Please Note: This person will be responsible for supporting our distribution centers across the Central and Western United States and will be required to travel up to 50% across this territory.

The ideal candidate will be located near one of our distribution centers in the covered territory and will be within 45 minutes of a major airport.

Reporting to the Senior Director of EHS the Senior Manager of Environment Health and Safety (EHS) at Cencora is directly responsible for activities related to ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for employees and contractors at Cencora locations within the United States.

This leader will have the opportunity to shape and strengthen a growing EHS organization. The role will tactically deploy the Cencora EHS strategy vision and values at district sites effectively executing the strategy to elevate safety and environmental performance to world-class levels across all Cencora sites.

This individual will be responsible for partnering with site leaders to reduce risk improve safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance. The role requires a collaborative approach partnering closely with EHS subject matter experts functional partners and internal operations leaders to cultivate a safety-conscious culture throughout the workplace. Excellent project management skills and the ability to utilize data to make risk-based decisions are essential for driving continuous improvement and adapting to EHS challenges with precision and agility.

By fostering strong partnerships and leveraging data-driven insights the Senior Manager will ensure that Cencora not only meets regulatory requirements but also proactively enhances the health safety and wellbeing of all employees and contractors. This approach is crucial for minimizing risks preventing incidents and promoting a culture of safety excellence.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead initiativesto drive continuous improvement in Cencoras safety culture.
• Collaborate with site leaders and functional partnersto ensure compliance with all relevant federal state and local EHS regulations.
• Assist in the development implementation and maintenanceof an effective EHS management system.
• Oversee incident reporting lead investigations and collaborate with sites to implement sustainable improvements.
• Share lessons learnedand successful practices across all locations.
• Develop and implement procedures processes and related guidance; establish strategies goals and performance expectations through collaboration with site and business leaders.
• Identify and track leading and lagging indicatorsto ensure EHS continuous improvement.
• Cultivate engagement at all levelsfor the development and execution of a performance-based safety program through effective collaboration and understanding of Cencoras core values.
• Review update and maintain EHS documentation.
• Ensure new policies and programs complywith regulatory requirements upon implementation.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and regulatory requirements.
• Represent Cencora in official dutieswith applicable regulatory agencies.
• Support the Workers Compensation claims management processto ensure optimal recovery of workers and return-to-work strategies.
• Develop and maintain effective relationshipswith site and business unit management.
• This role will require up to 50% travel especially in year one. Most travel will occur within a specific region but the candidate may be asked to support sites/projects outside of the region.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education:

• Bachelors or Masters degreein Safety Engineering Science or a related field.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) or other professional EHS certificationspreferred.

Experience:

• 10 years of experiencein EHS with demonstrated career growth.
• 5 years of experienceleading an EHS program at multiple sites/locations.
• Experience in directly developing and leading an EHS program for multiple sites is a must.
• Experience working in a distribution and logistics environment is preferred.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation benefits and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members ability to live with purpose every addition to traditional offerings like medical dental and vision care we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical emotional financial and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families which may include backup dependent care adoption assistance infertility coverage family building support behavioral health solutions paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth we also offer a variety of training programs professional development resources and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs employee resource groups volunteer activities and much more. For details visit time