Senior Recruiter (Contractor Conversion)

What Talent Acquisition contributes to Cardinal Health
Human Resources designs, implements and delivers human resource programs and policies, including recruitment, talent management, diversity and inclusion, compensation and benefits, among others. This function anticipates and plans for long-term human resource needs in alignment with business strategies.

Talent Acquisition attracts, identifies and acquires skilled labor to support business needs and develops strategies for growing the organization's talent pool. This family evaluates and screens talent using skills assessments, testing and reference checking, and manages internal and external job advertising and posting. This family also manages relationships with third party recruiting agencies, prospects talent at employment fairs and on campus at educational institutions, and manages new employee induction.

Job Summary
The Senior Recruiter strengthens Cardinal Health’s talent pipeline and human capital by identifying and acquiring talent for executive positions within an assigned segment of Cardinal Health. The Senior Recruiter stewards the full recruitment lifecycle, including defining talent needs with hiring managers, conducting internal and external talent searches, contacting and assessing candidates, presenting top candidates to managers, and negotiating offers of employment. This job also manages job postings and new hire data through Workday in order to facilitate candidate tracking and onboarding of new hires.

Responsibilities

• Through phone calls, emails and social media, contacts candidates identified through internal and external talent searches to pitch the opportunity. Follows up consistently with top candidates through multiple contact methods.
• Conducts initial screenings of candidates by phone to assess their fit for the position, including whether their experiences match the job profile.
• Uses methods such as Boolean searches and data mining on LinkedIn, to conduct external talent searches to understand the talent market for the position and to proactively identify candidates.
• Through discussions with the hiring manager and Talent Management stakeholders, identifies strong internal candidates. Holds conversations with candidates’ managers and analyzes candidates’ talent review documentation as necessary to discuss their fit for the position.
• Defines the job profile through kick-off calls and ongoing discussions with the hiring manager. Understands the job’s core purpose and responsibilities, qualifications and personal factors necessary for a successful candidate, and the budget for offers.
• Following assessment of candidates, presents strong candidates to the hiring manager to determine which candidates to interview.
• After final interviews and decision by hiring manager, negotiates offers with candidates based on established budget and each candidates’ unique situations.
• With the support of a Coordinator, organizes logistics and accommodations for candidate travel, ensures proper travel reimbursement, and scheduling of interviews.
• Processes candidate and new hire data in Workday and related systems to ensure the proper tracking of candidates and onboarding of new hires.
• Develops appealing job posting and other marketing materials based on the job profile and creates job posting through Workday.
• Given level of experience and subject matter expertise, coaches and leads trainings for less experienced Recruitment professionals within Talent Acquisition teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

• 7 years’ recruiting experience in full life cycle recruiting environment preferred. One year of experience in retained search or recruiting executive level talent at a Fortune 500 company environment, preferred

• Prior experience recruiting for professional level roles including, but not limited to, sales, marketing, accounting/finance, information technology, or clinical areas highly preferred

• Strategic, independent and progressive thinker

• Consultative with the ability to influence others

• Ability to recruit and successfully close passive candidates

• Strong interpersonal, time management and verbal communication skills as well as sound presentation skills

• Ability to establish effective partnerships internally and externally, at all organizational levels and across boundaries

• Exhibits excellent client relationship skills; communicates proactively and consistently with hiring managers and candidates

• Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR), preferred

• Advanced Internet Recruiting Strategies (AIRS), preferred

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: $105,100 – $165,110

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: 7/14/2026 *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.

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