Director of Operations - Salt Lake City

McKesson•Salt Lake, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

McKesson is seeking a Director, Distribution Operations to lead a high-volume pharmaceutical distribution center serving healthcare customers across the region. This strategic leadership role is responsible for safety, service, quality, productivity, regulatory compliance, and financial performance across a complex, multi-shift operation. The Director will develop and execute operational strategy, lead a team of operations leaders, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure the distribution center delivers exceptional customer outcomes. This position plays a critical role in supporting business growth, operational excellence, and supply chain performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Typically requires 13+ years of relevant operations, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain experience.
Minimum 8+ years of progressive leadership experience managing managers, supervisors, and large frontline teams.
Experience leading multi-shift, high-volume distribution, fulfillment, logistics, or manufacturing operations.
Demonstrated success managing operational metrics, budgets, labor productivity, and service performance.
Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or comparable operational excellence methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical distribution, or other highly regulated industries.
Experience leading automated distribution center operations, material handling systems, or warehouse technology implementations.
Knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS), labor management systems (LMS), and analytics platforms.
Lean Six Sigma certification.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Lead all distribution center operations, ensuring achievement of safety, quality, service, productivity, and cost objectives.
Develop and execute operational strategies that support network goals, customer commitments, and business growth.
Foster a safety-first culture through proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and employee engagement.
Ensure compliance with DSCSA, FDA, DEA, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Drive operational excellence through Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
Improve throughput, inventory accuracy, capacity utilization, and service performance through process optimization and technology adoption.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of managers and supervisors while building leadership bench strength.
Manage operating budgets, labor productivity, and key performance indicators to deliver financial targets.
Collaborate with Supply Chain, Transportation, Sales, Finance, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, HR, and IT to achieve enterprise objectives.
Lead large-scale operational change initiatives, including automation, process transformation, and systems implementations.