Director, Technology Vendor & Asset Management

McKesson is an impact-driven Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here we focus on the health happiness and well-being of you and those we serve we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow make an impact and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients our communities and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.

Wellverse is seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Technology Vendor & Asset Management to lead the governance optimization and execution of enterprise technology vendor relationships and technology asset lifecycle management. This leader will be responsible for maximizing value from strategic technology investments ensuring effective supplier performance driving cost optimization and establishing a best-in-class asset management function that supports Wellverses growth as an independent healthcare services organization.

The Director will oversee vendor strategy contract governance hardware and software asset management financial controls lifecycle planning compliance and operational processes across the enterprise technology portfolio. This role partners closely with Procurement Finance Security Technology Legal and business leaders to ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value while minimizing risk and operational complexity.

Key Responsibilities

Vendor Management Leadership

• Develop and execute the enterprise technology vendor management strategy aligned to Wellverse business objectives.

• Serve as executive relationship owner for strategic technology suppliers and managed service providers.

• Establish governance frameworks scorecards business reviews and performance management processes across all technology vendors.

• Lead quarterly business reviews and executive steering committees with critical service providers.

• Partner with Procurement and Legal to negotiate software hardware telecom SaaS cloud and managed services agreements.

• Drive contract standardization renewal planning risk mitigation and vendor rationalization initiatives.

• Monitor supplier performance against SLAs KPIs contractual commitments and business outcomes.

• Identify opportunities to reduce costs while improving service quality and innovation.

• Develop escalation and remediation plans for underperforming vendors.

• Ensure vendor alignment with Wellverse security architecture compliance and operational standards.

Technology Asset Management

• Lead enterprise-wide hardware software and technology asset management programs.

• Establish governance and standards for asset acquisition deployment utilization maintenance recovery and disposition.

• Develop lifecycle strategies for end-user devices peripherals mobile solutions infrastructure assets and software portfolios.

• Ensure accurate asset inventories and enterprise visibility across all technology assets.

• Drive software license compliance and optimization programs.

• Lead processes supporting software asset management software audit readiness and licensing compliance.

• Identify opportunities for license consolidation contract optimization and cost avoidance.

• Oversee asset-related metrics reporting analytics forecasting and lifecycle planning.

• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure appropriate controls throughout the asset lifecycle.

Financial & Operational Management

• Own technology asset and vendor-related operating budgets.

• Develop financial models supporting investment planning renewals vendor consolidation and cost optimization.

• Drive annual budgeting and strategic planning initiatives for vendor and asset portfolios.

• Establish performance metrics and reporting for leadership and executive stakeholders.

• Deliver measurable improvements in vendor performance asset utilization compliance and total cost of ownership.

• Ensure operational processes are efficient scalable and aligned with Wellverse objectives.

Governance Risk & Compliance

• Implement governance processes supporting technology procurement contract management and asset lifecycle controls.

• Ensure compliance with licensing requirements contractual obligations regulatory standards and corporate policies.

• Identify vendor contractual operational financial and technology risks and develop mitigation plans.

• Support internal and external audits related to technology assets and supplier agreements.

• Establish controls that ensure accurate reporting asset accountability and contractual compliance.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build and lead a high-performing team responsible for vendor management software asset management hardware asset management and operational governance.

• Develop organizational capabilities and best practices that support Wellverses future-state operating model.

• Foster a culture of accountability continuous improvement customer service and operational excellence.

• Coach and mentor managers and individual contributors while supporting succession planning and leadership development.

• Create strong partnerships across Technology Finance Procurement Legal HR and Business Operations teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Business Administration Supply Chain Finance or related field.

• 10 years of progressive technology leadership experience.

• 5 years of leadership experience managing vendor management IT procurement technology operations or asset management functions.

• Experience managing multi-million-dollar technology vendor portfolios and enterprise supplier relationships.

• Proven experience leading software asset management (SAM) and/or IT asset management (ITAM) programs.

• Strong contract negotiation financial management and supplier governance experience.

• Experience establishing vendor performance scorecards and executive business reviews.

• Demonstrated success driving cost optimization and operational efficiency initiatives.

• Strong executive communication stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Experience operating within regulated healthcare pharmaceutical distribution or highly complex enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure cloud workplace technology end-user computing and digital workspace environments.

• Experience with SaaS licensing models cloud consumption management and managed services governance.

• Experience supporting mergers divestitures carve-outs or organizational transformations.

• Certifications such as:

  • Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM)

  • Certified IT Asset Manager (CITAM)

  • ITIL

  • Certified Technology Procurement Professional (CTPP)

  • PMP or equivalent

Success Measures (First 12-18 Months)

• Establish Wellverse enterprise vendor governance model and executive review cadence.

• Implement enterprise asset management standards and lifecycle processes.

• Achieve measurable reductions in technology spend through optimization and supplier negotiations.

• Improve software license compliance and audit readiness.

• Deliver accurate asset inventory visibility across the enterprise.

• Create KPI dashboards and executive reporting for vendor and asset performance.

• Support Wellverse technology separation and independent operating model objectives through disciplined supplier and asset governance.

About McKesson Medical-Surgical

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS) which is expected to become Wellverse in early 2027 is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of the McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies pharmaceuticals diagnostic equipment and supplies along with other solutions and services to virtually every type of healthcare setting and provider outside of the traditional hospital. These markets often referred to as Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care include physician offices surgery centers long-term care providers laboratories home health and hospice agencies health systems government facilities and online marketplaces and retailers.

Alternate Care markets are growing rapidly and MMS is proud to be a leader in this space. With a team of approximately 8000 employees a network of 15 distribution centers and approximately 900 delivery vehicles we collaborate with more than 2200 leading manufacturers and serve over 200000 customer accounts across the U.S. Our catalog includes more than 270000 SKUs of branded and private-label medical-surgical products from bandages to specialty pharmaceuticals and COVID-19 tests.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors including performance experience and skills equity regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKessons pay philosophy and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKessons (or affiliated entities like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails job postings or social media light of these scams please bear the following in mind:

McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.

McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: .

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability age genetic information or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKessons full Equal Employment Opportunity policies visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment please contact us by sending an email to (United States) or (Canada) . Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Join us at McKesson!