Strategic Supplier Engagement Advisor, OptiFreight Logistics

What Supplier Relations contributes to Cardinal Health

Supplier Relations is responsible for providing enhanced relationship management for suppliers that translates into exceptional customer service, including maximizing the supply chain, negotiation of distribution and preferred product agreements, and below the line revenue.

This role manages the vendor relationship for the subset of suppliers that work with the OptiFreight team and will work directly with vendors, our Account Management, Sales, Implementation, and Marketing teams. At times this role will also be customer facing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and further enhance strategic business supplier relationships for assigned portfolio of suppliers.
• Develop innovative approaches to optimize supplier performance and mitigate supplier churn.
• Assist in establishing new supplier partnerships and onboarding suppliers.
• Build strong internal and external relationships and manage effectively across heavily matrixed organizations.
• Meet assigned targets for profitable revenue volume and strategic objectives in assigned accounts.
• Monitor supplier market trends and impact to portfolio of suppliers.
• Ability to analyze, summarize and communicate data for all organizational levels.
• Work closely with the Strategic Suppler Engagement Manager to drive the highest value outcomes for the business.
• Educate the business on the supplier specific process.
• Root cause analysis & process improvement.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience, preferred 
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Previous experience working with medical suppliers preferred.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, and a person who can balance good listening skills with the assertiveness to accomplish deliverables.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with sales, marketing, operations, enterprise information technology, etc. to support both functional and business goals.
• Data analytics experience with Excel proficiency preferred.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to 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

Anticipated salary range: $79,300 - $113,200

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• 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: 08/12/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

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.