Senior Operations Leader, Pharma Distribution

McKesson; West Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an Assistant Director, Operations to lead day-to-day distribution center operations in a high-volume pharmaceutical environment. You will partner with the Director of Operations to drive safety, quality, service, productivity, labor planning, and cost performance across a multi-shift operation.

The ideal candidate is an approachable, influential people leader who uses operational data to improve performance, customer service, and continuous improvement outcomes across the

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 9+ years of professional experience.
• Typically requires 1+ year of supervisory and/or management experience.
• Experience leading teams in distribution, warehouse operations, logistics, fulfillment, supply chain, or a similar operational environment.
• Experience using operational metrics or KPIs to manage performance, productivity, service, quality, or labor outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic and operational leadership for a multi-shift pharmaceutical distribution center, including safety, quality, service, productivity, labor planning, and cost performance.
• Oversee daily warehouse and distribution workflows, ensuring effective resource allocation, service execution, inventory flow, and achievement of operational goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, and frontline teams while fostering engagement, accountability, trust, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor KPIs, operational metrics, labor trends, quality performance, and service results to identify gaps and implement data-driven solutions.
• Drive operational excellence using Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes to improve efficiency, quality, compliance, and cost.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, and applicable pharmaceutical distribution regulations, including DEA, FDA, OSHA, and related requirements.
• Partner with Human Resources, Finance, Transportation, Engineering, IT, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Customer Operations, and Customer Service to resolve operational challenges and support key initiatives.
• Support labor relations activities, including positive union partnerships, contract compliance, employee relations, issue resolution, and workforce planning.
• Prepare and present operational updates, business reviews, performance results, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Operational excellence

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

WMS/ERP systems

Excel & PowerPoint

Job description

McKesson is seeking an Assistant Director, Operations to lead day-to-day distribution center operations in a high-volume pharmaceutical environment. You will partner with the Director of Operations to drive safety, quality, service, productivity, labor planning, and cost performance across a multi-shift operation.

The ideal candidate is an approachable, influential people leader who uses operational data to improve performance, customer service, and continuous improvement outcomes across the