Remote Senior Capital Programs Manager - MHE & Facilities

Cardinal Health; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 107,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k plan

Paid time off

HSA

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Capital Investments Manager to lead a North American team overseeing substantial annual capital spend across material handling equipment and facility infrastructure. You will develop investment strategies, business cases, and budgets for executive review.

The role partners with site leaders and Finance to optimize asset tracking, lifecycle planning, and capital deployment while ensuring safety and reliability across nationwide facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 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 (MHE and facility infrastructure).
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams across North America.
• Strong budgeting, spend management, forecasting, and business case development; ability to present to executives.
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel with data analysis skills.
• Asset-tracking modernization; IBM Maximo a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

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 make-versus-buy analyses.
• Partners with site leaders to prioritize upkeep and capital improvements for roofs, RTUs, restrooms, parking lots, and related infrastructure.
• Leads modernization of asset tracking across North America to inform capital investment decisions.
• Oversees project scope, planning, resource allocation, and scheduling within budgets.
• Maintains a 3–5 year capital plan, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts; explains variances.
• Prepares and presents capital plans and funding requests to executives to secure approvals.
• Evaluates suppliers and manages relationships to control costs and ensure quality.
• Collaborates with site leaders, Finance, and other stakeholders to align priorities and visibility into capital plans.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Leadership

Travel 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

SAP

Excel

IBM Maximo

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Capital Investments Manager to lead a North American team overseeing substantial annual capital spend across material handling equipment and facility infrastructure. You will develop investment strategies, business cases, and budgets for executive review.

The role partners with site leaders and Finance to optimize asset tracking, lifecycle planning, and capital deployment while ensuring safety and reliability across nationwide facilities.