Director of Transportation

McKesson; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 132,900 - 221,500; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is hiring a Director of Transportation who will provide strategic and operational leadership across a regional network, focusing on optimizing cost, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering service performance. The ideal candidate will manage a team and oversee transport operations and carrier relationships effectively.

The position offers a robust compensation package with a salary range of $132,900 to $221,500, emphasizing McKesson's commitment to quality care in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, or distribution.
• Experience managing transportation operations and carrier relationships.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional transportation strategy execution.
• Oversee fleet operations and third-party carrier management.
• Ensure compliance with transportation regulations and company policies.

Skills

Transportation management

Logistics

Financial acumen

Leadership

Stakeholder influencing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

The Director of Transportation provides strategic and operational leadership for transportation across a regional network. This role is accountable for optimizing cost-to-serve, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering reliable service performance while leading teams and managing carrier and fleet operations.

This role oversees a team of leaders, executes strategy at the regional level, and drives cross-functional results.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regional transportation strategy execution to optimize cost, service, and operational performance
• Oversee fleet operations and third-party carrier relationships, including contract negotiation and performance management
• Partner with Distribution Operations, Customer Service, Finance, HR, Legal, and Quality to drive aligned outcomes
• Ensure compliance with all transportation regulations and company policies
• Own and manage the regional transportation budget, identifying opportunities to improve cost-to-serve and financial performance
• Drive implementation of national transportation initiatives and ensure alignment with customer delivery expectations
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to cost, service, and network performance
• Lead and develop a team of managers and individual contributors, fostering a high-performance, engaged culture
• Act as an escalation point for complex operational issues impacting service, cost, or delivery performance
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and ensure successful execution across the region
• Travel up to 20%

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, or distribution, including leadership experience
• Proven experience managing transportation operations, carriers, and cost-to-serve performance
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets and driving cost efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives

Preferred:

• Post-graduate certification (e.g., CITT)
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., pharmaceutical distribution)
• Direct-to-store delivery (DSD) or last-mile transportation experience
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and routing optimization tools
• Experience in fleet management and carrier sourcing
• Bilingual (English/French) an asset

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please visit careers.mckesson.com.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$132,900 - $221,500

McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind: McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.

McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Join us at McKesson!