Cardinal Health Looking for Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain – Canada at Canada Full Time

We are currently seeking a Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations to oversee all activities relating to Supply Chain, Logistics, Inventory Management, Transportation and Operations across our 8 Distribution Centers in Canada. As a member of the Canadian Leadership Team, this role is a key decision maker in the business and develops the existing and future Supply Chain and Logistics strategy for Canada. This role reports to the President, Cardinal Health Canada with a matrixed relationship to the VP Supply Chain for International Medical Products and Distribution.

This role is responsible for developing and leading a team of six direct reports and approximately 600 indirect reports across the country. This role is key in leading and developing a team of Operational, Supply Chain and Transportation leaders in driving a culture of inclusion, respect and continuous improvement. The Vice President role is essential to maintaining clear and frequent communications with all levels within the organization, the larger International Medical Segment as well as with customers.

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Your Contributions to the Organization will be to:
Coach and develop a team of Professional Supply Chain, Transportation and Operations leaders

Positively Influence and shape a large and inclusive organizational culture to be one that’s productive and a great place to work

Serve as a critical enabler of the company’s future growth by scaling up capabilities, creating strategies to control operating costs while elevating excellence in terms of people, process and technology

Lead the strategic and executional components of Canada’s Supply Chain and Operations Transformation

Create operational cost-to-serve plans to maximize productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction levels

Act as an organizational Change agent and help teams within and outside the Operations and Supply Chain organization navigate through Cardinal Health Canada’s transformation

Partner with other Canadian Leadership Team members to align cross functional teams around common goals and operating requirements across the regions

Drive EH&S performance by providing necessary resources and holding the team accountable to complying with EHS programs, policies and requirements

Implement a continuous improvement culture leveraging Operational Excellence tools in driving new processes and technology enhancements in Canada

This Job might be for you if you have:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or related field.

15+ years of management experience at a senior level in Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain

Warehouse Distribution, Inventory Management, Transportation and Supply Chain experience required

Influential leadership skills, mentoring and motivating teams to achieve common goals

Strong financial acumen, analytical, organizational and communication skills

Strategic thinker with the ability to develop actionable, high-value strategies

Strong ability to collaborate and leverage resources and capabilities across teams

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced ever changing environment; works well under pressure and results oriented

Cardinal Health Canada is dedicated to the health and safety of its employees, customers and communities. Pursuant to this, we have implemented several COVID-19 safety measures, including a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated. This is subject to reasonable accommodation for grounds protected under human rights legislation

Cardinal Health is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.

Cardinal Health is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Our Human Resources team is responsible for working with applicants requesting an accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.

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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.