Vendor Manager

Fuze Health • Remote - California, MA

1d • $108,000 - $135,000 • Remote

About The Position

Fuze Health is looking for a Vendor Manager to join our Procurement & Vendor Management team. This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and can take a project from zero to done without hand-holding. You'll be managing a broad portfolio of technology and services vendors across our five entities, driving governance into an estimated $10–15M of currently unmanaged spend, and working directly with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Security, and business leadership to make sure our vendor relationships are structured, compliant, and delivering value. This is not a role where you'll be managing a playbook someone else built. We will be building it.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Healthcare Administration or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Contract Management or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of third party vendors, suppliers or service providers.
• Experience leading contract renewals, commercial negotiations and vendor performance management activities
• Experience working in a regulated environment such as Healthcare, Life Sciences, Technology, SaaS, Pharmaceutical, Medical device, Financial Services or a similar industries.
• Experience supporting cross-functional stakeholders including Finance, Legal, Security, Compliance, IT, and Business Operations.

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Supplier Relationship Management.
• Experience managing enterprise-level vendor portfolios exceeding $5M in annual spend.
• Experience supporting technology, SaaS, healthcare, pharmacy, or regulated-service vendors.
• Experience leading enterprise RFPs and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Experience implementing procurement, vendor governance, or contract management programs.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems.
• Vendor consolidation and cost optimization initiatives.
• Proficiency with: Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Slack or similar collaboration tools
• Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or similar workflow tools
• Coupa, Zip, SAP Ariba, Ironclad, Lexion, or equivalent procurement and contract management systems
• Reporting and analytics tools
• Contract review and commercial negotiation.
• Vendor governance and relationship management.
• Vendor performance management and KPI development.
• Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), and sourcing processes.
• Experience implementing procurement, vendor governance, or contract management programs.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor lifecycle management for assigned categories — sourcing, negotiation, contracting, performance management, and renewals — with minimal supervision
• Bring ungoverned vendors into the Lexion intake process and governance framework, including tiering, BAA status, security intake, and renewal calendar
• Lead RFPs and competitive sourcing events for mid-to-high-complexity vendor relationships
• Identify and execute contract consolidation opportunities across Fuze Health entities to reduce duplication and capture pricing leverage
• Track and enforce vendor SLA commitments; escalate and document when vendors underperform
• Partner with Legal, Security, Privacy, and Finance on every significant contract and new vendor onboarding
• Maintain spend analytics and reporting for your portfolio, surfacing savings opportunities and risks on a rolling basis
• Support Workday integration requirements across vendor workflows

Benefits

• dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from
• a 401(k) retirement savings plan
• group life insurance
• accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• commuter benefits
• employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
• additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
• flexible vacation time
• accrued paid sick time
• 10 paid holidays
• (2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees)
• eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees
• additional paid weeks for the birthing parent
• 4 weeks paid caregiver leave
• a Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level