Sr Consultant - Transportation

Job Summary: 

The Senior Consultant will ensure that our Cardinal Medical segment achieves both service level and contractual obligations for our commercial carriers. This role involves managing the performance of carriers for both final and middle mile deliveries by partnering with internal and external business partners and ensuring contractual compliance.

Responsibilities

• Service Level Management:
  • Partner with each site to ensure unadjusted on-time performance meets corporate goals.
  • Proactively identify and resolve challenges and opportunities within the logistics process.
  • Support customer implementation and disengagement processes.
  • Collaborate with customer service escalation teams.
  • Manage relationships with courier partners, ensuring timely completion of requests.
• Contractual Compliance:
  • Manage contractual compliance to ensure delivery on budget commitments.
  • Identify areas of opportunity such as mode consolidation and inefficient carriers.
  • Manage relationships with the carrier base across all modes of transportation.
• Financial Management:
  • Manage financial components of the logistics operation, including budgeting, cost control, and financial reporting.
  • Identify and implement cost savings opportunities.
  • Ensure budget accountability and adherence to financial guidelines.
  • Analyze financial data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Process Improvement:
  • Develop and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of logistics operations.
  • Continuously evaluate and optimize logistics processes to ensure cost-effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
  • Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all logistics processes, ensuring standardization and consistency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 8+ years of experience in logistics and carrier management preferred
• Deep knowledge of transportation modes such as LTL, Truckload, Intermodal, courier, and parcel and contractual agreements.
• Preferred Certifications: APICS
• Experience with SQL, Alteryx, Tableau preferred
• Experience with bid tools such as Jaggaer and Bid Sense preferred
• Strong analytical skills to identify and address areas of opportunity.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work independently with little direction as well as collaboratively as part of a team with both internal and external partners.
• Travel Expectations: 15%

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
• Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
• Projects may have significant and long-term impact
• Provides solutions which may set precedent
• Independently determines method for completion of new projects
• Receives guidance on overall project objectives
• Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $86,400 - $123,400

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: 5/7/25 *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.

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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.

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