Sr Sourcing Supervisor

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 Supervisor, Strategic Sourcing provides direct leadership to Strategic Buyers in the area with an emphasis on core operational values including safety, quality, delivery, cost management, and inventory (SQDCI). This job monitors the purchasing of Machine Repair Operating (MROs) required for the manufacturing of finished goods. The Supervisor, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for the negotiation of pricing, terms for purchase orders and contracts. Additionally, this job manages and monitors supplier performance and quality control activities. This job supports all corporate purchasing initiatives and act as liaison between the facility and the Corporate Sourcing Organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the engineering group to identify new suppliers that support current product offerings and future projects that represent cost savings, improvement in service, and reduction of quality risk.
• Maintains area KPI performance and updates as needed.
• Analyzes and selects new possible suppliers for current materials and for new projects.
• Negotiates pricing and terms for the purchase of goods and services that implement lean manufacturing concepts, such as Vendor Managed Inventories, Kanban systems and Just in Time deliveries when applied.
• Leads communication to ensure consistent and effective communication across the organization.
• Establishes and implements supply chain best practices that align with the key initiatives of the business unit.
• Ensures ethical and legal compliance of procurement processes and offers related training to the organization.
• Supports the changes on procedures for the purchasing department, ensuring that the purchasing procedures and activities are compliant with FDA, ISO etc.
• Set strategy and champion saving projects to support PPV and MUV reduction

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience, preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• English: Advanced

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of operations or business staff
• Administers and exercises policies and procedures
• Ensures employees operate within guidelines
• Decisions have a direct impact to work unit operations and customers
• Frequently interacts with subordinates, customers, and peer groups at various management levels
• Interactions normally involve information exchange and basic problem resolution

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.