**What Program and Project Management contributes to Cardinal Health** Transformation enables the organization to drive complex and transformational programs through disciplined project/program management and change management strategies. Program & Project Management applies general business knowledge to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for an administrative or business process. This job family organizes project teams, establishes project schedules and individual responsibilities, and determines resource requirements. Program & Project Management manages project budgets and reports on the status of project cost, timing and staffing. This job family also ensures adherence to internal external quality standards and integrates vendor tasks and deliverables into project plans. **Job Summary** The Program Manager is responsible for managing the execution of projects consisting of single or multiple initiatives. They work within the constraints of budget, schedule and scope while managing risk and ensuring adherence to established processes and methodologies. **Responsibilities** . + Leverage cross functional team to build and maintain multi-generational Project Plans that support a complex program, support stakeholder management, and provide appropriate escalations to drive timely and successful execution + Effectively document and execute on project plans for individual projects + Proactively identify issues and risks, support issue resolution, and develop risk mitigation plans in close partnership with project teams and relevant business partners + Responsible for creating and delivering project status to executive leadership team; ability to candidly request support + Quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams + Confidently facilitates decision making and removes barriers to progress + Ensure effective, nimble controls are in place and manage risks, issues, changes, decisions, cost, resources, and schedule; connect short-term demands to long-term implications, in alignment with the supporting business case + Effectively manage multiple projects, prioritizing multiple tasks while meeting deadlines; communicate project status (health, forecast, issues, risks, etc.) to leadership and stakeholders in an open and honest fashion **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred + 8+ years of experience, preferred + Preferred Certifications: PMP + Prior experience leading large scale, cross functional projects with multiple workstreams + Deep understanding of Supply Chain management + Strong leadership skills with ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple concurrent initiatives that have significant financial and strategic impact + Ability to influence without authority and excellent communication skills; ability to tailor communication with all levels of the organization, including executive leadership + Comfortable navigating through ambiguity; challenging others to think differently and holding others, at all levels, accountable to delivering on commitments + Strong communication skills to navigate efficiently and effectively in a matrix organization + Comfort with conflict and strong conflict resolution skills. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships + Strong analytical, problem solving, critical thinking, organizational, and financial acumen + Ability to travel 15% **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:** $103,500 - $147,900 **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:** 2/7/25*if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible. 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