Manager, Marketing Implementation

What Product and Solutions Marketing contributes to Cardinal Health Marketing is responsible for assessing customer needs, market conditions and competition to inform business strategy. Marketing implements the strategy through developing, commercializing and monitoring the appropriate products and services. Product & Solutions Marketing is responsible for defining the product/service and market strategy and   life cycle management including customer need identification, market research, product or service offering, pricing, positioning, promotion, branding and distribution to drive customer loyalty, sales growth and improved profitability. About Consumer Health Cardinal Health’s Consumer Health business unit provides pharmacies with access to a broad portfolio of over-the-counter products, diagnostics, health and wellness products, and private label offerings, supported by category management, pricing, merchandising, marketing and retail solutions. The business helps pharmacies strengthen retail performance by providing the products, insights, programs and tools needed to compete more effectively and drive sustainable sales, margin and customer loyalty.

The Manager, Marketing Implementation supports executional excellence across the Consumer Health Marketing team, helping ensure marketing strategies, programs and projects move efficiently from planning through execution and fulfillment. This role provides operational leadership across marketing workflows, systems, budgets, vendors and fulfillment activities, creating the structure, visibility and accountability needed to deliver high-quality programs and a positive experience for pharmacies, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Leads the traffic management and operational coordination of Consumer Health marketing programs and projects, establishing clear workflows, priorities, timelines, owners, dependencies and deliverables Serves as the primary marketing liaison for technology partners supporting conference and event-related product ordering, reporting and fulfillment capabilities, ensuring system readiness, operational execution, data accuracy, customer satisfaction, and continuous process improvement Maintains visibility to the marketing portfolio through project plans, status reporting, workflow tools and performance dashboards; communicates progress, risks, decisions and required actions to marketing leadership and cross-functional partners Serves as a subject matter expert for key systems and tools used by the Consumer Health Marketing team, supporting system adoption, training, documentation, governance and consistent use Partners with Marketing, Category Management, Operations, Finance, Inventory Management, IT and other stakeholders to coordinate program requirements and support accurate, timely execution Evaluates marketing workflows and advocates for process improvements that make work simpler, faster and more effective while strengthening controls, accountability and the stakeholder experience Develops and maintains standard operating procedures, process documentation, templates, training materials and other resources that enable consistent execution and effective onboarding Supervises marketing budgets, purchase orders, invoices and financial tracking , working with Finance and business partners to support accurate forecasting, reconciliation, timely payment and adherence to financial controls Oversees operational readiness for marketing program fulfillment, including inventory availability, shipment coordination, issue resolution and stakeholder communications Monitors fulfillment quality, timeliness and service performance to help ensure pharmacies and other program participants receive an accurate, consistent and positive experience Leads issue resolution and root-cause analysis for executional challenges, implementing corrective and preventive actions where appropriate Supports change management for new marketing