Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cardinal Health is a leading healthcare services and products company, and they are seeking a Program Manager, Logistics Operations to manage the OptiFreight Logistics program for health systems. The role focuses on supplier compliance, program utilization, and training to maximize savings and efficiencies, while also requiring strong project management and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with internal and external teams to manage the OptiFreight Logistics program, driving program compliance, increasing package volume and generating savings for a large health system
- Strong communication skills, comfortable presenting to and interacting with customers from the warehouse to the C-Suite on a regular basis including facilitation of meetings
- Possess strong work ethic, self-motivated and able to operate independently with limited direct supervision, while also comfortable working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Capable of adapting to change and able to successfully perform in an evolving environment
- Results oriented, ensuring we deliver on commitments while also working to continuously improve processes
- Strong project management skills for creating and leading implementation plans for projects and initiatives and on-going administration of efficiency and savings
- Strong listening and problem-solving skills and ability to develop plans to improve process efficiency
- Ability to learn and understand technical details and act as a subject matter expert for hospital transportation and supply chain
- Able to regularly be on-site if centrally located to customer or ability to travel to customers during project planning, implementation and on-going management. Given the current pandemic, this role may primarily be remote until appropriate to return to onsite
- Possess strong emotional intelligence with a real sense of cultural sensitivity
Skills
- Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
- Ability to travel 10% of the time
- 5+ years of transportation, shipping or logistics experience preferred
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills to all levels of an organization
- Manage and report performance data to all levels within client organization
- Data and analytics experience identifying and addressing cost-savings and volume-driving opportunities with a proven record of achieving goals
- Proficient working within large amounts of data with Microsoft Excel and Access (PivotTables, Identify Trends, Estimate Savings, Basic Report Creation, Drill Down to Location/Department)
- Customer/Vendor credentialing is required (this may include vaccinations). More details will be provided if you are selected for an interview
- Experience in Transportation, familiar with small parcel, large freight, carriers (FedEx, UPS, DHL, Courier/Same Day, LTL and TL) preferred
- Experience in change management, project management, or Lean Six Sigma background preferred
Benefits
- 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
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