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This role partners across pharmacy operations, supply chain, engineering, technology, vendors, and business stakeholders to support project execution, operational readiness, compliance, quality, and service performance.\nKey Responsibilities\nPharmacy Logistics & Operations\nManage projects supporting commercial pharmacy logistics and centralized pharmacy service center operations, ensuring solutions align with business, customer, and operational requirements.\nEvaluate workflows, performance metrics, and operational challenges to identify improvements in throughput, inventory accuracy, productivity, service levels, and cost efficiency.\nCoordinate facility design activities including workflow analysis, storage solutions, space utilization, automation integration, and operational readiness planning.\nPartner with pharmacy, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and operational stakeholders to implement and maintain logistics processes across receiving, inventory management, storage, 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operational excellence methodologies.\nExperience in healthcare distribution, pharmacy fulfillment, specialty pharmacy, centralized pharmacy services, or pharmaceutical logistics.\nExperience supporting automation implementations, facility design, operational readiness, or consulting engagements.\nSkills and Capabilities\nStrong understanding of commercial pharmacy operations, healthcare supply chain, warehouse operations, fulfillment workflows, and logistics processes.\nWorking knowledge of warehouse management systems, material handling technologies, automation systems, SCADA/PLC interfaces, reporting tools, and operational performance metrics.\nAbility to analyze operational challenges, interpret data, and develop practical, scalable solutions.\nStrong project coordination skills with the ability to manage priorities, timelines, risks, deliverables, and cross-functional execution in a matrixed environment.\nStrong communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management 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In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora\nFull timeEqual Employment Opportunity\nCencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.\nThe company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.\nCencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email . 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