Vendor Management Specialist

Company Overview:

Cohere Health is a fast-growing clinical intelligence company that’s improving lives at scale by promoting the best patient-specific care options, using cutting-edge AI combined with deep clinical expertise. In only four years our solutions have been adopted by health plans covering over 15 million lives, while our revenues and company size have quadrupled.  That growth combined with capital raises totaling $106M positions us extremely well for continued success. Our awards include: 2023 and 2024 BuiltIn Best Place to Work; Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup; TripleTree iAward; multiple KLAS Research Points of Light awards, along with recognition on Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15 and CB Insights' Digital Health 150 lists.

Opportunity Overview:

We are looking for a Vendor Management Specialist. Reporting to the Manager of Vendor Management, you will assist with ensuring the best win-win scenarios for Cohere and their external partners. You will ensure alignment with the direction of the business in a complex, ever changing environment. This position is responsible for assisting with determining and delivering on vendor management strategy and operating goals. 

You should apply if you have experience delivering quality results and operational excellence through productive and collaborative vendor relationships. You know how to work in an organization that is fast-moving but also scalable, reliable and compliant. You are skilled in communicating with vendors, tracking SLAs, project management, and understanding everyone’s interests to create positive working relationships.  You thrive in a fast paced environment, assisting with strategic guidance and being empowered to operationalize a game-changing vision.

Last but not least: People who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

What you will do:

• Directly involved with vendor/department relationships
• Track vendor SLAs and SOWs
• Project manage implementation of new vendors
• Work cross-functionally with other teams to analyze, plan, and manage vendor success
• Develop and maintain key vendor relationships
• Assist with procurement processes when seeking out new vendors 
• Help create, implement, enforce new policies
• Proactively identify where problems can occur and remediate
• Monitor quality and details of vendor performance; locate poor performance swiftly and effectively and provide feedback to solutions

Your background & requirements:

• Excellent customer service and professionalism
• Experience with providing project management 
• Strong mindset for vendor partnerships and collaborations 
• Strong communicator
• Self starter
• Strong organizational skills
• Self-directed, confident, and thrive working in a fast-paced startup environment

• Experience solving complex customer or vendor issues
• Experience with procurement practices, RFI/RFP/Informal Quotes and vendor selection process 
• Managed a comprehensive portfolio of vendors and their outcomes
• Strategic advisor to the business on vendor solutions

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.

The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $80,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

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