Senior Vendor Manager, Dental Business Consultant

CVS Health

Vendor Manager overseeing strategic management of vendor relationships for CVS Health's dental business. Ensuring compliance and driving performance improvements across Medicaid and Medicare programs.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $67,900 - $182,549 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the strategic management, evaluation, and oversight of vendor relationships to ensure optimal performance
Collaborates with cross-functional teams, monitors vendor performance, and drives process improvements
Serves as the strategic owner of vendor contracting and ongoing vendor performance
Monitors vendor performance, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and service level agreements
Facilitates collaboration between internal stakeholders and vendors for complex deals and strategic initiatives
Identifies and resolves process gaps, risks, and issues related to vendor relationships
Provides regular reporting and updates to leadership on vendor performance, risks, and opportunities
Supports audits and compliance deliverables related to vendors
Establishing best practices, templates, and standard work to improve efficiency across markets

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience leading contract negotiations and managing complex vendor relationships
Strong understanding of Medicaid and/or Medicare programs
5-7+ years of vendor management experience
5 years of experience in government programs
Adept at problem solving and decision-making skills
Adept at collaboration and teamwork
Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
Experience in contracting

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
other resources, based on eligibility

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Hard Skills & Tools

vendor managementcontract negotiationscomplianceprocess improvementreportingauditscontracting

Soft Skills

problem solvingdecision makingcollaborationteamworkgrowth mindsetagilityexecutiondelivery