Sourcing Manager

What Strategic Sourcing - Global Products 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 Sourcing Global Products is responsible for managing a portfolio of Cardinal Brand products raw materials spend and suppliers. Development and execution of global sourcing strategies to achieve best total value sustainable productivity and high levels of quality and service aligned with business objectives.

Job Summary

The Manager Strategic Sourcing Global Products is an individual contributor that participates in the development of the strategic sourcing strategy as well as execution of the sourcing process and all of its associated activities. This job manages the global supplier portfolio and ensures that suppliers are able to provide strategic and tactical activities for Cardinal Healths long-term plans. The job looks cross-functionally to ensure that supply chain and financial goals are met.

Responsibilities

• Manage a Pan-Asian supply base in Global Sourcing Team primary focus categories are Disposable Nitrile Exam glove woven/nonwoven PPEs.
• APAC (Non-China) Supply base Scouting Relationship Management Performance management Supply Risk Management for North America market.
• Participate in project management process drive product change request qualification and validation process to minimize supply risk and on time new product launch.
• Conducts industry specific research benchmarking financial and business analytics for long range pricing and buy rationalizations.
• Perform data analysis and utilize financial acumen to identify opportunities to leverage scale and drive cost savings.
• Proactive work with cross-functional partners to effectively select suppliers negotiate favorable contracts and manage supplier performance and relationships.
• To comply with company business ethnics and procedure and perform responsible procurement.
• Creates collaborative business plans with strategic suppliers develops negotiation strategies and directs the execution of strategic programs.
• Global expertise in category management including technical product knowledge cost drivers related industry dynamics and market trends.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor or Master Engineering Business Supply Chain is preferred.
• Required: 8 years Strategic Sourcing function in multinational Company
• Required: experienced in Medical Device disposable products are preferred.
• Required: Fluent English communication.
• Required: High Fluency in Microsoft office skills Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
• Project management experience Mandarin would be a plus.
• Strong project and process management to execute supply strategy for assigned categories with cross functional teams.
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality and supply chain processes to support supplier selection and performance management.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at various levels of expertise on a global landscape
• Willing to travel at least 30% for business purposes (domestically and internationally).
• Experience working in a matrixed environment to deliver cost quality and service results in time manner.
• Quicker learner self-motivated detail oriented & full of ownership.

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

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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