Software Renewals Consultant, Software Supplier Management (SSM)

What IT Software Supplier Management contributes to Cardinal Health

IT Software Supplier Management provides strategic support and management of Cardinal Health’s upcoming software renewals, with accountability for the end-to-end software renewals lifecycle. This function collaborates closely with indirect procurement (IDP), solution owners, enterprise architecture, finance, and software vendor management to mitigate commercial and legal risks and minimize the impact of potential software renewal price increases.

Job Summary

With responsibility for the renewal planning and strategy portion of the software renewal lifecycle, the Software Renewals Consultant proactively identifies and manages upcoming renewals, collaborates with third-party market research and benchmarking vendors to proactively forecast potential cost increases and commercial risks, collaborates with solution owners to evaluate historical vendor relationship and performance, and documents renewal strategies that maximize value creation. In addition, the function is responsible for maintaining the software renewals playbook that defines associated governance frameworks and reports as well as renewals policies, procedures, and sourcing rules.

The ideal candidate will proactively engage with stakeholders, collaborate with vendor relationship manager counterparts, and drive alignment across IT, procurement, enterprise architecture, finance, and legal stakeholders regarding total cost of ownership (TCO) estimates, renewal strategies, and execution of successful outcomes.

Location : Targeting individuals based local to Central Ohio, willing and able to work in a hybrid work environment

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage upcoming renewals by maintaining visibility into renewal timelines, supplier contracts, and cost projections.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate usage baselines, forecast demand, and align on renewal requirements.
• Leverage historical data and Flexera license insights to inform demand planning and identify high-opportunity renewal spend.
• Facilitate pre-renewal assessments, including supplier performance evaluations, license utilization analysis, and risk identification.
• Develop and maintain centralized planning systems and trackers to ensure visibility across renewal milestones.
• Define renewal strategies based on supplier tiering, category alignment, and enterprise goals.
• Conduct risk and opportunity assessments to identify areas for software consolidation, automation, or re-platforming.
• Collaborate with market research and analytics firms to gather pricing benchmarks and industry insights.
• Validate alignment of renewal strategies with business and IT roadmaps, ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
• Document and socialize renewal strategies, including desired outcomes, risks, and recommendations for renewal vs. replacement.
• Engage suppliers early in the renewal lifecycle to gather proposals, validate terms, and align on renewal objectives.
• Facilitate supplier communications, ensuring alignment with Cardinal Health’s strategic goals and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with sourcing teams to review supplier performance and ensure alignment with renewal strategies.
• Maintain supplier tiering and categorization efforts, ensuring resources are focused on high-impact suppliers.
• Lead governance frameworks for renewal planning and strategy, ensuring adherence to the Software Sourcing Playbook.
• Develop and maintain standardized reporting templates, such as renewal task trackers, supplier performance dashboards, and cost optimization analyses.
• Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement, leveraging tools such as SAP Ariba, Tableau, and ServiceNow.
• Track renewal success metrics, including cost savings, SLA compliance, and supplier performance, to inform future strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 3-8 years of experience in supply chain management, vendor management, IT procurement, software sourcing, finance, IT operations, or a related function, preferred
• Experience in program management, software sourcing, demand planning, and/or forecasting preferred
• Experience managing vendor relationships and maintaining compliance with organizational policies and procedures
• Familiarity with procurement tools such as SAP Ariba, ServiceNow, Flexera, Conga, or related tools preferred
• Knowledge of common software licensing models and agreement structures for both SaaS and on-premise software

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

Anticipated salary range: $94,900 - $135,600

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: 11/25/2025 *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.