**_What Planning Process Excellence contributes to Cardinal Health:_**

Cardinal Health's Planning Process Excellence and Program Management team is responsible for identifying, developing, implementing, training, and communicating strategic programs across the planning organization that involve cross-functional collaboration, including teams and stakeholders within planning, marketing, distribution operations, transportation, technology, and sales. This team is directly responsible for developing the program roadmap for the planning organization in alignment with the Vice President of Planning’s strategic priorities for the organization. This will include programs to address areas such as process simplification, automation, technology utilization improvements, and cost savings for the organization.

As the Manager of this team, you will manage program managers and project analysts. They are accountable for delivering upon identify strategic goals while working within the constraints of budget, schedule, and scope.

**_Responsibilities:_**

+ Manage team of junior level project managers and project analyst.

+ Develop Program strategy and charter in alignment with organizational strategic priorities.

+ Lead and deliver complex projects with multiple functional teams and stakeholders.

+ Develop and implement technology and automation strategy for maximizing efficiency, reducing waste, simplifying process, and improving APS adoption across the organization.

+ Develop, lead, coach, and utilize formal Program and Project governance systems, including operating mechanisms for Project Management Budget/proforma governance, stakeholder communications, and milestone completion.

+ Develop and implement training in accordance with each strategic project, including partnering with Cardinal Health’s learning and leader development team for scalability of program, role, and process changes across the organization.

+ Implement and maintain KPIs for Program Delivery and Performance, including KPIs for business outcomes of each project/program in the portfolio.

+ Maintain program governance and communication; engage stakeholders and decisions makers; and establish positive cross-functional program support across the portfolio of projects.

+ Develop and define strategic program roadmap, establish clear goals, and deliver identified business outcomes for each program across a breadth of cross-functional teams.

**_Qualifications:_**

+ Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

+ 8+ years of experience preferred within Demand/Supply Planning and planning systems.

+ Experience in Process Improvement and automation with demonstrated experience in delivering business process excellence with measurable results highly preferred.

+ Knowledge in Financial acumen and the ability to develop financial business outcomes for each project, including ROI, Pay Back Period, and Program Cost accounting highly preferred.

+ PMP Certification preferred.

+ Six Sigma certification preferred.

+ Strong technical acumen in SAP, WMS, WES, APS, and similar systems across the supply chain highly preferred.

+ Exceptional Communication (written and verbal) to communicate at all levels with influence highly preferred.

+ Strong Power-Point visualization skill to present to global audiences, articulating succinct executive-level descriptions of program updates/results highly preferred.

+ Leadership Skills: demonstrated people leadership, coaching/mentoring, and organizational leadership, including culture change, creating followership for future-state visions, and managing priorities preferred.

+ Visionary leadership and the ability to simplify complex problems and processes preferred.

+ Relentless curiosity and drive for improvement/best practices, including the ability to simplify transactional business process, reduce hand-offs, and eliminate waste preferred.

**_What is expected of you and others at this level_**

+ Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff.

+ Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals.

+ Ensures employees operate within guidelines.

+ Decisions have a short-term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers.

+ Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management.

+ Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects.

+ Gains consensus from various parties involved.

**Anticipated salary range:** $102,000 - $145,700

**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:** 05/12/2024 *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._

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