What Strategic Planning/Execution contributes to Cardinal Health
Strategic Planning/Execution is responsible for developing and supporting the realization of enterprise and category specific strategic plans and management agendas.
The Pharmaceutical Strategic Sourcing organization is a centralized sourcing team, with world class talent, recognized for creating strategic supplier partnerships and unlocking enterprise value, innovation and best cost to benefit Cardinal Health, patients and providers. Strategic Sourcing leverages global enterprise scale and deep domain expertise to increase and accelerate value capture; enhances supplier management practices to improve collaboration and performance; and establishes a leading talent management program which creates growth opportunities for the team.
Location
This role will be a hybrid position; 3 days in-office per week at the Dublin, OH headquarters.
Responsibilities
Strategic Planning
- Support the Strategic Sourcing annual planning process through collaboration with Strategic Sourcing leadership.
- Assist in developing category‑specific sourcing strategies for the most important product categories.
- Work with functional sourcing leads and product category managers to develop three‑year sourcing strategies.
- Develop and articulate understanding of healthcare market trends affecting customers, competitors, and product markets.
- Synthesize market and enterprise data to prepare summaries for executive leadership and industry conferences/events.
- Develop business cases and articulate clearly through executive level presentations.
Strategic Execution
- Support the execution of key strategic initiatives for the Strategic Sourcing organization.
- Identify sourcing synergies, build action plans to capture them, and plan execution of those strategies.
- Analyze datasets and navigate tools to identify areas of common product spend across the enterprise.
- Assist in identifying and quantifying opportunities for cost reduction through strategic moves beyond year‑to‑year cost takeout.
- Lead cross-functional project teams using project management techniques to achieve project goals.
- Collaborate with workstream owners to provide appropriate levels of project support.
- Ensure timely completion of key initiatives.
Strategic Partnerships
- Support the establishment of new business models/entities, and existing joint ventures.
- Support top to top meetings with critical manufacturer partners.
- Develop partnerships cross-enterprise and coordinate efforts with internal stakeholders, including corporate strategy.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
- 5 years of experience in related field preferred
- Experience in consulting, strategy, and/or project management preferred
- Deep knowledge of Cardinal Health business units a plus
- Advanced command of MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook)
What is expected of you and others at this level
- 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
Anticipated salary range: $105,100 - $150,100
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: 5/4/2026 *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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Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. With 50 years in business, operations in more than 35 countries and approximately 44,000 employees globally, Cardinal Health is essential to care. We are navigating the complexities of healthcare and providing scaled solutions to help our customers thrive in a changing world. We strive to be a trusted healthcare partner by driving growth in evolving areas of healthcare, while building upon our distribution, products, and solutions to meet customer needs.
