Manager, Supply Chain Product Management

Cardinal Health•Dublin, OH

About The Position

What Supply Chain Product Management contributes to Cardinal Health Supply Chain Product Management is responsible for identifying, recommending, designing and implementing new solutions for the Supply Chain organization including new technology features, practices, processes, metrics or models. Supply Chain Product Management develops the strategic vision, supporting business case, and financials for new products. Manages project timelines and budgets. The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Product Management team delivers products and services that create a differentiated experience for customers while relentlessly improving speed, reliability, and cost through supply chain optimization. We enable growth through effective and efficient movement of over 45 million shipments for Cardinal Health customers. This includes the flow of materials and products between suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. As a Product Manager on the Supply Chain Product Management team, you will play a key role in supporting efforts to enable end to end supply chain visibility for planning, modeling, execution, and transparency. Working with the Transportation Product Manager, your focus will be on building a holistic transportation shipment visibility and tracking solution for the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. You will be a key contributor in the delivery of innovative, market leading solutions that will provide our customers and internal stakeholders with real-time insights targeted at improving operations efficiencies, reducing costs, and enhancing customer experience and satisfaction. More importantly, you will be at the center of Cardinal Health’s promise to our customers to be healthcare’s most trusted partner.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
8-12 years of experience in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain product, or IT roles preferred
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office products
Professional level business writing skills
Knowledge of Agile processes and principles is a plus
Applies advanced knowledge and 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 which may set precedent
Independently determines method for completion of new projects
Receives guidance on overall project objectives
Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Responsibilities

Lead the day-to-day execution of the product roadmap, focusing on improving Shipment Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) calculations, Late Route Notifications, and Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD) adoption in the supply chain network.
Collaborates with Transportation Product Manager in the exploration of new / innovative technologies in the Shipment Visibility and Tracking marketplace.
Participates in daily Agile / SCRUM ceremonies, strategically prioritizes roadmap items, exercises the ability to decline non-strategic requests to ensure focus on high-impact deliverables
Champions the successful adoption of transportation shipment visibility and tracking products, establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), adoption rates, and financial impact metrics to demonstrate tangible business value.
Works cross-functionally and collaborates with Customer Service, Transportation Operations, and Sales team members to elicit detailed requirements for enhancements and defects, define key performance indicators (KPIs), and conduct robust cost-benefit analyses to quantify return on investment (ROI).
Communicates regular, transparent updates to all stakeholders, including senior leadership, regarding product progress, potential risks, and critical decisions to ensure organizational alignment.
Proactively able to identify, analyze, and resolve issues, effectively mitigating risks to maintain delivery timelines and successful delivery of solutions.
Collaborates with Enterprise IT, in an Agile environment, on technology initiatives for logistics products.
Comfortable in collaborating cross-functionally with internal and/or external stakeholders.
Uses Jira or other backlog management tools to make current and future work visible.
Brainstorms constructively with others.
Articulates key concepts and facilitates discussions with the team and stakeholders around product desirability, viability, and feasibility questions.
Familiar with data analytics tools that show user behavior and engagement within products.
Acts as a connector and relationship builder between business stakeholders and IT stakeholders.
Receives guidance on overall project objectives.