Anticipated salary range: $87,700 - $125,300 per year

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 5/13/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible. The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate?s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10AM start time

What Warehouse Operations contributes to Cardinal Health
Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

Warehouse Operations is responsible for performing/controlling a combination of manual or automated tasks necessary for the receipt, storage, and shipment of product. This may include functions of receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc. Also responsible for the efficient flow of products from the point of product receipt from vendors to the shipment of products (via prescribed service parameters) to a variety of internal and external customers.

Job Summary
The Manager, Warehouse Operations Outbound oversees the building?s domestic outbound processing on 2 shifts, including picking, staging, and loading to achieve operational efficiency and safety. Through successful operational and people management, this job delivers on the business unit?s short-term goals, improves profitability, and develops the business unit?s warehouse talent. This job also responds to urgent customer needs or supply disruptions to ensure customer commitments are fulfilled.

The Manager, Warehouse Operations Outbound will primarily be a day shift position but is responsible for the performance of both shifts and may require a flexible schedule to support either team based on the business needs. First shift operates from 5:30AM - 2PM or completion of work, second shift operates from 3:30PM - 12:00AM or completion of work. 

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily outbound processing operations on 2 shifts including picking, staging, and loading. Ensures operations are in compliance to the business unit?s standard operating procedures and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• This role is responsible for the performance of both shifts and may require schedule changes to be able to spend time with both shifts as needed.
• Directs people management processes for the warehouse, including staffing, training and development, and talent management for 40-60 staff. Recognizing the employees? diverse skillsets and levels of experience, provides motivational leadership and champions a culture of high performance, learning, and safety.
• Responds to disruptions in outbound processing and ensures that customer commitments are fulfilled. Communicates with Sales and Customer Service teams within the business unit to understand customer concerns and makes adjustments to operations and people resources in response.
• Manages all safety trainings and procedures for warehouse operations, ensuring that operations are in compliance with safety regulations and best practices. Applies knowledge of warehouse safety to continuously and proactively mitigate risks.
• Monitors performance and productivity metrics and reports on operational outcomes to Site Director.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience, preferred
• Bachelor?s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 4-8 years of managing leaders, preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Ensures employees operate within all safety, quality, corporate, and local guidelines
• Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers
• Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management
• Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects
• Gains consensus from various parties involved

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.