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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.
This position is responsible for coordinating and executing new product introduction and commercialization projects for medical products sourced from third-party medical device manufacturers and/or self/contract manufactured. The Advisor collaborates with Marketing, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Logistics, and external suppliers to facilitate the identification, sourcing, setup, and launch of products that fill portfolio gaps
Responsibilities
- Responsible for creating RFP’s & aligning associated award recommendations in accordance with Cardinal Health’s sourcing process.
- Supports a portfolio of projects assigned to fill portfolio and category gaps
- Support improvements to Private Brand sourcing and new product introduction processes by contributing to the identification of handoff gaps, recurring barriers, and opportunities to simplify execution.
- Facilitate and coordinate cross-functional project activities for the introduction and commercialization of new Private Brand medical products sourced from third-party manufacturers
- Collaborate with Marketing to gather information for defining product needs, confirming business priorities, and supporting product selection decisions.
- Partner with Logistics, Trade Compliance, Planning, Warehousing, and Distribution teams to confirm import requirements, lane setup, warehouse readiness, inventory planning, and distribution network execution.
- These include products for hospital equipment, hygiene, skin management, respiratory, anesthesiology, textiles, resin based commodity items, and more
- Collaborates with internal and external resources to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
- Drives cost reduction pipeline initiatives that facilitate business owners achieving their business unit goals and financial targets.
- Perform data analysis and utilize financial acumen to identify opportunities to leverage scale and drive cost savings.
- Global experience in category management, including technical product knowledge, cost drivers, related industry dynamics and market trends.
- Develop creative solutions to resolve issues
- Verify and monitor that deliverables meet applicable quality, regulatory, commercial, sourcing, and operational requirements.
- Estimates Landed Cost using LCM tool and supports Should Cost analysis engagement
- Track and Manage implementation of price lists
- Manage the NDA processes for the team
- Support as an SME In ordering samples within Cardinal
- Manage critical contracts and ensure new elements are appropriately amended or documented
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience in developing targets, developing global strategic sourcing strategies, and delivering breakthrough levels of performance improvement across a portfolio of assigned categories for an FDA-regulated medical device manufacturer or a healthcare company with annual sales more than $5 billion, preferred
- 5 years of experience developing and implementing requirements/change management methodologies to execute strategic sourcing activities, preferred
- 5 years of experience developing and implementing requirements to execute and enhance day-to-day sourcing activities, preferred
- Knowledge of the strategic sourcing procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices and methods. Demonstrate how this knowledge has been applied, preferred
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems, preferred
- Experience coordinating and facilitating executive management meetings, preferred
- Strong project and process management to execute supply strategy for assigned categories with cross functional teams, preferred
- Experience with contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy, preferred
- Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word, and familiarity with Tableau, preferred
- Ability to read specifications, drawings etc., preferred
- Experience of leading global cross-functional teams within a large matrix organization, preferred
- Familiarity with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain processes to support supplier selection and performance management, preferred
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at various levels of expertise in a global landscape, preferred
- Willing to travel at least 5% for business purposes (within the country and internationally).
What is expected of you and others at this level:
- Deliver on yearly tangible corporate goals
- Applies advanced knowledge and an 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 that may set precedent
- Independently determines method for completion of new projects
- undefined
- Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
Anticipated salary range: $82,100 - $117,200
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: 11/20/2026 *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.
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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 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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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.
This position is responsible for coordinating and executing new product introduction and commercialization projects for medical products sourced from third-party medical device manufacturers and/or self/contract manufactured. The Advisor collaborates with Marketing, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Logistics, and external suppliers to facilitate the identification, sourcing, setup, and launch of products that fill portfolio gaps
Responsibilities
- Responsible for creating RFP’s & aligning associated award recommendations in accordance with Cardinal Health’s sourcing process.
- Supports a portfolio of projects assigned to fill portfolio and category gaps
- Support improvements to Private Brand sourcing and new product introduction processes by contributing to the identification of handoff gaps, recurring barriers, and opportunities to simplify execution.
- Facilitate and coordinate cross-functional project activities for the introduction and commercialization of new Private Brand medical products sourced from third-party manufacturers
- Collaborate with Marketing to gather information for defining product needs, confirming business priorities, and supporting product selection decisions.
- Partner with Logistics, Trade Compliance, Planning, Warehousing, and Distribution teams to confirm import requirements, lane setup, warehouse readiness, inventory planning, and distribution network execution.
- These include products for hospital equipment, hygiene, skin management, respiratory, anesthesiology, textiles, resin based commodity items, and more
- Collaborates with internal and external resources to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
- Drives cost reduction pipeline initiatives that facilitate business owners achieving their business unit goals and financial targets.
