Executive Director, Cold-Chain Transportation

McKesson Corporation; Erlanger (KY); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Corporation is seeking a strategic transportation leader to oversee plasma and biologic product movement internationally and domestically. You will design networks, optimize routes, manage fleets, and govern carrier partnerships to ensure service, cost, and regulatory compliance.

You will develop forecasts, drive billing accuracy, and support growth opportunities while collaborating with Quality, Operations, and Finance teams in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Transportation, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of transportation, logistics, supply chain, or distribution experience.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience managing managers and/or professional teams.
• Experience leading transportation operations, routing, logistics networks, or fleet management functions.
• Experience managing third-party transportation providers, carrier partnerships, and service performance.
• Experience with transportation cost management, freight spend analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Experience using Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and transportation analytics tools.
• Demonstrated experience in transportation network design, route optimization, and capacity planning.
• Ability to analyze operational data and drive measurable service and cost improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation operations supporting domestic and international movement of plasma and biologic products.
• Direct route planning, transportation network design, fleet utilization, and carrier capacity management.
• Oversee carrier relationships, transportation contracts, performance scorecards, and vendor governance.
• Ensure transportation activities meet service, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop transportation forecasts for volume, mileage, carrier capacity, fleet requirements, and budgets.
• Drive transportation billing accuracy, carrier invoice validation, dispute resolution, and revenue protection initiatives.
• Support customer growth initiatives, facility expansions, and transportation-related business development opportunities.
• Lead transportation responses for customer RFPs, including pricing strategy, cost modeling, and feasibility analysis.
• Partner with Quality and Operations teams to maintain compliance with cold-chain requirements, chain-of-custody processes, and transportation regulations.
• Develop and implement transportation performance metrics, KPIs, operational standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop managers and professional staff across transportation planning, carrier management, transportation billing, forecasting, and customer support functions.
• Present transportation performance, cost improvement opportunities, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership and customers.

Skills

Transportation leadership

Route optimization

Carrier management

TMS experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Logistics

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

McKesson Corporation is seeking a strategic transportation leader to oversee plasma and biologic product movement internationally and domestically. You will design networks, optimize routes, manage fleets, and govern carrier partnerships to ensure service, cost, and regulatory compliance.

You will develop forecasts, drive billing accuracy, and support growth opportunities while collaborating with Quality, Operations, and Finance teams in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment.