Hybrid Senior Director – Warehouse Automation

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About the role

  • Senior Director leading warehouse automation initiatives for Cencora, a global pharmaceutical solutions company. Overseeing project teams and enhancing material handling systems with a focus on operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Leads and manages the team including performance management, coaching, and escalation of heightened systems issues
  • Assists and supports company with support of new and existing warehouse automation systems
  • Leads corporate and/or division MHE enhancement projects with evaluations, cost saving initiatives, estimates, budget tracking
  • Supports local distribution operations and maintenance leadership teams with superior internal customer service
  • Identifies, evaluates, recommends and implements new software or tools to enable higher utilization and efficiency of the automated material handling systems
  • Acts as enterprise leader in the search, identification, justification, design, implementation and execution of new warehouse automation solutions
  • Monitors and manages end of life for MHE network, software and controls equipment and systems
  • Establishes, documents, communicates and deploys MHE solution providers' technical configuration standards
  • Assists in developing and/or managing vendor contracts and negotiations associated with MHE software/system/hardware/equipment
  • Coordinates and leads efforts with corporate, IT, division personnel and project teams when software/system/hardware/equipment projects require upgrades and/or replacement
  • Participants with senior management in long and short-term strategic planning

Requirements

  • Training in fields such as project management, business administration, accounting, computer sciences, engineering or similar vocations obtained through completion of a four-year bachelor’s degree program (Master’s degree preferred)
  • A minimum of ten (10) years directly related and progressively responsible experience leading projects and teams, trouble-shooting, designing, building, testing and deploying software/system/hardware/equipment solutions
  • Previous experience with Warehouse Material Handling and Automation Systems
  • Working experience with Manhattan warehouse management systems including Material Handling System interface development and troubleshooting
  • Demonstrated strong issue resolution, analytical and problem-solving skills, including debugging WMS, MHE, vendor code and messaging
  • Demonstrated strong software & PLC controls testing management in a highly automated material handling environment
  • Ability to write and review functional and technical specifications for automated material handling systems
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly resolve time-sensitive issues, including deriving short-term solutions and long-term solutions to meet the business needs for multiple business units on new and existing automated systems
  • Ability to multi-task several initiatives, production issues, etc. while meeting committed development delivery dates and managing others as required
  • Strong proficiency with MS Office suite of products, especially Excel and Access
  • Previous design, analysis, coding, messaging and testing experience with large systems interfacing
  • Strong decision-making skills
  • Willing to travel up to 50% of the time and to work evenings and weekends as necessary to support division processing or issue resolution

Benefits

  • Competitive annual bonus
  • Life insurance from Day 1
  • Best-in-class health insurance package
  • Up to 6 fully paid benefit days a year
  • Referral bonus scheme
  • Boundless learning opportunities
  • Global Employee Assistance Program
  • Office location with equipped break areas and fresh snacks

Job title

Senior Director – Warehouse Automation

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

€11,110 - €15,871 per month

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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