**_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 Cnslt, Sply Chain Inv/Purch assists on sales operations over the counter products.
This job develops a sales forecast by aligning results from sales (past trends) and marketing (future events) and presents findings, trends and reports in the Sales and Operations planning meetings.
This job also facilitates Sales and Operations meetings and reaches alignment between demand and sales supply.
In addition, this job generates monthly reports to communicate with management regarding supply and demand issues and develops excel files for the sales team tools to gather sales demand data.
**_Responsibilities_**
- Presents findings and reports in the Sales and Operations planning meeting and facilitates meetings to reach alignment between demand and sales supply.
- Develops sales forecasts that align results from sales (past trends) and marketing initiatives (future events).
- Manages databases, gathers data prepared by demand analysts, evaluates inventory levels and develops action plans to correct product supply.
- Communicates distribution service agreements to other functions within Cardinal Health.
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Qualifications_**
- 4-8 years of experience
- BA, BS or equivalent experience in related field.
Advance Degree may be required
- English - advance
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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
- 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._