Jessica Bennett

About Jessica Bennett

Mostly known for my ability to connect others, I love learning others point of view, mentoring others and cultivating strong relationships that make the way for rich collaborative outcomes. My Foursight strengths are developer and high functioning implementer. These characteristics combined serve me well in team collaboration, driving partnerships, refining ideas, getting work accomplished quickly to meet and exceed strategic goals.Specialties: Jessica holds a Bachelors of Liberal Arts degree from UMKC, which has been the foundation for expanding knowledge and work experience on the administration side of the health insurance industry.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Vendor Management

   Centene Corporation

   Mar 2026 — Present

   At the heart of my role is leading the standardization and continuous improvement of vendor management practices across Enterprise Operations and Clinical Services—bringing consistency, transparency, and operational excellence to a complex ecosystem.This work includes:• Building end‑to‑end vendor management standards, from intake and evaluation through renewal or termination• Creating and executing a roadmap for process improvements aligned to enterprise priorities• Developing and maintaining a comprehensive Vendor Management playbook and supporting tools• Partnering with vendor managers to identify risk, opportunity, and performance gaps, and turning those insights into actionable workplans• Coordinating fragmented and cross‑functional vendor relationships to ensure clarity, accountability, and consistency• Conducting maturity assessments, supporting business cases, and closing capability gaps• Tracking and demonstrating measurable impact, including savings and SLA/KPI improvements• Representing the Vendor Management Hub in executive‑level discussions to influence standards and best practices• What I enjoy most is the collaboration—working alongside vendor managers and senior leaders to solve real problems, remove roadblocks, and build scalable solutions that support broader enterprise goals.Grateful to be part of work that drives governance, performance, and value at scale.

Education

• University of Central Missouri

  Associate’s Degree, Elementary Education and Teaching

  1993 — 1995

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Bachelor’s Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  1998 — 2000