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What you will be doing

This position will lead, plan, develop, organize, and monitor MWI’s national transportation and logistics including internal and contracted delivery system networks.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a national transportation strategy that aligns with Cencora’s objectives.
• Evaluates and compares existing transportation-related expenses; analyzes results and develops specific actions for cost reduction and improvement to direct reports for execution. 
• Responsible for developing logistic strategies to meet the changing market conditions, customer requirements and competitive demands of the healthcare industry 
• Manage corporate relationship with carrier partners. 
• Manage freight strategies at the customer level, ensuring timely delivery of customer orders.
• Develop alternate delivery logistics options to meet the expectations of the customer.
• Provides monthly expense estimates, actual and drivers to Finance.
• Lead in the negotiation of carrier agreements
• Analyze and develop alternative delivery options.
• Ensure that communications and cooperative relationships are established and functioning between all departments regarding freight strategies
• Reviews weekly/monthly/quarterly performance metrics with direct reports to identify action plans for improvement. Holds team accountable to develop plans and timelines to achieve expected results 
• Collaborates and supports other business leaders on strategic enterprise initiatives as needed

What your background should look like 

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Typically a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. Two or more years of transportation/distribution/logistics experience with a preference in pharmaceutical/veterinary industry management. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrate sound administrative and organizational skills, well-developed management skills.

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Administer Effectively: Monitors daily implementation of activities, projects, policies and procedures; notices errors and gaps; keeps detailed and accurate records; processes paperwork promptly and follows up on important details.

Mathematics: Resolves practical problems by choosing the appropriate mathematical technique (percentages, formulas, etc.); uses quantitative data to construct logical explanations for real world situations; expresses mathematical ideas and concepts verbally and in writing; understands the role of chance in the occurrence and prediction of events.

Teamwork: Makes effort to seek others’ input; willingly collaborates and cooperates with others in the organization; develops effective working relationships with key associates.

Work Commitment: Pursues commitments and action plans until the desired objective is achieved or is no longer reasonably attainable; strives to achieve organizational and individual performance goals; willingly expends extra when necessary to get the job done.

Teach Others: Helps others learn needed skills.

Evaluate Effectiveness: Assesses the overall effectiveness of past and current equipment/facility utilization/implementation; review competitive alternatives; identifies strategic opportunities for improvement and incorporates idea into future planning activities.

Problem Solving: Recognizes that a problem exists (i.e., that there is a discrepancy between what is and what should be); identifies possible reasons for the discrepancy and devises and implements a plan of action to resolve it.

Reasoning: Discovers the underlying relationship between two or more objects and uses that knowledge to solve a problem; uses logic to draw conclusions from available information; identifies general rules or principles; applies rules and principles to new situations; determines which conclusions are correct from analysis of a given set of facts and information.

Flexible/Adaptable: Views change or problems as an opportunity to grow professionally and to develop new and better ways to do things; adjusts readily to alterations in routine; copes effectively with changes in scope or type of work.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources tha