Manager, Program Management – Capital Planning

Cardinal Health

. Leads a team of project managers supporting North American operations and oversees $50M–$70M in annual capital spend across MHE and facility infrastructure projects.

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $106,700 - $176,785 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in capital project management, including budgeting, forecasting, and asset lifecycle planning, while effectively leading geographically dispersed teams and collaborating with stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Capital BudgetingProject ManagementSAP ProficiencyData AnalysisAsset Lifecycle Planning

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Hard Skills

Capital BudgetingForecastingBusiness Case DevelopmentSpend ManagementAsset Lifecycle PlanningProject FinancialsImplementation PlanningData Analysis

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SAPMicrosoft Excel

Industry Keywords

MHEFacility InfrastructureCapital ProjectsDistributionManufacturing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads a team of project managers supporting North American operations and oversees $50M–$70M in annual capital spend across MHE and facility infrastructure projects.
Develops and drives MHE and facility capital strategy, including asset lifecycle planning, repair-versus-replacement decisions, spend benchmarking, bottom-up budget development, make-versus-buy analysis, and competitive bidding.
Partners with site leaders to assess facility conditions and prioritize upkeep, repairs, and capital improvements for roofs, rooftop HVAC units, restrooms, parking lots, and related infrastructure.
Leads modernization of asset tracking across North America and improves visibility into asset condition, maintenance history, and lifecycle costs.
Oversees project scope, planning, resource allocation, and capital deployment schedules while minimizing operational disruption.
Develops and maintains a three- to five-year capital plan, leads annual budgeting, provides monthly forecasts, manages spending, explains variances, and implements corrective actions.
Ensures business cases align investments with strategic priorities, safety and quality standards, infrastructure needs, and return-on-investment objectives.
Presents capital plans, business cases, budget requests, forecasts, and project updates to executive leadership to secure funding approvals.
Evaluates and selects suppliers and contractors and manages relationships to control costs and meet quality, service, and delivery expectations.
Collaborates with site leaders, Finance, and stakeholders across North America to coordinate execution and maintain visibility into capital plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field preferred.
Advanced degree desired.
8+ years of relevant experience preferred.
Experience managing large-scale capital projects in distribution or manufacturing environments, including MHE, facility infrastructure, suppliers, project financials, and implementation planning.
Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and coordinating multiple projects across North America preferred.
Strong capital budgeting, spend management, forecasting, and business case development skills, with the ability to present investment recommendations clearly to executive leadership.
Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel, along with strong data analysis skills, is required to manage capital budgets, reconcile spending, develop forecasts, and translate financial and asset data into actionable recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to lead asset-tracking modernization and improve asset data quality and reporting.
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus eligible
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