What Black Belts contribute to Cardinal Health
Operational Excellence is responsible for identifying and executing against performance improvement opportunities, enabling successful transformations across the enterprise, and using contemporary process improvement techniques while building people capabilities.
Located at our Consumer Health Logistics Center the Black Belt is responsible for driving change by focusing on customers, employees, and processes resulting in a culture of excellence. The Black Belt is responsible for driving change by focusing on customers, employees, and processes resulting in a culture of excellence. Black Belts identify and execute against performance improvement opportunities across the enterprise using contemporary process improvement tools.
About the Consumer Health Logistics Center
The Consumer Health Logistics Center (CHLC) is Cardinal Health’s newest Pharmaceutical Supply Chain operation in Groveport, Ohio. This facility, featuring some of the latest innovations in automation technology, is approximately 300,000 square feet and picks, packs, and ships approximately $250 million in consumer products each month.
Location
This role will be an on-site position (5 days per week), based out of the Consumer Health Logistics Center.
Responsibilities
- Provides network performance metrics and feedback for Weekly Business Reviews
- Provides initial data analysis and visualization to support projects in business unit
- Provides direction to data and analytics team for formal dashboard and reporting creation
- Actively monitors and addresses gaps with account and system(s) setup related to business area
- Collaborates with different business functional areas to define and standardize applicable processes
- Creates SOPs and work instructions to support business processes'
- Implements and trains team members on Operating Model Elements and Lean Tools
- Facilities communication to field through regular update meetings and ad-hoc business process updates
- Expected to contribute to business proposals for leadership
- Leads DMAIC process-improvement projects, which vary in scope and complexity, to include A3s, Kaizens, and Black Belts
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
- 4+ years of experience in related field, preferred
- Kaizen Certification preferred
- Experience working with SAP, Manhattan, and Salesforce preferred
- Knowledgeable with writing simple data queries or willingness to learn SQL Server Management Studio, Hana Studio or Google Big Query
- Well-rounded communication skills, able to communicate to all levels of the business
- Knowledgeable with Excel
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
- May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
- Works on complex projects of large scope
- Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
- Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
- Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
- Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
- May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
Anticipated salary range: $80,900 - $103,950
Bonus eligible: No
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: 7/18/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary 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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience
- 4+ years of experience in related field
- Kaizen Certification
- Experience working with SAP, Manhattan, and Salesforce
- Knowledgeable with writing simple data queries or willingness to learn SQL
- Well-rounded communication skills
- Knowledgeable with Excel
Cardinal Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cardinal Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Cardinal Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is frequently described as generous, including examples like multiple weeks of vacation, additional sick days, and in some roles even “unlimited” or untracked time off. Parental leave, paid holidays, and volunteer time further broaden the overall leave offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with added supports such as preventive care, telehealth/clinic access, mental health resources, and EAP counseling. Wellness programs and incentives (e.g., premium discounts tied to checkups or healthy lifestyle actions) add to the perceived breadth of healthcare-related support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match, along with programs like stock purchase/equity participation and charitable matching, contribute to a stronger total rewards picture beyond base pay. Additional financial supports such as disability coverage and early wage access also enhance the overall package.
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What We Do
Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. With 50 years in business, operations in more than 35 countries and approximately 44,000 employees globally, Cardinal Health is essential to care. We are navigating the complexities of healthcare and providing scaled solutions to help our customers thrive in a changing world. We strive to be a trusted healthcare partner by driving growth in evolving areas of healthcare, while building upon our distribution, products, and solutions to meet customer needs.
