MD Healthcare Logistics Design and Vendor Management

Federal Express Corporation is expanding its footprint in the global healthcare logistics market and is seeking a Managing Director for Healthcare Logistics Design & Vendor Management. The role involves defining long-term strategies, leading multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring operational excellence in a highly regulated supply chain environment.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the long‑term strategy for the Healthcare division, aligning with enterprise goals and healthcare market opportunities
• Build and lead a global, multidisciplinary team across Healthcare engineering, operations, & digital thermal analytics to deliver temperature-controlled customer requirements and reporting
• Lead vendor sourced thermal packaging strategies and solutions
• Leverage data and customer trends to find ways to optimize the company’s performance
• Drives vendor performance by ensuring strict adherence to SLA requirements, maintaining full fiscal and contractual compliance, and optimizing cost efficiency across all service agreements
• Perform continuous evaluations of vendors for potential in-sourced FedEx capabilities
• Identify, evaluate, and integrate M&A opportunities that expand healthcare capabilities, geographic reach, or technology platforms
• Ensure post‑acquisition integration supports regulatory compliance, operational continuity, and customer commitments
• Build a global operating model that supports pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, and clinical trial logistics
• Collaborates with the Quality team to for audits, certifications, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Implement governance frameworks to manage operational, regulatory, and reputational risks
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, Aircraft Operations, Planning & Engineering, and Ground support equipment to assess strategic fit, synergy potential, and integration risks
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and customer‑centricity

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree/equivalent in business, or related field
• 8 years of leadership experience in healthcare logistics, supply chain, or related industries
• Proven track record leading global operations and cross‑functional teams
• Experience with temperature‑controlled logistics, cold chain engineering, or pharma distribution
• Demonstrated success in M&A strategy, due diligence, and integration
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders and customers
• Expertise in commercial strategy, cost and solutions design for large enterprise clients
• This position is eligible for telecommuting and may be located anywhere within the United States excluding AK, HI and U.S. territories