What Account Management contributes to Cardinal Health
Account Management is responsible for cultivating and maintaining on-going customer relationships with an assigned set of customers. Provides new and existing customers with the best possible service and recommendations in relation to billing inquiries, service requests, improvements to internal and external processes, and other areas of opportunity. Provides product service information to customers and identifies upselling opportunities to maintain and increase income streams from customer relationships.
This position owns the full consultative sales and account experience for designated retail solutions, including account targeting, opportunity development, virtual selling, commercial follow-up, implementation coordination, issue escalation, retention, and expansion. The role partners closely with retail sales directors, product leaders, operations, training, and customer support teams to help customers adopt solutions that improve financial performance, operational efficiency, and long-term business health.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage solution opportunities across new and existing retail accounts using phone, video, email, CRM workflow, and other virtual engagement methods.
- Own the consultative sales process for assigned retail solutions from prospecting and qualification through close, implementation follow-up, retention, and growth.
- Use account data, targeting tools, market intelligence, and customer insight to identify solution opportunities and prioritize outreach.
- Conduct discovery conversations with pharmacy owners, operators, and other customer stakeholders to understand business goals, pain points, and readiness for adoption.
- Present solution value propositions, business cases, and recommended next steps tailored to customer needs.
- Communicate with field partners to maintain account alignment, preserve relationship continuity, and avoid duplication or confusion in customer engagement.
- Track pipeline activity, customer interactions, next steps, and commercial performance within established systems and reporting processes.
- Support implementation readiness by ensuring accurate handoff, customer commitment, scheduling coordination, and follow-up after sale.
- Monitor early adoption, surface customer issues, and partner with internal teams to escalate and resolve barriers that may affect satisfaction, retention, or expansion.
- Drive renewals, retention conversations, and cross-sell or upsell opportunities within the assigned portfolio.
- Provide market feedback to internal stakeholders regarding customer objections, competitive activity, process gaps, and emerging commercial opportunities.
- Operate within established pricing, contracting, compliance, and policy guidelines while exercising sound judgment in day-to-day customer management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
- Strong communication skills
- 2+ years of sales, inside sales, account management, customer success, or consultative commercial experience preferred
- Experience working with retail pharmacy, healthcare services, pharmacy operations, or other solution-based offerings preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple opportunities and customer relationships in a structured, metrics-driven environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including virtual presentation, follow-up, and cross-functional coordination.
- Ability to translate customer needs into commercial opportunities and practical next steps
- Comfort working with CRM systems, pipeline management tools, and performance reporting
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
- Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
- Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes actions to resolve
- Applies judgment within defined parameters
- Receives general guidance may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
- Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy
Anticipated salary range: $63,800-91,400
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: 8/21/2026*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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