Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Cardinal Health

Manager for strategic sourcing overseeing National Brand suppliers in medical supply chain. Driving cost savings and supplier performance alignment at Cardinal Health.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeDublin • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $105,100 - $150,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage portfolio of Top 25 strategic National Brand suppliers for Cardinal’s Presource Kitting Business.
Accountable for ~$200M+ of global expenditure.
Develops 5% YOY Cost-Out Pipeline via Optimization/Integration with Broader Commercial Partners (Marketing, NB Distribution, Lab, etc.).
Drive annual cost savings/supplier funding through effective strategies and negotiations. Cost savings should meet each year’s business financial needs.
Leverages Strong Financial Aptitude to Identify Profitability Improvement Opportunities, Drafts & Aligns Reco with Broader Team (Cost Savings, Cashflow, Inbound Freight Optimization, Resiliency).
Partners with Regulatory Team to Implement Proactive, Repeatable Process for Gathering Supplier Data to Mitigate Operations & Customer Impacts.
Leverages automation as needed to work with speed & ensure compliance.
Develop strategy to manage National Brand Presource Tail Spend.
Partners with NB Distribution/Lab Team to Develop Broader Commercial Strategies to Maximize Value through united messaging, goal alignment & Supplier KPI’s/Penalties.
Development and execution of global medical supply strategies to achieve best total value, sustainable productivity and high levels of quality and service aligned with business objectives.
Proactive leadership and management with cross-functional partners to effectively select suppliers, negotiate favorable contracts and manage supplier performance and relationships.
Understand supplier portfolio risk profile and develop supply resiliency & risk mitigation actions and plans.
Develop effective short and long-term category strategies to include supply chain continuity, risk management, optimizing supplier network and attaining best cost.
Collaborate with and influence business partners in a highly matrixed environment to optimize key supplier performance and innovation.
Influence business decisions to enter/exit product lines, drive/buy decisions and implement supply in optimizations.
Facilitates Supplier Relationship Management through development and tracking of Key Performance Indicators for the category; establishes collaborative environment with key suppliers and business partners to optimize supplier performance and innovation.
Perform data analysis and utilize financial acumen to identify opportunities to leverage scale and drive cost savings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related field, preferred
7-10 years relevant procurement, manufacturing, and/or engineering experience, preferred
Experience in medical product sourcing preferred.
Strong project and process management to execute category supply strategy with cross functional teams, preferred
Expertise contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy, 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.
Results-oriented, strategic thinker, able to work in team environments.
Comfortable executing business analysis.
Independently develop, socialize, and execute complex projects. Projects are to be executed with sound reasoning and accuracy.
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) or related experience preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurementcost savingsdata analysisfinancial acumencontract negotiationsupply chain managementrisk managementproject managementLean Six Sigmasupplier performance management

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationstrategic thinkingresults-orientedcollaborationinfluenceleadershipnegotiationteamwork