What Strategic Sourcing - Global Products contributes to Cardinal Health
Global Procurement is responsible for creating and managing diverse strategic supplier partnerships that drive enterprise value with innovation, best cost, and competitive advantages that benefit customers, suppliers, and patients. The Advisor, Fluid Management, supports the development and execution of strategic projects by clearly understanding the decision, value, stakeholder landscape, leveraging market intelligence, industry knowledge and cross-functional collaboration. Competitive advantage that’s created through end-to-end category management, bringing the best available value through assurance of supply, quality, service levels, innovation, and cost. This is achieved through RFPs, supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, supply chain optimization and risk mitigation. The core competences for this impactful role are:
- Strategic thinking to develop plans that drive significant value while meeting the business requirements
- Deep stakeholder engagement to influencing business decisions relevant to the activities
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills
- Developing Subject Matter Expertise in projects and maximizing value creation
- Must be highly organized & self-starter
- Capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with superior attention to detail.
- Capable of clear, concise communication
- Demonstrated track-record for consistently delivering results in-line with expectations
- Ability to escalate issues as required to drive timely resolution
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies with the support of cross functional teams by utilizing strong process and project management skills
- Responsible for creating RFP’s & aligning associated business award recommendations in accordance with Cardinal Health’s global sourcing process.
- Conduct global supplier discoveries and execute supplier due diligence
- Supports a portfolio of projects assigned to the Fluid Management COU
- Performs and produces analytics that contributes to the formation of budgets and effective P&L management by the business units supported. As appropriate, ensures close collaborations with Procurement Operations and related functions in the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
- Drives cost reduction initiatives that facilitate business owners achieving their business unit goals and financial targets.
- Directly manages negotiations with key suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and that have a direct correlation with Corporate operational needs and/or goals.
- Perform data analysis and utilize financial acumen to identify opportunities to leverage scale and drive cost savings.
- Global experience in category management, including technical product knowledge, cost drivers, related industry dynamics and market trends.
- Develop creative solutions to resolve issues
- Estimates Landed Cost using LCM tool
- Track and Manage implementation of price lists
- Manage the NDA processes for the team
- Support as an SME In ordering samples within Cardinal
- Manage critical contracts and ensure they drive value for Cardinal Health
- Support Global Sourcing Managers as appropriate
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferred or equivalent work experience
- At least 5 years of experience in developing targets, global strategic sourcing strategies, and delivering breakthrough levels of performance improvement across a portfolio of assigned categories for an FDA-regulated medical device manufacturer or a healthcare company with annual sales more than $5 billion, preferred.
- 4-8 years of experience developing and implementing requirements/change management methodologies to execute strategic sourcing activities, preferred.
- 4-8 years of experience developing and implementing requirements to execute and enhance day-to-day sourcing activities, preferred.
- Knowledge of the strategic sourcing procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices and methods and the ability to demonstrate how this knowledge has been applied, preferred.
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems, preferred
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating executive management meetings, preferred.
- Strong project and process management to execute supply strategy for assigned categories with cross functional teams, preferred.
- Experience with contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy, preferred.
- Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word, and familiarity with Tableau, preferred.
- Ability to read specifications, drawings etc., preferred.
- Experience of leading global cross-functional teams within a large matrix organization, preferred.
- Familiarity with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain processes to support supplier selection and performance management, preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at various levels of expertise in a global landscape
- Willing to travel up to 15% for business purposes (within the country and internationally).
What is expected of you and others at this level:
- Deliver on yearly tangible corporate goals
- Applies advanced knowledge and an understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
- Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
- Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
- Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
- Projects may have significant and long-term impact
- Provides solutions that may set precedent
- Independently determines method for completion of new projects
- Received guidance on overall project objectives
- Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
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nticipated salary range: $82,100 - $117,200
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 10/7/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
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