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Get Access To All JobsWhat 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.
Location: The ideal candidate will reside within a reasonable commuting distance of one of our office locations: Dublin, OH; Waukegan, IL; Mansfield, MA; or El Paso, TX.
Schedule: Hybrid. 2x a week in office.
Job Summary
The Manager, Strategic Sourcing Global Products is an individual contributor that participates in the development of the strategic sourcing strategy as well as execution of the sourcing process, and all of its associated activities. This job manages the global supplier portfolio and ensures that suppliers are able to provide strategic and tactical activities for Cardinal Health’s long-term plans. The job looks cross-functionally to ensure that supply chain and financial goals are met.
Responsibilities
- Manage a significant portfolio of suppliers supporting films and flexible materials for the Medical manufacturing network.
- Develops effective short and long-term category strategies to include supply chain continuity, risk management, optimizing supplier network and attaining best cost.
- Collaborate with and influence business partners in a highly matrixed environment to optimize key supplier performance and innovation. Influence business decisions to enter/exit product lines, drive make/buy decisions and implement supply in optimizations.
- Proactive leadership and management with cross-functional partners to effectively select suppliers, negotiate favorable contracts and manage supplier performance and relationships.
- Facilitates Supplier Relationship Management through development and tracking of Key Performance Indicators for the category; establishes collaborative environment with key suppliers and business partners to optimize supplier performance and innovation.
- Lead negotiation/implementation of Agreements; develops contract terms and conditions to elevate rates/terms and mitigate risk.
- Indirectly manages a team in the development and execution of global medical supply strategies to achieve best total value, sustainable productivity and high levels of quality and service aligned with business requirements.
- Deep stakeholder engagement to influence business decisions relevant to the category strategy.
- Drives annual cost savings through effective strategies and negotiations.
- Sets aggressive continuous improvement goals for assigned categories and explores a broad set of value levers to deliver through others on targets.
- Interact with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management.
- Understand the Medical supplier portfolio risk profile and develop mitigation actions and plans.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience, preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- Expertise with contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy.
- Demonstrates a strong financial acumen.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
- Ability to coach and develop a team in strategy development and sourcing execution.
- Superior interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise, as well as external suppliers.
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects.
- Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals.
- Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models.
- Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope.
- Projects may have significant and long-term impact.
- Provides solutions which may set precedent.
- Independently determines method for completion of new projects.
- Receives guidance on overall project objectives.
- Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues.
Anticipated salary range: $105,100 - $150,100
Bonus eligible: Yes
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: 05/17/2026 *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. 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.
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.
Location: The ideal candidate will reside within a reasonable commuting distance of one of our office locations: Dublin, OH; Waukegan, IL; Mansfield, MA; or El Paso, TX.
Schedule: Hybrid. 2x a week in office.
Job Summary
The Manager, Strategic Sourcing Global Products is an individual contributor that participates in the development of the strategic sourcing strategy as well as execution of the sourcing process, and all of its associated activities. This job manages the global supplier portfolio and ensures that suppliers are able to provide strategic and tactical activities for Cardinal Health’s long-term plans. The job looks cross-functionally to ensure that supply chain and financial goals are met.
Responsibilities
- Manage a significant portfolio of suppliers supporting films and flexible materials for the Medical manufacturing network.
- Develops effective short and long-term category strategies to include supply chain continuity, risk management, optimizing supplier network and attaining best cost.
- Collaborate with and influence business partners in a highly matrixed environment to optimize key supplier performance and innovation. Influence business decisions to enter/exit product lines, drive make/buy decisions and implement supply in optimizations.
- Proactive leadership and management with cross-functional partners to effectively select suppliers, negotiate favorable contracts and manage supplier performance and relationships.
- Facilitates Supplier Relationship Management through development and tracking of Key Performance Indicators for the category; establishes collaborative environment with key suppliers and business partners to optimize supplier performance and innovation.
