Randy Piper
VGM & Associates has added a VP of vendor contract management to its leadership team.
In a Jan. 20 announcement, the member services organization said health-care veteran Randy Piper has been brought aboard to drive new vendor business development, optimizing contracts, and ensuring compliance across vendor agreements.
“Randy is a welcome addition to VGM & Associates to lead initiatives to expand VGM’s vendor network, identify category gaps, enhance contract terms, and ensure all agreements align with regulatory and company standards,” said Krista McNurlen, SVP, business operations for VGM & Associates. “We look forward to his expertise in strategic planning and execution.”
Piper’s résumé includes positions at McKesson, as well as Owens and Minor, where he was in charge of “managing supply chain operations and developing key business relationships with suppliers and providers across the United States,” the announcement said. His track record included “creating, selling and implementing profitable, cost-saving supply chain contracting programs for Intermountain Healthcare, Virginia Mason Medical Center, OSF, and ProMedica, among other organizations.
At VGM, Piper will also “focus on investing in deeper support for vendor partner accounts and ensure all vendor contracts deliver significant value to VGM’s members, vendor partners, and to VGM, enhancing the overall experience and satisfaction of all stakeholders,” the announcement added.
“I am thrilled to be part of the incredible VGM organization,” Piper said. “It is truly a privilege to serve such an amazingly talented and dedicated team. There is tremendous opportunity to build on this solid foundation and elevate the contracting value proposition for VGM, its members and vendor partners in 2025 and beyond.”
“We are pleased to welcome Randy to VGM & Associates to achieve better alignment across all business units and enhance the VGM customer experience,” said Lindy Tentinger, president of VGM & Associates. “The addition of Randy is part of an overarching strategy to encourage customer growth and ensure that VGM continues to deliver meaningful, memorable service to our members and vendor partners.”
