Cardinal Health’s Embark Program is a 12-month entry-level professional development and capability building program. Through a robust career readiness journey, we prepare participants with the skills to navigate the organization and build connections while providing challenging assignments that aid in growing and owning your career path. The program is geared towards recent college graduates interested in the healthcare industry that are searching for a rewarding career.

Location: Remote

Start Date: June 30, 2025

What Transportation Contributes to Cardinal Health

Transportation is responsible for the movement of materials and products between suppliers, manufacturing, warehousing and the customer. Management of transportation assets and systems to gain greater service, cost efficiency and optimization of processes.

OptiFreight® Logistics is an undisputed industry leader in delivering savings via third-party freight management.  Annually, OptiFreight® manages over 20 million shipments for over 2,000 customers, generating collective savings of $535M. OptiFreight® has begun to expand our footprint to incorporate Same Day / Courier as well as other modalities of transportation management. Our goal is to offer full suite transportation management to cover ALL transportation needs of healthcare providers. Our proven methods and innovation have led to unique volume-driving capabilities to that support the ability to drive capture and mange more shipments and freight spend than anyone in this space.   Ultimately, our ability to deliver value comes through people (highly consultative), scale (breadth of experience and shipments managed), and insights (data driven actions that lead to value).

Responsibilities:

Supporting pharmaceutical & medical customers within same day & next day transportation model on the Logistics Operations teamResponsible for proactively handling customer, shipper, and carrier service requests and related inquiriesEnsure that all planned service activities are entered in the appropriate technology and assigned / dispatched to the appropriate carrier service providerServe as the primary point of contact for carrier service providers for all questions regarding routing, service expectations, and successfully completing transportation requestsMonitors the status of all planned activities and proactively contacts carrier service providers to resolve pickup or delivery issuesProactively communicates with customers to create awareness about potential service disruptions and communicate details about recovery plansTracks, analyzes, and reports on relevant data and metrics as needed or requestedWorks with business leadership to define, develop, implement, and continually improve business processes and technology that are necessaryAssists with other tasks or projects as assigned

Qualifications:

For consideration in the Cardinal Health Embark Program, you must meet a combination of the following requirements:

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Transportation, or related field preferredExpected graduation of winter 2024 or spring 2025, preferredPrevious internship experience, preferredPrior customer service or support experience, preferredExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsParticipation in extracurricular activities and/or community serviceMust have unlimited work authorization in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

To learn more about Cardinal Health and the Embark Program visit cardinalhealth.com/college.

Please note, applicants may redact any age-related information.

Anticipated hourly range: $27.00 per hour - $38.70 per hour

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

Medical, dental and vision coveragePaid time off planHealth savings account (HSA)401k savings planAccess to wages before pay day with myFlexPayFlexible spending accounts (FSAs)Short- and long-term disability coverageWork-Life resourcesPaid parental leaveHealthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 1/31/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. 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.

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