Manager Technology Vendor Management

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Position Summary

CVS Health is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, our team is seeking a Manager -Technology Vendor Management that will work with Technology Engineering organizations, ensuring efficient coordination of software acquisition, utilization, and license management activities. As an individual contributor, this Manager will collaborate with sourcing, finance, asset management and contracts teams to successfully complete the acquisitions. The goal of this team is to strive to procure, replace, upgrade, evaluate and maintain software assets to meet capacity demand and technology requirements. We proactively support IT roadmap and long-term vision with a focus on effectively managing Contracts, Products, Vendors, T&Cs, compliance, assets utilization, optimize costs, and risks.

Expectations for the Role

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into licenses acquisition requirements and coordinate efforts with procurement and contract team, while ensuring software quality, SLA, cost effectiveness, privacy, and compliance
• Be innovative and devise negotiation strategy and license matrix that is beneficial to the company and in line with IT's long-term vision of product and technology roadmap
• Collaborate with product subject matter experts, procurement sourcing and contracts team, finance, asset management and renewal teams to achieve successful execution and effective maintenance of software contracts, performance, and deliverables
• Assist engineering teams in navigating technology and contract-related matters, provide support and guidance to ensure effective utilization of technology and adherence to contract terms
• Provide guidance and support to leadership, stakeholders, procurement, and contracts teams on software evaluation, acquisitions, and maintenance of contractual terms
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements
• Proactively negotiate favorable business terms and cost of third-party software
• Optimize the utilization of products and assets through effective management
• Offer expertise and insights to assist in making informed decisions on contracts
• Cultivate and manage vendor relationships effectively
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the IT industry landscape and technological developments

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years working within Information Technology or Software Engineering, with a preferred focus on infrastructure engineering, application development, data engineering or large-scale systems
• 3+ years hands on experience working on Datacenter, Infrastructure, Network and Cloud servers
• 2+ years of experience with third-party technologies and vendor support management
• 2+ years solving complex business or technical problems and proposing solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• IT Contracts Management Skills: Excellent contracts management skills, with expertise in managing contractual terms, cost, compliance, and utilization of licenses
• Business Skills: Ability to understand technical requirements and well experience in translating technical requirement into business discussions with non-technical teams
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to influence leadership, vendors, technical teams, and drive successful outcomes in a collaborative environment, with a focus on managing contracts with excellence

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours
40

Time Type
Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$54,300.00 - $145,860.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/01/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.