- Lead negotiation/implementation of Agreements; develops contract terms and conditions to elevate rates/terms and mitigate risk.
- Indirectly manages a team in the development and execution of global medical supply strategies to achieve best total value, sustainable productivity and high levels of quality and service aligned with business requirements.
- Deep stakeholder engagement to influence business decisions relevant to the category strategy.
- Drives annual cost savings through effective strategies and negotiations.
- Sets aggressive continuous improvement goals for assigned categories and explores a broad set of value levers to deliver through others on targets.
- Interact with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management.
- Understand the Medical supplier portfolio risk profile and develop mitigation actions and plans.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience, preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- Expertise with contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy.
- Demonstrates a strong financial acumen.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
- Ability to coach and develop a team in strategy development and sourcing execution.
- Superior interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at all levels of technical ability and expertise, as well as external suppliers.
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects.
- Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals.
- Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models.
- Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope.
- Projects may have significant and long-term impact.
- Provides solutions which may set precedent.
- Independently determines method for completion of new projects.
- Receives guidance on overall project objectives.
- Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues.
Anticipated salary range: $105,100 - $150,100
Bonus eligible: Yes
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: 05/17/2026 *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. 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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Sourcing Manager
Map your degree to the role
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to sourcing management duties. A supply chain, business, or industrial engineering degree strengthens your specialty occupation argument. If your degree is in an adjacent field, document how your coursework maps to procurement and vendor management functions.
Check LCA filings by occupation code
Sourcing Manager roles file under SOC codes like 11-3061 (Purchasing Managers). Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by that occupation code and see verified LCA filing history, so you target companies with a real track record of sponsoring this specific role.
Verify the prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for a Sourcing Manager in your work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level I through Level IV wages for your county before salary discussions, so you negotiate from an informed position.
Ask employers about cap-gap coverage timing
If your OPT expires before October 1, the cap-gap rule extends your work authorization automatically once USCIS receives the petition. Confirm your employer plans to file before your OPT end date so there's no gap in your authorization during the adjudication period.
Cross-reference O*NET before your petition review
USCIS officers sometimes question whether a Sourcing Manager role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Purchasing Managers to document the typical education requirement for the role and include it in your supporting evidence.
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Find Sourcing Manager JobsSourcing Manager H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Sourcing Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as supply chain management, business administration, or industrial engineering. The key is that your employer's job requirements must reflect that degree-level knowledge is a genuine requirement, not just a preference. Generic purchasing roles that accept any degree can draw a Request for Evidence from USCIS, so the job description wording matters.
Which employers are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas for Sourcing Manager jobs?
Large manufacturers, retailers, and technology companies with established global supply chains file the most H-1B LCAs for sourcing and procurement roles. Employers already enrolled in E-Verify are a reliable signal of H-1B sponsorship readiness. You can browse employers with verified LCA filing history for Sourcing Manager roles on Migrate Mate, filtered by occupation code so you're not guessing.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Sourcing Manager H-1B sponsorship?
Your employer must certify in the LCA that they'll pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for a Sourcing Manager at your specific work location and experience level. Wages are tiered from Level I through Level IV based on complexity and supervision. If the offered salary falls below the applicable wage level, DOL will reject the LCA before the petition even reaches USCIS, so wage alignment is a prerequisite, not a formality.
Can I change employers while on H-1B status as a Sourcing Manager?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as USCIS receives the transfer petition, without waiting for approval, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days. Your new employer files a fresh I-129 petition, and your existing H-1B status transfers. The new LCA must reflect the prevailing wage for your new work location, which matters if you're relocating.
Does remote work affect my H-1B sponsorship as a Sourcing Manager?
Remote work creates an LCA worksite issue. If you work from a location not listed on the original LCA, your employer may need to file a new or amended LCA and potentially an amended I-129 petition reflecting that worksite. USCIS has been scrutinizing remote work arrangements since 2021. Confirm with your employer whether your home address is covered before you start working remotely full-time.
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