Director, Vendor Management

Centene Corporation

Director managing strategic healthcare vendor partnerships, contracting, governance, and performance oversight at Centene. Supporting clinical, operational, and financial objectives through vendor strategy and audits.

Posted 8/31/2026full-timeRemote • Montana, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $148,000 - $274,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in vendor management, including evaluation, contracting, and performance oversight within the healthcare industry. Proficient in project management and collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives and improve vendor performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Vendor Management ExperienceProject Management Software ProficiencyHealthcare Industry KnowledgeContract Development and NegotiationStatistical Analysis Experience

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Hard Skills

Vendor EvaluationContractingPerformance OversightRFI/RFP CoordinationProject ManagementStatistical AnalysisVendor Performance MetricsCorrective Action PlansAudit ManagementBusiness Case Development

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationLeadershipStakeholder ManagementNegotiation

Tools & Technologies

MS-ProjectMS-Office

Industry Keywords

HealthcareVendor PartnershipsGovernment ProgramsOperationsComplianceProcurementFinanceClinicalDelegation AuditsPerformance Improvement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage strategic vendor partnerships and enterprise initiatives, including vendor evaluation, contracting, implementation, governance, and performance oversight
Evaluate and support strategic enterprise vendor opportunities
Develop business cases and coordinate RFI/RFP activities
Lead vendor selection activities, contract development, negotiations, and implementations
Lead stakeholder and oversight meetings with vendors, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders
Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations on vendor performance, business opportunities, and strategic initiatives
Facilitate collaboration between vendors and Clinical, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, Legal, and Technology teams
Monitor and report vendor performance metrics to business unit management
Communicate vendor expectations and performance against established metrics
Develop, implement, and follow up on annual vendor goals and targets
Ensure vendor performance improvement plans and corrective action plans are initiated and completed
Verify sustained vendor performance improvements and outcomes through audits
Conduct oversight meetings with vendors, internal partners, and other stakeholders
Oversee health plan participation in annual delegation audits
Follow through on audit deficiencies to ensure corrective actions are implemented

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
Proficient with MS-Office applications
Project management, administration or operations in the Healthcare industry preferred
Experience in training/education and use of statistical analysis preferred
Ability to work remotely within the United States
10% travel required
Candidates who can regularly work within or closely align to Central Time are preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Health insurance
401K plan
Stock purchase plans
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off plus holidays
Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
Additional forms of incentives may be included in total compensation