[Hiring] Director, Vendor Management @Centene Corporation

Role Description

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
• 7+ years of vendor management experience, including 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.
• Project management, administration or operations in the Healthcare industry preferred.
• Experience in training/education and use of statistical analysis preferred.

Requirements

• This position is 100% remote within the United States with up to 20% travel annually as needed for vendor and team meetings.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Health insurance.
• 401K and stock purchase plans.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off plus holidays.
• Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.