Vendor Management Analyst IV - Maui Health

Monitors and supports vendor performance by examining relevant performance and cost metrics of moderately complex vendors to compare against appropriate benchmarks. Supports vendor relationships by facilitating communication among stakeholders and addressing any vendor-related business partner issues. Aids in the sourcing of new vendors to fill business need as necessary by conducting a comparative analysis of the relevant suppliers. Supports supplier contracts by translating moderately complex procurement requests and requirements to be included into contract specifications. Contributes to the adminstration of procurement activites as needed including execution of requisitions, purchase orders, payments, and returns.

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.


• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.


• Supports the management of supplier contracts by: utilizing advanced knowledge of vendor contracting commercial terms and conditions, products, or services to support contract initiation and specification; translating moderately complex procurement requests and requirements into contract specifications; and applying strategies for negotiating with vendors to make cost-effective acquisitions of products and services, contract renewals, amendments, and credits.
• Contributes to the administration of procurement activities by: executing requisitions, purchase orders, payments, and returns; coordinating between KP customers and suppliers for procurement of products and services; and applying strategies to verify content and accuracy of purchase or contract requests and supplier quotes and proposals.
• Supports vendor relationships by: developing vendor communications and responding to questions from internal and external stakeholders as required; utilizing advanced knowledge of vendors to ensure cost-effectiveness and acceptable performance; and identifying moderately complex vendor and payment discrepancies and business partner issues.
• Leads the supplier sourcing process by: conducting moderately complex comparative analysis for supplier proposals and determining cost/benefits independently, with limited direction; utilizing advanced knowledge of sourcing practices as they relate to commodity categories; and identifying suppliers that strategically contribute to the needs of specific categories independently, with limited direction.
• Supports efforts to maintain vendor performance and monitor performance results by: monitoring moderately complex vendor performance metrics, capacities, systems and responsiveness to establish performance benchmarks; ensuring the efficient use of moderately complex vendor services; preparing moderately complex vendor performance results for internal and external stakeholders regarding issues related to vendor strategy; applying strategies to determine moderately complex cost elements to maximize vendor efficiency using appropriate analytical tools for analyses; analyzing functional statements and cost structures of vendor services independently, with limited direction; and utilizing moderately complex internal and external benchmarks to get results by developing meaningful and valid comparisons across vendor performance metrics.
• Supports the management of vendor performance standards by: applying strategies for monitoring moderately complex reporting requirements for KP stakeholders, such as quality, capacities, systems and responsiveness; preparing moderately complex vendor scorecards and dashboards to present results to internal and external stakeholders; and utilizing advanced knowledge of vendor sourcing protocols, vendor evaluation, selection criteria, buy-to-pay job tasks, rules, and procedures to maximize vendor performance.