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[Apply on Centene’s careers site →](https://centene.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/centene_external/job/Remote-MO/Director--Vendor-Management_1672426) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Centene](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/) / Director, Vendor Management ## Job description ### Position Purpose Manage strategic vendor partnerships and enterprise initiatives, including vendor evaluation, contracting, implementation, governance, and performance oversight to support clinical, operational, and financial objectives. Evaluate and support strategic enterprise vendor opportunities, including business case development, RFI/RFP coordination, vendor selection activities, contract development, negotiations and implementations. Lead stakeholder and oversight meetings with vendors, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders. Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations related to vendor performance, business opportunities, and strategic initiatives. Facilitate collaboration between vendors and internal partners, including Clinical, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, Legal, and Technology teams. Accumulate, monitor, and report on vendor performance metrics to business unit management. Communicate expectations and vendor performance against established performance metrics to vendors, including development, implementation and follow up on annual vendor goals and targets. Ensure applicable vendor performance improvement plans and/or corrective action plans are initiated and completed as expected. Ensure vendors sustain required performance improvements/outcomes through verification audits. Conduct oversight meetings which include vendors, internal partners, and other stakeholders as appropriate. Oversee health plan participation in annual delegation audits. Provide follow-through on audit deficiencies to assure corrective actions are implemented. ### Education/Experience Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. 7+ years of vendor management experience, including government programs health care or related experience in mutiple areas of operations. Proficient with MS-Project or other project management software and MS-Office applications. Project management, administration or operations in the Healthcare industry preferred. Experience in training/education and use of statistical analysis preferred. ### Pay Range $134,600.00 - $249,000.00 per year At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday. ### Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility. Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Nov 3, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 8, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 8, 2026 - Listed for: 5 days - Location: Remote-MO +5 more - Work arrangement: Remote - Employment type: Full-time - Pay: $134,600.00 - $249,000.00 per year[Apply on Centene’s careers site →](https://centene.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/centene_external/job/Remote-MO/Director--Vendor-Management_1672426) ## Hiring at Centene - Open jobs: 393 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 11, 2026 [All Centene jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Centene ### [Payment Integrity Specialist – Strategic Initiatives](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/jobs/2e4b2c6b6e4a6d114fd6/) Remote-MO +5 more ### [Director, AI Vendor Integrations & Standards](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/jobs/ecfbf3bc2a131f9e5e8e/) Remote-MO +15 more ### [Director, Business Operations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/jobs/f39594428ae5ee06323f/) Remote-FL +4 more ### [Director, Care Management - LTSS](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/jobs/2e713074b8bd858537ba/) Remote-IL ### [Director, Contracting & Network Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/centene/jobs/ffaec2dc3fe01002f543/) ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Specialist - Vendor Management](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/optimum/jobs/3a45986dfe77b5aba8fd/) Optimum · Bethpage, NY, US ### [Technical Program Manager III - Vendor Management Office](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/08697fd91659b0134549/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States ### [1972234: Collections Litigations Vendor Management Analyst I (OPVM08)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/5391f8f4ee7b977b696d/) JPMorganChase · Wilmington, DE, United States ### [Sr. Professional, Contingent Labor & Vendor Management System](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/target/jobs/2767bd2ddd5c1419f0f3/) Target · Brooklyn Park, MN ### [Director, New Product Integration and Vendor Risk Management](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/3fdfc2aaec9d3d995ccd/) Alphabet · Atlanta, GA, USA +1 more OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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