November 24, 2025- Mike Bird is a delivery professional lead at McKesson Medical-Surgical, one of the largest distributors of medical supplies in North America. His team operates out of a cross dock, which is a location that receives finished orders from McKesson’s distribution center in Lehigh Valley. His team of eight delivery professionals delivers products throughout the state of New Jersey.
Repertoire Magazine sat down with Bird to discuss his career at McKesson, taking charge of a leadership role in his community, and the bigger picture of working in the healthcare supply chain.
Building a career at McKesson
Bird has worked for McKesson for just over 12 years (he hit his 12-year anniversary in July) and has held his current position for the last five years. While most of his time is spent organizing the schedules and routes of his team of drivers, he also has plenty of opportunities to make deliveries to help keep up with the sheer volume of products moving through their cross dock.
McKesson is driven by two core principles: ILEAD and I2CARE. ILEAD is a leadership-based acronym that stands for Inspire, Leverage, Execute, Advance, Develop, with the core idea being that everyone is a leader and all employees are committed to leadership excellence. I2CARE is an acronym that stands for Integrity, Inclusion, Customer-First, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, which are foundational values of the way that McKesson operates.
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