Procurement - Team Lead Vendor Management - CO - GR - 40152-73802 - JR193311

Team Lead Vendor Management at Carelon Global Solutions India is responsible for managing overall vendor performance per SLA, ensuring vendor conformity to enterprise standards and management guidelines to meet business goals. The role acts as the single point of accountability for internal and external partners, defines and oversees complex vendor management and implementation strategy for a defined set of vendors, manages vendor agreements for compliance and quality, and drives continuous improvement across functional areas. The position requires developing and managing implementation programs that are multi-state, multi-function, and multi-year, establishing governance for issue escalation, and providing SME input on strategic business issues while negotiating with vendor sales teams on behalf of Elevance/Carelon. Primary duties include vendor performance monitoring, contract administration, stakeholder relationship management, and program governance to achieve stated objectives. The role emphasizes collaboration with Clinical Sourcing (Rx and Contract management) and vendor management for Pharmacy and Clinical categories, with a focus on achieving business goals and ensuring vendor quality and delivery.