Director, Vendor Management

Centene Corporation

Manage vendor relationships and compliance with performance metrics for Centene's healthcare operations. Oversee vendor performance and ensure corrections are implemented as necessary.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $148,000 - $274,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

vendor managementperformance metricsstatistical analysisproject managementoperations management

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship managementoversightfacilitationproblem-solving