Consultant, Supply Chain Inventory and Purchasing (Brand)

What Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing contributes to Cardinal Health
Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

The Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing team is responsible for managing supplier relations at a tactical level by executing and expediting purchase orders. Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing ensures the right quantity of products arrive in the right place, at the right time and cost. Assists in negotiating product and supply chain costs. Utilize terms and conditions of supplier contracts, work with internal customers to improve processes, and evaluate supplier performance that ultimately improves the supply chain.

Job Summary

The Supply Chain Inventory/Purchasing Consultant provides a premier level of service to our customers with optimal levels of inventory by collaborating with our internal and external partners to plan and purchase pharmaceutical products from our Supplier partners. Along with our Supplier partners, the team works with Sourcing, Customer Service, Finance, Distribution Center Operations, and Sales to ensure our customers’ needs are met, our processes are efficient, supplier performance is evaluated, and products arrive in the right place, at the right cost, at the right time and in the right quantities.

Responsibilities

• Performance monitoring for top suppliers/items (Brand volume ~$7B).
• Responsible for supply planning for a portfolio of top suppliers and their effect on our distribution centers (including the Brokerage Logistics center) and customers.
• Monitor forecasts and supplier fill rates for assigned brand/brokerage portfolio.
• Maintain system parameters for assigned supplier portfolio such as order minimums, order days, lead time, order cycle, etc.
• Serve as primary Inventory/Purchasing contact for the Supplier and develop long-term relationships to continually improve supply chain processes and meet our customer needs.
• Responsible for inventory health of portfolio as well as monitoring entire team for outliers.
• Oversee Brokerage service issues, holiday planning, and work collaboratively with the BLC.
• Analyze month end brand inventory levels and can explain to Inventory leadership and Finance why inventory has increased/decreased month over month for top/impactful suppliers.
• Gather data prepared by demand analysts, evaluates inventory levels and develops action plans to correct product supply.
• Accountable for primary metrics of DIOH, Service Level, and Supplier Fill Rate.
• Lead projects that impact our primary metrics; independently manage project milestones to completion and work with a cross functional team to accomplish project goals.
• Collaborate with internal strategic partners to drive metric improvement.
• Utilize historical data and order projections to proactively obtain products or communicate issues to better service customers.
• Identify opportunities and build solutions for long-term change within Inventory Management.
• Build supplier relationships, interpret customer needs, and assess related business requirements.
• Resolve day-to-day or routine problems using defined processes.
• Embrace change and the use of Lean Six Sigma tools and concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of work processes and tools within Brand Purchasing.
• Apply expertise to solve standard and non-standard problems.
• Serve as SME for key responsibilities of the team and provide guidance on data analysis.
• Establish standard processes for planning, forecasting, metrics research, etc.
• Assist in resolving issues that are escalated by suppliers, customers, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 3-5 years of inventory/end to end Supply Chain experience, preferred
• Experience with purchasing systems preferred (SCORE, Kinaxis, SAP, etc.)
• Understanding of our Brokerage model a plus
• Strong understanding of supply chain concepts, financial acumen, and planning preferred
• Project management and strong organizational skills
• Lean knowledge and Operational Excellence project creation and participation preferred
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to analyze data trends with the use of reporting tools, preferred (ex. Strong Excel function knowledge: Sum, Mode, MID/Filters/Duplicates, Average, IF, Sum ifs, Concatenate, V-Lookup, Pivot table)
• Business Objects, Looker, Access navigation, and ability to initiate action from findings preferred
• Sense of urgency, attention to detail, and accountability
• Awareness of internal/external business issues
• Proven ability to juggle multiple priorities, competing tasks/demands, and delegate effectively preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence internal and external customers to get results
• Active listening skills and ability to adapt one's style when working with different stakeholders

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

Anticipated salary range: $67,500 - $96,300

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: 8/9/2026 *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.