Vendor Manager

Our client, a nationally recognized and award-winning company in the health insurance vertical, has a contract opening for a Vendor Manager . They have over 4 million customers and 5,000+ employees dedicated to providing innovative solutions that simplify the healthcare system, improve efficiency and outcomes while reducing costs.

Location: ** While the position is Remote, work from home, you must reside in North Carolina or one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Contract Duration: 8 + Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Relationship Management
• Data Analysis
• Communication
• Vendor Management

What You Will Be Doing

• Manage the overall vendor relationship and governance for suppliers within a dedicated portfolio and serves as an escalation point for vendor-related issues.
• Assist with adjustments and enhancements to monitor vendor oversight plans, in alignment with contractual obligations and other defined criteria, to realize value and minimize vendor related risk to prevent operational and organizational disruption.
• Assist in formal business reviews, in accordance with vendor guidelines, with assigned vendors to discuss customer feedback, compliance, performance, service level agreements, other contractual expectations, relationship health and corrective action plans (when necessary).
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Business/Service Owners, Vendor Service Delivery Manager for assigned vendors for ongoing management and oversight of the dedicated vendor portfolio.
• Responsible for ensuring ongoing vendor adherence to standard procedures and contracted deliverables and obligations; including change management, business continuity, liabilities, financial health, data access, and security.
• Partner with business leads to evaluate and assess current vendors relative to expectations, changing capabilities, competitiveness and organizational goals and communicate with vendor to improve or enhance capabilities.
• Collaborate with Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, and business units to provide inputs to RFPs, vendor contract negotiations, SLAs, results and, compliance to align business strategy.

****To be eligible to contract at this client you must be able to pass a drug test and criminal background check

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.