Manager, Transportation (Procurement)

What Transportation contributes to Cardinal Health

Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply, and manufacturing planning. Transportation is responsible for the movement of materials and products between suppliers, manufacturing, warehousing, and the customer. Management of transportation assets and systems to gain greater service, cost efficiency and optimization of processes.

The Transportation Procurement team is responsible for the development of network-wide pharmaceutical service purchasing strategy and deployment. They oversee all transportation procurement execution, carrier onboarding, budgeting activities, and benchmarking projects. This team procures services for a network that delivers the highest levels of reliability, speed, and cost while ensuring financial structures remain best in class.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of direct reports
• Build, enable, and drive multi-year strategy both within direct scope as well as for the EnterpriseTransportationorganization
• Leads the development of contracts and business rules to achieve specific goals in transportation
• Develops new practices, processes, metrics, or models
• Lead large meetings with executive stakeholders
• Collaborate cross-functionally and liaise with internal and/or external stakeholders, including seniorleaders
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 8-12 years of experience preferred
• Supply Chain Certification (i.e. APICS) preferred
• Experience with SAP, JDA, Manhattan preferred
• Experience with SQL, Alteryx, Tableau preferred
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Multi-modal domestic transportation background preferred
• Working knowledge of transportation technologies

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Ensures employees operate within guidelines
• Decisions have a short-term impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers
• Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management
• Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects
• Gains consensus from various parties involved

Anticipated salary range:$85,100 - $121,600

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: 5/7/2024 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

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.