Assistant Director of Operations

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.

McKesson is seeking an Assistant Director of Operations to help lead a high-performing team in an automated distribution center. This role drives operational excellence, strategic initiatives, and compliance while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability. Ideal for a seasoned leader passionate about optimizing performance and delivering superior customer service in a dynamic environment.

• Assist in the development of plans and programs to carry out local (corporate/regional) strategic initiatives.
• Establish performance expectations and operations policies and standards for local staff to ensure superior customer service and optimum employee performance.

• Understands, influences and directs local operations activities to ensure DC performance within operational scorecard and P&L expense plans.
• Manages a team of 150 mid-level managers, supervisors, trainers, lead material handlers, and material handlers.
• Manages throughput and workflow in a highly automated, state‑of-the‑art distribution center.
• Establishes and maintains quality, accuracy, and productivity standards.

• Ensures DC's compliance with all government and corporate regulations and reporting requirements including OSHA, DEA, CSMP, DOT, FDA, and corporate/regional directives and programs.
• Directs the careful management of all local security and safety programs to protect company assets and welfare of personnel.

• Responsible for consistent application of field HR policies/practices and ensuring employee/management relations support optimal team performance.
• Ensures compliance with all government regulations and statutes in the area of employment, wage & hour, and EEO/AA.
• Responsible for providing leadership and support for on‑going training initiatives for management and employees, including development of plans for succession and professional development of local management staff.
• Ensures the use of recruitment activities which result in the selection of qualified, superior candidates.
• Directs staff to provide a work environment that fosters creativity, productivity, collaboration, and accountability.

• Leads local operations team in collaboration efforts with sales teams to obtain profitable business and maintain superior service for existing customers.

• Contributes to timely, secure, accurate deliveries of DC products/services to market customer base through the optimum deployment of courier/delivery resources within expense/profit target parameters.

• Responsible for ensuring the DC's financial/ARCOs performance is within or exceeds goals by ensuring accounting, budgeting, inventory, profitability, ARCOS, and auditing practices of local personnel meet the standards established and monitored by DC management.

Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 9+ years of professional experience and 1+ years of supervisory and/or management experience.

• 7+ years operational and leadership experience overseeing team operations including tactical aspects of distribution operations, warehouse management, labor management, project management, and financial management.
• 5+ years' change management experience creating and implementing continuous improvement to reduce costs, streamline processes, and improve core operating procedures.
• 4+ years' experience managing managers and supervisors in a…