Vendor Manager, Business Consultant (Aetna Dental)

Position Summary

This role is responsible for the strategic management, evaluation, and oversight of vendor relationships to ensure optimal performance, compliance, and alignment with organizational goals. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams, monitors vendor performance, and drives process improvements to maximize value from vendor partnerships.

Required Qualifications :

• Lead and execute the strategic vision for vendor management, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Monitor vendor performance, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, service level agreements, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal stakeholders and vendors for complex deals and strategic initiatives.
• Identify and resolve process gaps, risks, and issues related to vendor relationships. Provide regular reporting and updates to leadership on vendor performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Support audits and compliance deliverables related to vendors.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance vendor management processes and outcomes.
• Facilitate JOC meetings on with health plan leadership, internal stakeholders and vendor representatives.
• Provide support for additional projects as assigned, contributing to cross-functional initiatives and organizational objectives.
• Delivers advice to the organization regarding current business trends and best practices by preparing analyses for senior management, stakeholders, and clients.

Preferred Qualifications :

Education :

Anticipated Weekly Hours : 40

Time Type : Full time

Pay Range : The typical pay range for this role is : $54,300.00 - $159,120.00. This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people. We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include :

Applications will be accepted until October 31, 2025. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.