NeueHealth is seeking a Procurement Vendor Management Lead to own vendor savings and consolidation initiatives across multiple locations. This strategic role drives sourcing, contract optimization, supplier standardization, and ongoing vendor performance management.
What You'll Do
- Manage purchasing activities and work closely with key stakeholders to ensure strategic purchasing decisions are well-informed, compliant, and well-managed.
- Work with vendors to ensure best possible pricing, quality, discounts, and service levels.
- Evaluate bid exception requests as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain vendor management processes to ensure compliance to contract requirements (e.g., scorecards, joint business reviews, vendor ‘get well plans,’ etc.).
- Manage competitive bidding process and ensure that contracts are awarded as appropriate.
- Support procurement operations for company acquisitions including the procurement of office purchases, technology needs, and vended solutions.
- Assess, evaluate, and make recommended changes to procurement processes and decisions for acquired entities.
- Perform appropriate due diligence on acquisition purchasing decisions.
- Undertake process and departmental improvement projects identified individually or as a team.
- Update Procurement policies and procedures when required based on internal audit recommendations.
- Train internal teams on new procurement and vendor management processes.
- Complete other assignments and initiative-based projects balancing company need, individual skill-set, and individual desire.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Five (5) years of experience in a general procurement role required.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Corporate Services related spend (Finance, HR, Legal, Office Services, etc.) required.
- Proven experience as a vendor manager required.
Technical Stack
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and employ a diverse employee group committed to meeting the needs of NeueHealth, our consumers, and the communities we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
