Senior Director, Logistics – Transportation

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🔔 Pennsylvania, Texas – Remote

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Cencora

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Logistics • Healthcare

Cencora is a company dedicated to improving the health and well-being of both people and animals globally. Built on the legacy of AmerisourceBergen, Cencora offers a wide range of industry-leading solutions that encompass specialty logistics, warehousing, drug research, clinical development support, and more. They provide commercialization and patient access support and offer wholesale and specialty distribution services. Cencora serves a diverse clientele, including pharmaceutical companies, physician practices, pharmacies, and health systems. The company also extends its services to animal health, managing operations and delivering products for animal pharmaceutical care. With a strong global footprint, Cencora aims to reshape healthcare delivery through innovative products and solutions, striving to create healthier futures for all.

📋 Description

• Own and drive delivery performance metrics across LTL, parcel, and courier channels, including on-time delivery, damage rates, exception management, and carrier scorecards • Establish and maintain service level standards aligned to customer expectations and Cencora’s commitments • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning for service failures with carriers and internal operations teams • Implement continuous improvement programs across delivery modes • Own the transportation P&L for USSC and manage budgeted-to-actual transportation costs • Develop annual transportation budgets with Finance and provide variance analysis and forecasting • Identify and execute cost optimization through carrier negotiations, mode optimization, network design, and demand planning alignment • Develop and execute a multi-year LTL, parcel, and courier transportation strategy • Evaluate carrier mix, contract structures, and delivery models • Monitor market trends, carrier capacity dynamics, and emerging delivery technologies • Lead RFP processes, carrier selection, and contract negotiations • Build strategic carrier relationships and enforce contractual service and cost commitments • Represent USSC transportation needs within the Global Transportation CoE • Collaborate with Distribution Operations, Customer Experience, Sales, Finance, and IT • Communicate performance, risks, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership • Champion data and analytics for transportation decision-making • Maintain executive dashboards and reporting on service, cost, and carrier performance • Use TMS, track-and-trace applications, and parcel manifesting solutions to optimize routing, carrier selection, and shipment visibility • Lead, develop, and inspire transportation managers and analysts • Foster accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-first thinking • Attract and retain transportation talent and build organizational capability

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, operations management, business administration, engineering, healthcare administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required • 12+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, distribution, operational leadership, carrier strategy, vendor management, or a related field required • 8+ years of experience in a management capacity required • Master’s degree in supply chain, logistics, operations, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred • Certification in CSCP, CLTD, CPIM, or equivalent preferred • Experience with LTL, parcel, and courier transportation • Experience with carrier strategy, vendor management, contract negotiations, and RFP processes • Experience with transportation P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization • Experience using transportation management systems, track-and-trace applications, and parcel manifesting solutions

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care • Backup dependent care • Adoption assistance • Infertility coverage • Family building support • Behavioral health solutions • Paid parental leave • Paid caregiver leave • Training programs • Professional development resources • Mentorship programs • Employee resource groups • Volunteer activities