendor Management or Procurement experience.
Experience with risk adjustment
Graduate degree or relevant business/managed care experience
Project management training/experience

Responsibilities

Responsible for the end-to-end management of the Vendor program.
Responsible for vendor relationship management, including contract adherence, contract performance, vendor scorecards, payment reconciliation, and continuous improvement.
Works collaboratively with Procurement, Legal, IT Security, Finance and other areas.
Provides input and support for the vendor program budget and tracks and reports vendor costs.
Responsible for vendor program performance and adherence to established SLA’s, ROI, etc.
Coordinates with all impacted business areas to develop and maintain appropriate reporting and scorecards. Identifies metrics that will reflect true vendor and program performance.
Invokes corrective action plans, as necessary.
Responsible for working with vendor regarding escalation of issues identified by business or IT.
Responsible for continuous improvement of the program.
Responsible for reporting, M&E, and benefit realization of the program and vendor performance cost savings and efficiencies.
Manage and lead implementation of multiple components of evolving risk adjustment strategies and opportunities through research and analysis.
Translate corporate strategies into tactical application for vendor execution.
Manage multiple complex issues and projects simultaneously.
Coordinate Program reporting with appropriate areas within the organization.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
Leave programs to support personal circumstances
Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days
Additional voluntary benefits available
A comprehensive wellness program
Competitive pay
Opportunities for incentive or commission compensation
Regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases