Advisor - Strategic Sourcing Indirect Procurement

Cardinal Health; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health in the Philippines seeks an Advisor, Strategic Sourcing to lead end-to-end sourcing for indirect categories. You will build relationships with category partners to understand needs and drive competitive bids, negotiations, and contracting.

The role leverages spend analytics and market intelligence to identify opportunities for cost optimization and risk mitigation across indirect spend areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in procurement with a strong indirect sourcing track record.
• Proficiency in contract lifecycle management and risk/compliance awareness.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and supplier negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Manages vendor relationships including selection, performance review and optimization.
• Develops project briefs, reviews bids, and negotiates contracts with third-party vendors.
• Collaborates with business partners to determine sourcing needs and provide indirect sourcing support.
• Works with legal to draft, negotiate and finalize contracts with vendors.
• Maintains knowledge of existing contracts to navigate extensions and supplier relations.
• Submits purchase orders, obtains approvals and records contracts in sourcing systems.
• Keeps abreast of strategic projects to ensure timely execution of sourcing demands.

Skills

Procurement

Indirect sourcing

Vendor management

Ariba

Contract lifecycle

Negotiation

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Ariba

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

Qualifications

• 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, requiredBackground 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.