[Remote] Senior Vendor Management Professional at Humana

The Senior Vendor Management Professional will review and negotiate vendor contract terms, manage day-to-day vendor communications, and build/maintain positive vendor relationships while monitoring vendor performance. Responsibilities include researching and resolving invoice and contractual issues, influencing vendor strategy, and making decisions on technical approaches for project components. The role involves monitoring, researching, and resolving contractual, performance, and invoice issues/errors, collaborating to identify vendor opportunities and strategy, and facilitating meetings with varying levels of leadership and project resources. Additionally, the position entails managing vendor back-office inventory, including volume forecasting, staffing based on forecasting, reporting, and process management. Regular communication with business and vendor partners regarding daily operations, clinical quality, and project responsibilities is essential. The role also includes managing mid- to large-size projects through their entire lifecycle, gathering project and service requirements, developing project plans and schedules, measuring progress against plans, and setting priorities to manage team implementation and post-production validation.