Senior Principal Engineer, Industrial - Cardinal Health

**_What Industrial Engineering contributes to Cardinal Health_** Engineering is responsible for performing research and analyses to develop design options for components, products, systems, and processes. Industrial Engineering is responsible for enhancing and developing processes, layout, and associated tools. Identifies, analyzes, and implements new or existing technology to optimize business processes. Designs process improvements to reduce cost, cycle time, improve quality and/or increase throughput. Directs external resources and contractors as required. **_Job Summary_** The Capital Projects team supports field warehouse operations in the areas of capital project planning and management, capacity planning, operational process change, and overall DC (distribution center) operating layout optimization. The team manages the network's capital budget for Pharmaceutical Operations, submitting capital requests for a network of over 25 sites. Overall responsibility includes managing these projects from conception all the way through each project's financial closing process. The team maintains each DC from a physical plant and infrastructure standpoint. They provide site leadership with any support needed to help the site focus effectively on servicing our external customers and operating to their budgeted plans. **_Responsibilities_** + Works closely with Pharmaceutical Segment Operations Vice Presidents, and site leaders to manage capital projects planned within the buildings. + Develops capital budget priorities, establishes preliminary budgets, business case justifications, and formalizes all capital requests for budgeted, approved, or newly scoped projects. + Leads multifunctional teams of stakeholders and contributors to deliver large complex projects on time and under budget. + Coordinates with other functional groups including Corporate Real Estate, field operations, Security, Information Technology, Inventory, Quality and Regulatory, Sales, and EH&S to ensure efforts are aligned, and coordinated as projects are developed and analyzed. + Proactively builds and maintains relationships with business leaders and independently interacts with outside facility partners and real estate providers to execute deliverables. + Accountable for capital projects schedules, budget integrity, and appropriate forecasting within the fiscal years approved project portfolio. + Supports operations leadership teams to ensure that capital projects and infrastructure is deployed, coordinated, managed, and maintained to drive building performance expectations. + Manages and executes small construction projects independent of Corporate Real Estate and Construction including all cage and vault construction resulting from expansion or relocation needs. **_Qualifications_** + Bachelor's Degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred + 8-12 years of experience in operations, project and budgetary management, capital investment analysis and deployment, leading complex projects with multi-functional teams preferred + Moderate travel to other facilities for projects and supervision of equipment installation (25%, up to 50% during specific deployment activities and project implementations) + Experience with AutoCAD preferred + Strong Leadership skills + Excellent technical problem-solving capability + Strong scheduling and organizational skills + High level of initiative + Willing and transparent communicator + Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite + Team player + Excellent written and verbal communication skills **_What is expected of you and others at this level_** + Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects + Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals + Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models + Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope + Projects may have significant and long-term impact + Provides solutions which may set precedent + Independently determines method for completion of new projects + Receives guidance on overall project objectives + Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues **Anticipated salary range:** $102,000 - $145,700 **Bonus eligible:** Yes **Benefits:** Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being. + Medical, dental and vision coverage + Paid time off plan + Health savings account (HSA) + 401k savings plan + Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay + Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) + Short- and long-term disability coverage + Work-Life resources + Paid parental leave + Healthy lifestyle programs Application window anticipated to close: 5/17/2024 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible. _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. 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