What Inventory Mgmt contributes to Cardinal Health
Inventory Management is accountable for the design and execution of demand planning and customer forecasting systems, supply planning, product deployment and expediting processes and the development and implementation of a stocking optimization model to minimize costs and inventory while delivering on service requirements.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm, or until task complete
Responsibilities
- Assigns, directs, and monitors the daily cycle counting operations for counting, verifying, correcting and documenting the movement of all products into and out of the distribution center inventory to provide the best available inventory information for the customers who are placing orders for those products.
- Assigns, directs, and monitors the processing of reports that are required for the movement of control products and narcotics as specified by DEA regulations.
- Assigns, directs, and monitors DEA documentation validation and processing of class II customer returns.
- Accountable for ensuring morgue operations adhere to vendor return policies, minimize the company's exposure on outdated, short-dated or internal damaged product, insuring MRA process is coded correctly and outdates are pulled according to policy, proper processing of salvageable product.
- Assigns, directs, and monitors processing of recall items.
- Assigns, directs, and monitors item profiling and item description maintenance as well as bar code maintenance, deleting and discontinuing items within the system.
- Coordinates with other distribution center supervisors to facilitate efficient warehouse operations.
- Motivates employees to ensure that predetermined productivity and quality standards are achieved or exceeded.
- Recommends modifications or innovative ideas to Distribution Center management in order to improve inventory control procedures.
- Handles general employee inquiries and solves problems.
- Conducts interviews and recommends applicants to Distribution Center management.
- Completes and conducts performance appraisals on subordinates in conjunction with Distribution Center management.
- Trains new employees.
- Prepares and submits daily and weekly reports.
- Ensures all company and government regulatory agencies' security, safety and housekeeping policies and practices are followed.
- Maintains positive employee relations. Ensures that the corporation99s management principles, policies, and procedures are consistently practiced.
- Ensures quality service is provided to customers.
Qualifications
- High school diploma required
- degree preferred
- 3-5 years experience
- 3+ supervisory/management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products
What is expected of you and others at this level in Operations for functional success
- Manages professional employees and/or supervisors; may manage business support, technical or production staff
- Has accountability for managing financial resources
- Provides technical guidance to employees
- Develops processes and procedures to implement functional strategies
- Has in-depth expertise in own job family and knowledge of the related job families
- Applies expertise to improve effectiveness and provide guidance to employees in own area
- Makes decisions, often difficult and/or unpopular, that impact the work of subordinates within job family; influences subordinates to support decision by presenting rationale/business case
- Role models Cardinal Health's high ethical standards and code of conduct
- Recognizes development needs and capability gaps in own area and arranges specific projects/assignments to address needs
- Proactively identifies talent internally and externally, including participation in succession planning process for job family
- Cascades organizational goals through the function/work area to the individual level and ensures individuals understand how they can contribute
- Builds confidence and respect of others through a positive and energizing style
- Accepts responsibility for establishing goals and achieving results within own job family, holding self and others accountable for results
- Manages budget for own area and allocates resources accordingly, applying knowledge of profit drivers within own area/job family
- Interprets internal/external business issues and adapts work priorities in own area
- Assists in the definition of strategic plans for own work team/job family or key product(s)/service(s)
- Works with customers to anticipate and interpret customer needs and business challenges
- Identifies quality and service-oriented customer solutions and shares key learnings with others
- Resolves operational problems that impact the effectiveness of own area
- Encourages subordinates to strive for operational excellence by continually challenging old methods or ways of thinking and taking responsible risks to maximize results; serves as a role model in innovative thinking and in focusing on quality within work
- Works collaboratively with internal/external groups to achieve business results, integrating the diverse perspectives of individuals of different backgrounds; coaches others in the dynamics of effective teamwork
- Effectively solicits and explains difficult concepts and persuades others to adopt a point of view; states own point of view
Anticipated salary range:$89,00 - $127,200
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:10/10/2026 *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 candidate99s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
