Procurement Vendor Management Lead

WHO WE ARE NeueHealth is a value-driven healthcare company grounded in the belief that all health consumers are entitled to high-quality, coordinated care. By uniquely aligning the interests of health consumers, providers, and payors, we help to make healthcare accessible and affordable to all populations across the ACA Marketplace, Medicare, and Medicaid. NeueHealth delivers clinical care to health consumers through our owned clinics – Centrum Health and Premier Medical – as well as unique partnerships with affiliated providers across the country. We also enable providers to succeed in performance-based arrangements through a suite of technology and services scaled centrally and deployed locally. Through our value-driven, consumer-centric approach, we are committed to transforming healthcare and creating a better care experience for all. The Procurement Vendor Management Lead will own vendor savings and consolidation initiatives across multiple locations. This role will drive strategic sourcing, contract optimization, standardization of suppliers and products/services, and ongoing vendor performance management. You will partner closely with clinical operations, facilities, finance, legal, and local site leaders to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) while maintaining (or improving) service levels, quality, and compliance. ABOUT THE ROLE The Procurement Vendor Relations Lead is responsible for supporting NeueHealth’s procurement and vendor management capabilities. This role supports major purchasing decisions, contract negotiations and managing process controls to support more automated tracking and reporting of procurement activity and savings. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Vendor Management Procurement Processes: 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 Strategic Initiatives – New Acquisitions: 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 Continuous Process Improvement: Undertakes process and departmental improvement projects identified individually or as a team. Update Procurement policies and procedures when required based on internal audit recommendations. Training internal teams on new procurement and vendor management processes Completes other assignments and initiative-based projects balancing company need, individual skill-set, and individual desire EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 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 PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload in order to meet tight deadlines Effective at negotiation Skilled at building relationships with key internal and external stakeholders Superb written and verbal communication and presentation skills Attentive to detail, self-motivated, ability to work will with others at all levels across the organization 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 consumer ... (truncated, view full listing at source)