Manager, Commercial Pharmacy Logistics

Value Apothecaries; United States; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cencora is seeking a Manager in Commercial Pharmacy Logistics to oversee projects that support pharmacy logistics, centralized service centers, and automation initiatives. You will collaborate with pharmacy operations, supply chain, engineering, IT, vendors and stakeholders to ensure compliant, efficient processes and successful program delivery.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives, drive continuous improvement with Lean Six Sigma, and ensure readiness, quality, and performance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics, pharmacy operations, industrial engineering, business administration, or related field.
• Five to seven years of progressive experience in healthcare supply chain, pharmacy operations, logistics, warehouse automation, consulting, or related operational environments.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects involving automation systems, material handling technologies, warehouse operations, or pharmacy fulfillment processes.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate projects supporting commercial pharmacy logistics and centralized pharmacy service center operations, ensuring solutions align with business, customer, and operational requirements.
• Evaluate workflows, performance metrics, and operational challenges to identify improvements in throughput, inventory accuracy, productivity, service levels, and cost efficiency.
• Coordinate facility design activities including workflow analysis, storage solutions, space utilization, automation integration, and operational readiness planning.
• Partner with pharmacy, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and operational stakeholders to implement and maintain logistics processes across receiving, inventory management, storage, fulfillment, returns, and distribution.
• Coordinate implementation, testing, deployment, and operational readiness for warehouse automation, material handling, warehouse management, PLC, and related technology solutions.
• Partner with engineering, IT, vendors, and operations teams to optimize automation systems, reporting, dashboards, operational visibility, performance monitoring, and workforce productivity.
• Provide operational subject matter expertise to support consulting engagements, customer discussions, assessments, workflow analyses, business cases, solution evaluations, and capability development.
• Manage cross-functional initiatives from planning through implementation, including implementation plans, timelines, risks, action logs, status updates, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications in conjunction with dedicated project manager.
• Lead continuous improvement activities using Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence methods to improve compliance, quality, productivity, customer experience, and measurable outcomes.
• Support compliance, safety, documentation, training, audits, validation, corrective actions, and operational readiness activities in alignment with company policies, operating procedures, and applicable regulations.

Description du poste

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director, Commercial Pharmacy Logistics, the Manager, Commercial Pharmacy Logistics is responsible for coordinating operational projects that support commercial pharmacy logistics, warehouse automation, facility design, process improvement, and centralized pharmacy service center initiatives. This role partners across pharmacy operations, supply chain, engineering, technology, vendors, and business stakeholders to support project execution, operational readiness, compliance, quality, and service performance.

Key Responsibilities

Pharmacy Logistics & Operations

• Manage projects supporting commercial pharmacy logistics and centralized pharmacy service center operations, ensuring solutions align with business, customer, and operational requirements.
• Evaluate workflows, performance metrics, and operational challenges to identify improvements in throughput, inventory accuracy, productivity, service levels, and cost efficiency.
• Coordinate facility design activities including workflow analysis, storage solutions, space utilization, automation integration, and operational readiness planning.
• Partner with pharmacy, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and operational stakeholders to implement and maintain logistics processes across receiving, inventory management, storage, fulfillment, returns, and distribution.

Automation Systems & Solution Development

• Coordinate implementation, testing, deployment, and operational readiness for warehouse automation, material handling, warehouse management, PLC, and related technology solutions.
• Partner with engineering, IT, vendors, and operations teams to optimize automation systems, reporting, dashboards, operational visibility, performance monitoring, and workforce productivity.
• Provide operational subject matter expertise to support consulting engagements, customer discussions, assessments, workflow analyses, business cases, solution evaluations, and capability development.

Project Management, Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Manage cross-functional initiatives from planning through implementation, including implementation plans, timelines, risks, action logs, status updates, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications in conjunction with dedicated project manager.
• Lead continuous improvement activities using Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence methods to improve compliance, quality, productivity, customer experience, and measurable outcomes.
• Support compliance, safety, documentation, training, audits, validation, corrective actions, and operational readiness activities in alignment with company policies, operating procedures, and applicable regulations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics, pharmacy operations, industrial engineering, business administration, or related field.
• Five to seven years of progressive experience in healthcare supply chain, pharmacy operations, logistics, warehouse automation, consulting, or related operational environments.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects involving automation systems, material handling technologies, warehouse operations, or pharmacy fulfillment processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, project management, continuous improvement, or operational excellence methodologies.
• Experience in healthcare distribution, pharmacy fulfillment, specialty pharmacy, centralized pharmacy services, or pharmaceutical logistics.
• Experience supporting automation implementations, facility design, operational readiness, or consulting engagements.

Skills and Capabilities

• Strong understanding of commercial pharmacy operations, healthcare supply chain, warehouse operations, fulfillment workflows, and logistics processes.
• Working knowledge of warehouse management systems, material handling technologies, automation systems, SCADA/PLC interfaces, reporting tools, and operational performance metrics.
• Ability to analyze operational challenges, interpret data, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
• Strong project coordination skills with the ability to manage priorities, timelines, risks, deliverables, and cross-functional execution in a matrixed environment.
• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality, compliance, safety, and operational excellence.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to support internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to travel approximately 70% based on project, customer, vendor, and site implementation needs.