Private Label Supplier Manager

Job Summary

The Manager of Supplier Quality and Risk Management is responsible for the comprehensive oversight of external suppliers, ensuring their adherence to the company's quality standards and regulatory requirements.  This position is central to proactive risk management, encompassing not only the supply chain but also the consistent application of risk management principles across all quality systems, focusing on evaluating supplier capabilities, mitigating potential quality and compliance risks, and fostering robust supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain supplier quality management programs, strategies, and agreements to ensure compliance with internal and external quality requirements, industry standards.
• Lead the integration of risk management principles and methodologies across all quality systems (e.g., supplier quality, QMS, CAPA, change control, documentation, repackaging) to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate potential quality and compliance risks.
• Develop and improve risk assessment tools and processes to systematically identify, analyze, and evaluate quality and compliance risks across all relevant quality systems.
• Facilitate regular risk reviews with cross-functional teams and senior management to ensure risk profiles are current, mitigation strategies are effective, and risk-based decisions are made.
• Manage and conduct supplier audits, including 3rd party auditors, this includes managing audit schedules and ensuring completion.
• Issue Resolution and Corrective Actions: Investigate and resolve supplier quality issues, complaints, and non-conformances, especially those related to GMP compliance.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams such as Sourcing, Inventory Management, Operations and within the Quality team to align supplier quality goals with operational needs, qualify new suppliers, and address quality-related issues, throughout the supply chain.  As well as educating and influencing others on regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge of quality systems and approaches.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the requirements and has the ability to perform gap assessments to those requirements.
• Demonstrates an understanding of quality concepts such as cost of quality, analytical metrics and / or statistics, trending, quality planning, validation, CAPA and problem solving.
• Manage Quality Assurance Agreements and a qualification process for all Private Label suppliers. Qualification combines regulatory intelligence, a comprehensive risk assessment process and internal or 3rd Party Audits to ensure compliance and continuity of supply from suppliers on the Approved Supplier List.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 8+ years experience in related field, preferred
• Proven ability to apply risk assessment methodologies and develop/monitor risk mitigation strategies.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry best practices for risk management within quality systems.
• Experience in facilitating risk-based decision-making and communicating risk profiles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills to effectively interact with suppliers and internal teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive results.
• High attention to detail, proactive, self-motivated, and capable of managing challenging situations.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, frontline supervisors and/or business support staff
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Ensures employees operate within guidelines
• Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers
• Interacts with subordinates, peer customers and suppliers at various management levels may interact with senior management
• Interactions normally involves resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects
• Gains consensus from various parties involved

Anticipated salary range: $105,500 - $145,700

Bonus eligible: Yes

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: 02/03/2026 *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.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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