Manager, Warehouse Operations

Shift Details:

• 4 PM - 12:30 AM
• Monday - Thursday, with flexible coverage Friday - Sunday

What Warehouse Operations 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.
• Warehouse Operations is responsible for performing/controlling a combination of manual or automated tasks necessary for the receipt, storage, and shipment of product. This may include functions of receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc. Also responsible for the efficient flow of products from the point of product receipt from vendors to the shipment of products (via prescribed service parameters) to a variety of internal and external customers.

 
What Operations Management contributes to Cardinal Health

• The Manager, Warehouse Operations Outbound oversees the building’s inbound processing, including receiving, put away, and returns to achieve operational efficiency and safety. Through successful operational and people management, this job delivers on the business unit’s short-term goals, improves profitability, and develops the business unit’s warehouse talent. This job also responds to urgent customer needs or supply disruptions to ensure customer commitments are fulfilled.

Responsibilities

• Leads and directs a Supervisory team of 4 direct reports and 50 indirect associates that includes outbound operations.
• Ensures the timely distribution and receipt of product while meeting the distribution center standards of budget, policies, procedures and quality.
• Leads initiatives designed to improve processes or continuous improvement projects throughout the facility.
• Provides leadership to the team and challenge the status quo; interact with employees on the floor and in an office setting.
• Influence and understand the business and culture strategy and translate the strategy into executable initiatives for their department.
• Interfaces with customers and suppliers to resolve issues and participate in regularly scheduled meetings (this may include travel up to 25%).
• Collaborates with cross functional teams at all levels within the organization, specifically within HR groups on a daily basis.
• Cultivates positive relationships with peers and coworkers.
• Interviews and make hiring decisions for supervisor, lead and niche roles.
• Develops the supervisory and employee population, which includes training, coaching, counseling and performance appraisals.
• Manages the distribution operation utilizing appropriate systems to track, analyze and improve day to day operational metrics.
• Holds Supervisors accountable for their respective department KPI’s.
• Enforces Cardinal Health compliance and regulations for OSHA, DEA, FDA, state and local authorities, primary facility contact for QRA compliance.
• Manages site financial metrics including profit and loss and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience preferred
• Prior leadership experience preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working within a warehouse (or distribution) environment preferred
• Inventory planning and processing experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel (Pivot Tables and spreadsheets)
• Experience working within ERP’s (SAP or Manhattan) preferred  
• Prior experience with continuous improvement projects and initiatives 
• Adaptable to operational needs
• Ability to problem solve through complex scenarios and drive change

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: