Location
Sacramento, CA | United States
Job description
Remote, Nationwide – Seeking Vendor Manager
Everybody Has A Role To Play In Transforming Healthcare
If you want to be part of changing healthcare to better serve patients, you are in the right place. With Vituity you will join a team of individuals dedicated to our culture of caring and work to develop and implement innovative solutions, while tackling some of the healthcare industry’s most challenging situations from the inside.
Join the Vituity Team. At Vituity, our core values matter. We embody a Culture of Caring by approaching every human interaction with compassion and heart. With a Servant Leadership philosophy, we focus on what we can accomplish when we put our patients and colleagues first. An Ownership Mentality means we all have mutual accountability to drive positive change for Vituity as a whole. Finally, our focus on Innovation enables all of us to re-imagine healthcare and bring about lasting change. Ultimately, we are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives, and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. Help us shape the future of healthcare.
Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 450 practice locations across the country, serving 8 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.
The Opportunity
- Partner with external partners and vendors to drive efficient and collaborative partnerships and integrations.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather input requirements such as vendor capabilities, timelines, and budget.
- Act as a liaison between employees, internal support areas, and other departments.
- Proficient and effective implementation of change management.
- Serve as liaison with Finance, Legal, IT, other internal Vituity functions, outside consultants, and providers to manage progress, measure performance, and communicate status to key stakeholders.
- Work with the functional managers to understand their vendor needs and strategy to implement project solutions.
- Provide performance feedback to the functional managers of team members as needed as required for successful team management and completion of needed deliverables.
- Source, evaluate, onboard, and manage key research vendors/suppliers.
- Lead capability investigations: write and submit RFI/RFPs and analyze results of proposals to inform vendor selection and strategies.
- Ensure that the end-to-end Vendor Management processes and Procurement policies are implemented efficiently.
- Advocate for and implement new processes to provide efficiency, innovation, and speed.
- Work with business owners to develop an appropriate Scope of Work that accurately reflects business needs, with measurable results, governance, and service levels.
- Develop an understanding of the overall technology vendors’ landscape to provide intelligent industry analysis as needed.
- Develop, standardize, and implement vendor processes and procedures in partnership with finance, project management, engineering, and the broader procurement organization.
- Develop core playbook Vendor Management best practices, enabling business owners to self-manage some of these processes directly.
- Plan and conduct vendor risk analysis, and qualification activities, including review of vendor evaluation questionnaires and reference checks.
- Understand compliance issues and their impacts on provisions by ensuring confidentiality/legal/internal controls requirements are being met.
- Review agreements and make recommendations to mitigate business and contractual risk.
- Lead the strategic procurement activities involving the assessment, selection, negotiation, and management for externally contracted services.
- Conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of value, delivery and quality including Control spend, risk management, and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
- Provide guidance during the Initiation phase of the project.
- Facilitate training events, as needed.
Required Experience and Competencies
- BA/BS in Business Management or other related discipline required.
- 5+ of vendor management experience (i.e., vendor selection, governance, contract and performance management, Sourcing and P2P operations, etc.) required.
- 3+ years in a sourcing management focused role required.
- 6+ years in negotiating supplier contracts required.
- 6+ years in purchasing required.
- Knowledge of project management with the ability to mentor others.
- Ability to prioritize and run multiple projects simultaneously.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
- Knowledge of Visio.
- Expert knowledge of MS Project, Project Server and/or PWA.
- Strong leadership, collaborative, and diplomatic skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including positivity and collaboration.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical, problem-solving skills and organization skills.
- Impeccable time management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong influencing and interpersonal skills, and ability to develop positive relationships.
- Strong negotiation, management, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to facilitate meetings.
- Ability to strategically plan.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to change in a dynamic environment.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and leading complex projects from inception to completion.
- Ability to present, explain, and interpret highly technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and facilitates consensus and gains compliance among individuals having different priorities, requirements, and resources.
- Ability to deal successfully with leadership, managerial, technical, and business stakeholders, and to coordinate multi-disciplinary resources to control projects that have significant organizational impact.
- Ability to effectively intervene to impose control on overdue, over-budget or otherwise troubled vendor relationships.
- Ability to provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and stakeholders on critical operational issues.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as required by the duties of the position, including various management levels, vendors, and external organizations/agencies.
The Community
Even when you are working remotely, you are an important part of the Vituity Community. We offer plenty of opportunities to engage with other Vitans through a variety of virtual meet-and-greets, events and seminars.
- Monthly wellness events and programs such as yoga, HIIT classes, and more
- Trainings to help support and advance your professional growth
- Team building activities such as virtual scavenger hunts and holiday celebrations
- Flexible work hours
- Opportunities to attend Vituity community events including LGBTQ+ History, Día de los Muertos Celebration, Money Management/Money Relationship, and more.
Benefits & Beyond*
Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.
- Superior health plan options
- Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, Life and AD&D coverage, and more
- Top Tier 401(k) retirement savings plans that offers a $1.20 match for every dollar up to 6%
- Outstanding Paid Time Off: Four weeks’ vacation, Paid holidays, Sabbatical
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Professional and Career Development Program
- EAP, travel assistance and identify theft included
- Wellness program
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives including LGBTQ+ History, Día de los Muertos Celebration, Money Management/Money Relationship, and more.
- Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees.
Salary range is $95,590 - $121,880 annually. Please speak with a recruiter for more information.
We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. We know that when we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we can exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.
Vituity appreciates differences; our dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion is at the heart of our organization. Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.
*Benefits for part-time and per diem vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more information.
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