Director Warehouse Operations

Our Global Medical Products & Distribution business segment is currently looking for a Director of Warehouse Operations (DO) to lead and support the day-to-day operations for our Hammond Distribution Center located outside New Orleans Louisiana. This leader will have financial and operational responsibility for a 210000 square foot Distribution Center. This Distribution Center services hospitals and surgery centers in the Southern Gulf area and lower Alabama. The successful candidate will have direct/indirect responsibility for over 50 Distribution employees. Inbound and Outbound volume out of the Hammond facility is more than 900K picks and puts annually. The DO will have oversight and dotted-line responsibility for the Penske-managed private fleet which totals 1 manager and 10 drivers along with associated equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Operational Leadership: Directs daily activities including receiving warehousing inventory control and shipping to maximize space and efficiency.
• Strategic Planning: Develops and implements warehouse strategies including continues improvement safety workflow design and technology adoption to improve productivity.
• Team Development: Recruits trains manages and mentors warehouse managers supervisors and staff fostering a culture of teamwork accountability & trust.
• Safety Quality & Compliance: Optimize efficiency safety and quality. Ensures compliance with OSHA regulations and company policies to maintain a safe working environment. Ensure employees have access to safe reliable and efficient equipment to perform distribution functions; implement programs policies and strategies to improve productivity and optimize space utilization.
• Financial Management: Owns site P&L. Develops operating budgets manages labor costs controls expenses and prepares reports for senior management.
• Performance Tracking: Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate performance and implement improvements.
• Continuous Improvement Culture: Leading mentoring and developing warehouse teams to adopt a mindset of continuous improvement and safety. Continuously identify and implement opportunities to improve facility operations through established standards innovation and creative problemsolving while effectively managing multiple competing priorities.
• Customer Relationship Management: Acts as a primary point of contact for the customer ensuring high-level responsiveness and building trust. Ensures all logistics activities such as packaging or special project handling meet or exceed contractual obligations. Beyond managing complaints leaders must nurture key customer relationships acting as the customers advocate internally and fostering long-term trust.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Bridge gaps between departments (e.g. sales marketing product) to ensure consistent efficient execution of projects.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Proven leadership capabilities including ability to manage diverse personalities/skill sets in a changing environment. Experienced site leader who enjoys being visible & engaged. Strong ability to lead motivate develop and manage teams fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Exhibits customer focus.
• Hands-on experience overseeing daily warehouse operations including inventory control order fulfillment shipping/receiving and labor planning.
• Understanding of OSHA regulations safety programs quality and compliance standards.
• Experience with budgeting cost control and managing P&L preferred. Excellent analytical decision-making and strategic planning skills to resolve complex issues and improve processes.
• Communication: Presentation skills verbal and written communication including active listening for onsite briefings and conflict resolution.
• Ability to lead change drive continuous improvement and implement process efficiencies (Lean Six Sigma or similar).
• Experience with warehouse automation and material handling systems preferred.
• Critical Thinking & Decision-Making: Ability to make sound objective decisions in high-pressure situations.
• Organization: Ability to manage workflows schedules and resource allocation.

Anticipated pay range: $105600 - $178650

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

* The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at CardinalHealth is determined by multiple factors including but notlimited to a candidates geographical location relevanteducation experience and skills and an evaluation ofinternal pay equity.

Application window anticipated to close: 6/10/2026 *if interested in opportunity please submit application as soon as possible.

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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