Advisor, Strategic Sourcing Global Products – Sourcing Transformation

Cardinal Health

2d•$80,900 - $115,500•Remote

About The Position

Global Sourcing 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, Strategic Sourcing Global Products – Sourcing Transformation 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 ideal candidate for this impactful role will demonstrate a strong blend of strategic, leadership, and execution capabilities. They will bring a strategic mindset, with the ability to develop and implement plans that drive meaningful value while aligning with business goals. Success in this position requires deep stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence decisions across the organization, supported by strong cross-functional leadership skills. The individual will be expected to build subject matter expertise within their projects and continuously seek opportunities to maximize value creation. Additionally, the role calls for a highly organized, self-motivated professional who can manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, maintaining exceptional attention to detail. Clear and concise communication is essential, alongside a proven track record of consistently delivering results that meet or exceed expectations. The candidate must also demonstrate sound judgment in identifying and escalating issues when necessary to ensure timely resolution and sustained progress.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience preferred.
5+ years of experience in developing targets, developing 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.
5+ years of experience developing and implementing requirements/change management methodologies to execute strategic sourcing activities, preferred.
5+ years of experience developing and implementing requirements to execute and enhance day-to-day sourcing activities, preferred.
Knowledge of the strategic sourcing procurement lifecycle, procurement best practices and methods, and demonstrate how this knowledge has been applied preferred.
Global experience in category management, including technical product knowledge, cost drivers, related industry dynamics and market trends.
Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems, preferred.
Experience 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, 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, preferred.
Willing to travel at least 25% for business purposes (domestic and international).

Responsibilities

Create RFP’s & aligning associated business award recommendations in accordance with Cardinal Health’s global sourcing process.
Support a portfolio of projects assigned to transformation of the Medical Segment. These include products for Enteral Feeding, Urology, Respiratory, Fluid Management, General Labs, Drapes, Gowns, Compression etc.
Collaborate with internal and external resources to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
Perform and produce 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.
Drive 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.
Develop creative solutions to resolve issues.
Estimate 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 Health.
Manage critical contracts and ensure they drive value for Cardinal Health.
Project Manage critical Manufacturing Transformation and Make vs Buy activities.
Support Global Sourcing Managers as appropriate.