- Perform data analysis and utilize financial acumen to identify opportunities to leverage scale and drive cost savings.
- Global experience in category management, including technical product knowledge, cost drivers, related industry dynamics and market trends.
- Develop creative solutions to resolve issues
- Verify and monitor that deliverables meet applicable quality, regulatory, commercial, sourcing, and operational requirements.
- Estimates Landed Cost using LCM tool and supports Should Cost analysis engagement
- Track and Manage implementation of price lists
- Manage the NDA processes for the team
- Support as an SME In ordering samples within Cardinal
- Manage critical contracts and ensure new elements are appropriately amended or documented
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience in developing targets, developing global strategic sourcing strategies, and delivering breakthrough levels of performance improvement across a portfolio of assigned categories for an FDA-regulated medical device manufacturer or a healthcare company with annual sales more than $5 billion, preferred
- 5 years of experience developing and implementing requirements/change management methodologies to execute strategic sourcing activities, preferred
- 5 years of experience developing and implementing requirements to execute and enhance day-to-day sourcing activities, preferred
- Knowledge of the strategic sourcing procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices and methods. Demonstrate how this knowledge has been applied, preferred
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems, preferred
- Experience coordinating and facilitating executive management meetings, preferred
- Strong project and process management to execute supply strategy for assigned categories with cross functional teams, preferred
- Experience with contract requirements to negotiate critical terms and conditions in line with category strategy, preferred
- Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word, and familiarity with Tableau, preferred
- Ability to read specifications, drawings etc., preferred
- Experience of leading global cross-functional teams within a large matrix organization, preferred
- Familiarity with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain processes to support supplier selection and performance management, preferred
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at various levels of expertise in a global landscape, preferred
- Willing to travel at least 5% for business purposes (within the country and internationally).
What is expected of you and others at this level:
- Deliver on yearly tangible corporate goals
- Applies advanced knowledge and an 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 that may set precedent
- Independently determines method for completion of new projects
- undefined
- Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
Anticipated salary range: $82,100 - $117,200
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: 11/20/2026 *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.
#LI-MP1
#LI-remote
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 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.
To read and review this privacy notice click here
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of global sourcing jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive experience in global sourcing or procurement
- Demonstrated experience managing international supplier relationships across multiple regions
- Proficiency in ERP and procurement systems such as SAP Ariba or Oracle
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, or a related field
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing direct reports
- CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent supply chain certification preferred
Tips for Your Remote Director of Global Sourcing Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote director of global sourcing openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through non-remote listings.
Show your async supplier management experience
Remote sourcing directors manage vendors, negotiate contracts, and align internal stakeholders entirely through written and digital channels. Lead your resume with examples of deals you closed or supplier relationships you built without in-person meetings, naming the tools you used.
Demonstrate cost and lead-time outcomes clearly
Remote hiring teams can't observe how you work, so they evaluate what you've delivered. Quantify sourcing wins, unit cost reductions, and supplier consolidations in your application materials so the results speak before any interview.
Prepare for asynchronous remote interviews
Many distributed companies use recorded video screens or written case questions early in their process. Practice explaining sourcing strategy decisions in structured written form and rehearse concise on-camera answers covering supplier selection rationale and category management approach.
Remote Director of Global Sourcing Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of global sourcing job?
Remote director of global sourcing roles go to candidates who can demonstrate strategic sourcing outcomes without needing daily face time with leadership. Remote employers screen hard for strong written communication, supplier negotiation results you can quantify, and comfort managing international vendors and cross-functional teams asynchronously. Highlighting experience with remote collaboration tools, global supply chain systems, and self-directed project management gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote director of global sourcings?
Employers currently hiring remote director of global sourcings include JLL, CONMED, and Parexel, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first retailers, distributed consumer goods companies, and technology firms that manage global supplier networks without requiring procurement leadership to be on-site.
Can you get a remote director of global sourcing job with no experience?
Yes, but remote director-level sourcing roles are competitive and typically expect demonstrated leadership, so pure entry-level candidates face a steep climb. The more practical path is to build remote-ready experience first: take on sourcing project lead roles at smaller distributed companies, document supplier cost reductions you drove, and show comfort managing vendor relationships entirely through digital communication before targeting director titles.
Do you need a degree for remote director of global sourcing jobs?
Not always, though a bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field is common in job postings for this role. Remote employers increasingly weigh a proven record of managing global supplier portfolios, delivering cost savings, and leading sourcing teams alongside or ahead of formal credentials. Certifications like CPSM or CSCP can also strengthen a candidacy when a degree is absent.
Which industries hire the most remote director of global sourcings?
Most remote director of global sourcing openings sit in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed procurement leadership because their supplier networks are inherently global and their sourcing decisions don't require daily physical presence at a single headquarters.
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