Job Description

Operations Manager, Nights at MCKESSON summary:

The Operations Manager, Nights at McKesson oversees the operational activities of the distribution center during night shifts, ensuring efficient warehouse management, compliance, and team development. This role involves directing supervisors and employees, managing budgets, solving operational issues, and maintaining a safe and productive work environment. The manager drives improvements in processes, reduces turnover and overtime, and fosters teamwork across departments to meet organizational goals.

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Job Description

Responsible for the operational activities of a variety of functional departments, distribution center(s), or facility(ies). Reviews and analyzes reports, records and directives, and confers with managers/ supervisors to obtain data required for planning activities, such as new commitments, status of work in progress, and problems encountered.

May be responsible for one or more of the following activities related to the receiving, storing, and/ or shipping of materials or finished goods. May be responsible for ensuring materials are received from proper vendors, delivered to inventory and finished goods, are available to meet production schedules, packaged according to specification and shipped in a timely manner. Ensures the security and accountability of materials and goods with inventory control. May evaluate current procedures and practices for accomplishing department objectives and develop and implement improved procedures and practices. Gives work direction, resolves problems, and sets deadlines to ensure timely completion of work. Monitors and analyzes costs and prepares budgets.

Duties include:

• Plans, organizes, and directs warehouse leadership to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Development of supervisory leadership team
• Leads and direct warehouse supervisors and employees
• Maintain a safe environment, positive workplace morale, efficient work standards and develop leadership and teamwork.
• Trains and manages performance levels and role expectations of supervisors and other direct reports.
• Assertively seeks solutions at the root level of problems.
• Builds teamwork among DC management, multiple departments and DC employees.
• Ensures warehouse operations comply with all federal, state, local and company policies.
• Monitors and helps controls associated DC expenses

Essential Functions:

• Assist team with planning, organizing and directing warehouse activities and administrative functions to ensure successful and safe night shift operations.
• Effectively lead and develop supervisors, computer room operators, trainers, line leads and associates.
• Focus on reducing employee turnover and controllable overtime while streamlining processes and improving operational efficiencies

Minimum Requirements

• 4+ years professional experience
• 2+ years supervisory experience
• Thorough knowledge of operations management
• Experience with managing budgets and expenses
• Ability to be flexible with shift and overtime based on business requirements
• Degree or equivalent experience

Critical Requirements

• Experience managing, leading and developing supervisors; this is a hands-on manager role with most time being spent on the floor
• Management skills – coaching and development of supervisor
• Demonstrated employee engagement skills
• Strong communications skills – open and candid verbal and written communications; ability to debate, decide and commit effectively at all levels and across all functional areas
• Computer proficiency in MS Office
• Adept at strategic thinking and strategic business planning
  

Additional Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent organizational skills
• Follow up and follow through
• Project Management experience
• Adept at interpreting and analyzing data
  

Physical Requirements

• High energy distribution center environment
• May be required to work various shifts
• Some overtime required

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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Keywords:

operations management, warehouse supervision, distribution center, inventory control, team development, budget management, process improvement, employee engagement, safety compliance, logistics coordination

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