Senior Vendor Manager, Dental Business Consultant

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. 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. This role serves as the strategic owner of vendor contracting and ongoing vendor performance, ensuring contracts align with state regulatory requirements, Aetna standards, and business objectives. 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. Lead end‑to‑end dental vendor contracting activities, including new contracts, amendments, NDA, LOA and terminations across Medicaid and Medicare programs. Provide regular reporting and updates to leadership on vendor performance, risks, and opportunities. Support audits and compliance deliverables related to vendors Drive continuous improvement of vendor management and contracting processes, tools, and documentation. Establishing best practices, templates, and standard work to improve efficiency and reduce variability across markets. ​ Drive conti...