Advisor, Strategic Partnership Management

What Strategic Partnership Management contributes to Cardinal Health

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. Develops and executes strategic plans by leveraging market intelligence, industry knowledge and cross-functional collaboration. Competitive advantage is created through supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, supply chain optimization and risk mitigation.

Strategic Partnership Management is responsible for managing Cardinal Health's relationships with its strategic partners, which include Generic Pharmaceutical vendors such as Red Oak Sourcing. This enhanced relationship management translates into exceptional customer service, including maximizing the supply chain, negotiation of operational agreements and above the line revenue.

Job Summary

The Advisor of Strategic Partnership Management is responsible for planning, developing, communicating, implementation, and evaluating programs. These programs involve working with external entities and their corresponding resources and Cardinal Health’s internal budget, schedule and scope constraints while managing risk and ensuring adherence to established processes and methodologies.

Location - Targeting individuals located within commutable distance of our corporate headquarters (Central Ohio), as this team works in office once a week (which specific day each week can fluctuate based upon supplier meetings).

Responsibilities

• Execute formulary changes from Red Oak Sourcing to internal stakeholders including deal buys, switches and ad-hoc reporting.
• Collaboratively work cross-functionally with other internal Cardinal Health teams to strategically drive process efficiencies and customer service levels.
• Maintain strong relationships with a portfolio of generic manufacturers through continuous communication, problem solving, and collaboration.
• Coordinate and lead monthly calls with manufacturers to review service level metrics, supply information and key initiatives to ensure deliverables are being met.
• Manage and monitor supply disrupted items to creatively produce alternative solutions and improve service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

• Ideally targeting individuals with Pharmaceutical experience, preferred
• Customer facing experience a plus
• Supplier relationship management experience a plus
• Superior interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $80,900 - $103,950

Bonus eligible: No

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: 5/30/2026 *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.

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