What Pharmaceutical Strategic Sourcing contributes to Cardinal Health

Pharmaceutical Strategic Sourcing is responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies to leverage relationships within business entity or across enterprise to achieve best total value. Includes Category and or Commodity management strategies and execution, supplier relationship management, negotiation, risk management and supply base performance management. May be involved in forward or investment buys, plus alternative markets.

Location

This is a hybrid role based in Dublin, Ohio; with expectations to be in-office 1 day per week.

Responsibilities

• Work with key customers on third party returns. Establish strong relationships with key customers to resolve outstanding questions/concerns, establish and progress initiatives and priorities, and risk mitigation on a critical long-standing program.
• Work with pharmaceutical manufacturers to mitigate financial risk on returns program.
• Create financial statements on third party returns program.
• Lead update meetings with National Accounts, finance, and purchasing.
• Report on third party returns program on a quarterly basis to senior leadership.
• Manage resources responsibility for execution of approved resolution of deductions.
• Ensure customer agreements regarding returns processed are adhered to.
• Manage direct report.
• Negotiate terms and conditions within the Wholesale Purchase Agreements with Pharmaceutical Suppliers.
• Achieve inclusion of key terms to meet financial goals and mitigate risk.
• Renegotiate unfavorable terms in existing contracts to achieve working capital goals.
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships and manage effectively across a heavily matrixed organization.
• Ability to analyze, summarize and communicate data for all organizational levels. Ability to convey complexities regarding impacts and recommendations to executives.
• Leads with influence to facilitate cross-functional issue resolution and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 8-12 years of experience, preferred
• Ideally targeting polished communicators with a track-record in relationship management (whether that's internal stakeholders or external customers), project or program management, conflict resolution and problem solving, and sound organizational skills
• Experience with strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, contract review and relining, preferred
• Financial acumen or experience mitigating risk, preferred
• Superior interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills - with a high level of attention to detail
• Healthcare (and Pharmaceutical) experience, preferred
• Prior people leadership experience a plus

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line 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, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management

• Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects

• Gains consensus from various parties involved

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:3/24/2026 *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 candidates 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.