Capital Program Manager, MHE & Facility Upgrades

Cardinal Health; United States; On-site; USD 107,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account

401k savings plan

MyFlexPay access

FSAs

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health leads a North America team overseeing capital investments across material handling equipment (MHE) strategy and facility upkeep, including roofs, RTUs, restrooms, and parking lots. The role includes budgeting, spend management, and forecasting to support safe, reliable operations.

The manager develops investment recommendations, presents business cases to executive leadership, and drives asset-tracking modernization to improve data accuracy and lifecycle cost visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field preferred.
• Advanced degree desired.
• 8+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Experience managing large-scale capital projects in distribution or manufacturing environments, including MHE, facility infrastructure, suppliers, project financials, and implementation planning.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and coordinating multiple projects across North America preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of project managers supporting North American operations, overseeing $50M–$70M in annual capital spend across MHE and facility infrastructure projects.
• Develops and drives MHE and facility capital strategy, including asset lifecycle planning and repair-versus-replacement decisions.
• Partners with site leaders to assess facility conditions and prioritize upkeep and capital improvements.
• Leads modernization of asset tracking across North America, standardizing asset records and improving data accuracy and visibility.
• Oversees project scope, planning, resource allocation, and capital deployment schedules to deliver projects on time and within budgets.
• Develops and maintains a three- to five-year capital plan, leads annual budgeting, and provides monthly forecasts.
• Ensures well-supported business cases align investments with priorities, safety, quality standards, and ROI objectives.
• Prepares and presents plans, budgets, forecasts to executive leadership to secure funding approvals.

Skills

Capital budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Business case development

Leadership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

IBM Maximo

Job description

Cardinal Health leads a North America team overseeing capital investments across material handling equipment (MHE) strategy and facility upkeep, including roofs, RTUs, restrooms, and parking lots. The role includes budgeting, spend management, and forecasting to support safe, reliable operations.

The manager develops investment recommendations, presents business cases to executive leadership, and drives asset-tracking modernization to improve data accuracy and lifecycle cost visibility.