Advisor - Strategic Sourcing Indirect Procurement

Cardinal Health; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 3,741,000 - 5,611,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking an Advisor, Strategic Sourcing to own end-to-end sourcing for indirect categories. You will build relations with category partners, run competitive bids, negotiate contracts, and drive value through analytics.

You will collaborate with legal on contract drafting, manage supplier relations, and monitor performance across multiple categories, including IT software. US/global procurement experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of procurement experience; preference for category background.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in procurement with indirect sourcing.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in Ariba or similar sourcing tools; hands-on CLM experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of contract review, risk mitigation and compliance.
• Category management expertise, especially IT software and indirect categories.
• Ability to manage multiple categories and complex sourcing projects independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across functions.
• Experience on cross-functional projects in a collaborative setting.
• Background in US or Global Procurement.

Responsibilities

• Manages vendor relationships including selection, elimination and performance reviews.
• Develops project requests, reviews bids, and negotiates contracts with third-party vendors.
• Works with business partners to determine sourcing needs and provide indirect sourcing support.
• Collaborates with legal on contract drafting, negotiations and finalization.
• Maintains knowledge of contracts to navigate extensions and supplier relations.
• Submits purchase orders, approves and inputs contracts into sourcing systems.
• Stays abreast of strategic projects to ensure timely sourcing execution.

Skills

Excellent communication

Cross-functional work

Procurement experience

Indirect sourcing

Category management

Multiple categories management

US/global procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Ariba

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

What Strategic Sourcing - Indirect 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 Indirect is responsible for developing and executing strategy to source indirect goods and services to support our business stakeholders and programs. Perform analysis in order to select supplier and negotiate best value for Cardinal Health. Provide supplier relationship management and contract compliance management, including maximization of financial deliverables and risk mitigation. May work within various procurement systems to execute purchase orders and resolve technical issues as identified.

Job Summary

The Advisor, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for end-to-end sourcing for an indirect category(ies). This job develops relations with category business partners to understand and determine the sourcing needs of the business. The Advisor Strategic Sourcing executes the competitive bid, negotiation, contracting processes and/or technical continuous improvement for assigned commodities or services. This job leverages spend analytics and market intelligence to identify cost optimization opportunities in the sourcing of goods and services.

Responsibilities

• Manages relationships with vendors including vendor selection, elimination and performance review activities.
• Develops requests for projects, reviews bids, and negotiates contracts with third party vendors.
• Works with business partners to determine sourcing needs and provide indirect sourcing support.
• Collaborates cross functionally with legal on sourcing contract drafting, negotiations and finalization with third party vendors.
• Maintains a working knowledge of existing contracts to navigate contract extensions and supplier relations.
• Submits purchase orders, requests approval and inputs contracts into sourcing systems.
• Stays abreast of strategic projects to ensure timely execution of sourcing demands.

Internal Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience but preferably with category/procurement background
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in procurement, with a strong track record in indirect sourcing, required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience demonstrating procurement expertise, preferred.
• Proficiency in sourcing tools such as Ariba or similar platforms, with hands‑on experience in contract lifecycle management, preferred.
• Strong understanding of contract review processes, including risk mitigation and compliance.
• Category management expertise, particularly in IT Software and other indirect categories, required.
• Proven ability to manage multiple categories and complex sourcing projects independently.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage effectively across functions.
• Experience working on cross‑functional projects, preferably in a collaborative team setting, required.
• Background in US Procurement or in a Global Procurement environment, required.

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

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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