IT Vendor Relations Manager

Job Summary and Qualifications

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an IT Vendor Relations Manager with HCA Healthcare you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Major Responsibilities

• Execute on a VAR consolidation strategy, reducing supplier complexity and standardizing engagement models across the enterprise
• Help define and enforce governance on when and why specific VARs are used, ensuring alignment with enterprise sourcing strategies
• Analyze IT spend across VARs to identify cost optimization, consolidation and value creation opportunities
• Work on commercial and contractual negotiations to standardize pricing, discounts, and terms across VAR partners
• Manage, optimize and communicate partnership status and results with leadership, internal departments and customers
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (IT, Finance, Legal, Procurement and business units) to align to sourcing strategies
• Exercise effective listening and business judgment skills with a demonstrated ability to separate ancillary information from the primary content being communicated, asking appropriate questions to clarify and confirm understanding
• Monitor supplier performance and continuously identify opportunities to optimize cost, service, and value delivery
• Apply strong project management skills for planning and execution of priorities

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related Technology Field
• Required 3+ years of experience
• Preferred 7+ years of experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors

• Knowledge of contracting principles, vendor management, and product/service sourcing
• Experience in negotiations with an understanding of contract implications in delivering IT products and services
• Hands-on experience managing IT VARs and channel partners within a procurement or strategic sourcing function
• Experience analyzing spend data and translating insights into actionable sourcing strategies
• Ability to influence and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders in a complex, matrixed organization

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Note

We are reviewing applications for our IT Vendor Relations Manager opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.