Warehouse Operations Manager - Outbound

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - this shift requires flexibility, including possible weekend availability.

Work Location: Cardinal Health, 12600 NE 40th Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64161

Anticipated salary range: $86,400 - $123,400

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: 03/17/26 *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.

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.

Job Summary
The Manager, Warehouse Operations Outbound oversees the building’s outbound processing, including picking, packing and shipping 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

• Leading and directing a Supervisory team of 3 Outbound Supervisors and 60 associates.
• Ensuring the timely distribution and receipt of product while meeting the distribution center standards of budget, policies, procedures and quality.
• Leading initiatives designed to improve processes or continuous improvement projects throughout the facility.
• Providing leadership to the team and challenging the status quo; interacting with employees on the floor and in an office setting.
• Influencing and understanding the business and culture strategy and translating the strategy into executable initiatives for their department.
• Interfacing with customers and suppliers to resolve issues and participating in regularly scheduled meetings (this may include travelling a few times a year).
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams at all levels within the organization, specifically within HR and Operations groups daily.
• Cultivating positive relationships with peers and coworkers.
• Interviewing and making hiring decisions for supervisor, lead and niche roles.
• Developing the supervisory and employee population, which includes training, coaching, counseling and performance appraisals.
• Managing the distribution operation utilizing appropriate systems to track, analyze and improve day-to-day operational metrics.
• Holding Supervisors accountable for their respective department MBO’s.
• Enforcing Cardinal Health compliance and regulations for OSHA, DEA, FDA, state and local authorities, primary facility contact for QRA compliance.
• Managing site financial metrics including profit and loss and budgets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work 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 (Oracle or Manhattan), preferred
• Prior experience with continuous improvement projects and initiatives
• Adaptable to operational needs
• Ability to solve problems 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

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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