Sr Specialist, Account Management

Cardinal Health; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks an Account Manager to cultivate and sustain assigned customer relationships across the Medical Products and Distribution portfolio. You will coordinate with customer supply chains and internal Cardinal Health teams to ensure flawless service, resolve orders, and drive growth through proactive account reviews and KPI reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 2–4 years in customer management, and up to 35% travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• 2-4 years of customer management experience, preferred.
• Strong communication skills, preferred.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook), preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, preferred.
• May require up to 35% travel, client onsite visits and adherence to client/facility policies as well as vendor credentialling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assigned Medical Products and Distribution customer(s) as it pertains to supply chain health and general service needs.
• Bridge relationships between the customer’s supply chain team and Cardinal Health teams to ensure flawless service.
• Support customer expectations and requirements through proactive account reviews and regular engagement.
• Prevent order disruption by addressing inventory issues, substitutions, and product standardization.
• Resolve open order issues by reviewing reports, analyzing trends, and coordinating actions with the customer.
• Advocate for the customer across Cardinal Health teams to enable rapid resolution of issues and initiatives.
• Track, measure, and report key performance indicators monthly.
• Build and maintain long-term trusted relationships to support retention and growth.

Skills

Customer management

Communication skills

Teamwork

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Job description

What Account Management Contributes To Cardinal Health

Account Management is responsible for cultivating and maintaining on-going customer relationships with an assigned set of customers. Provides new and existing customers with the best possible service and recommendations in relation to billing inquiries, service requests, improvements to internal and external processes, and other areas of opportunity. Provides product service information to customers and identifies upselling opportunities to maintain and increase income streams from customer relationships.

Location

This position is a primarily remote role with responsibility for on-site visits throughout the Sacramento, CA area, as well as Modesto and Fresno. Candidates preferably are based in these areas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assigned Medical Products and Distribution customer(s) as it pertains to supply chain health and general service needs
• Bridge relationships between the customer’s supply chain team and internal Cardinal Health teams to ensure flawless service
• Support customer expectations and requirements through proactive account reviews, and regular engagement and review of key initiatives
• Prevent order disruption to customer through activities such as: elimination of potential inventory issues, substitution maintenance, core list review, and product standardization and conversions
• Resolve open order issues by reviewing open order and exception reports, analyzing trends, and partnering with customer to take alternative actions as needed.
• Advocate for customer and partner across Cardinal Health servicing teams to bring rapid and effective resolution to customer’s issues, requests and initiatives
• Track, measure, and report key performance indicators monthly
• Build and maintain long-term trusted relationships with customer to support retention and growth of the account

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 2-4 years of customer management experience, preferred
• Strong communication skills, preferred
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook), preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, preferred
• Highly motivated, creative, able to operate effectively within a team, preferred
• May require up to 35% travel, client onsite visits and adherence to client/facility policies as well as vendor credentialling requirements.

What is expected of you and others at this level:

• Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
• Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
• Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes actions to resolve
• Applies judgment within defined parameters
• Receives general guidance may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
• Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy

Anticipated salary range:

$63,800.00 - $91,400.00

Bonus eligible:

No

Benefits:

• 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:

11/15/2026

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.

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.