Head of Plasma Cold-Chain Transportation & Logistics

McKesson

Erlanger (KY)

Hybrid

USD 109,000 - 182,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

McKesson, a Fortune 10 healthcare company, seeks a strategic transportation leader to oversee the Plasma Transportation function, driving network design, routing, carrier management, and compliance across a cold-chain environment.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, partner with customers and partners, develop forecasts and budgets, and present performance and cost-improvement opportunities to executive leadership. Travel 25–35% and support 24/7 operations in a remote/hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, business, transportation, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or distribution.
  • 4+ years of people leadership experience managing managers and/or professional teams.
  • Experience with TMS and transportation analytics tools.
  • Demonstrated experience in transportation network design, route optimization, and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

  • Lead domestic and international plasma and biologic transport operations.
  • Direct routing, network design, fleet utilization, and carrier capacity management.
  • Oversee carrier relationships, contracts, performance scorecards, and governance.
  • Develop transportation forecasts for volume, mileage, carrier capacity, fleet requirements, and budgets.
  • Lead transportation billing accuracy, carrier invoice validation, dispute resolution, and revenue protection initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience
Transportation operations
Cost management
Data analysis
Forecasting
Carrier management
Vendor governance
RFP experience
Power BI
Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Transportation, or related field

Tools

Power BI
SAP
TMS

Job description

McKesson, a Fortune 10 healthcare company, seeks a strategic transportation leader to oversee the Plasma Transportation function, driving network design, routing, carrier management, and compliance across a cold-chain environment.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, partner with customers and partners, develop forecasts and budgets, and present performance and cost-improvement opportunities to executive leadership. Travel 25–35% and support 24/7 operations in a remote/hybrid work setup.

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