Director Strategic Execution (Masters Rx)

McKesson•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. The Lead Project Manager, Strategic Execution serves as the central hub for cross-functional initiative delivery and enterprise stakeholder coordination for Masters, reporting directly to the Masters General Manager. This role partners with leaders across the organization to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes—driving alignment, momentum, and accountability across complex workstreams. The ideal candidate brings strong program management discipline, executive-ready communication, and the ability to influence without authority to deliver results and sustain adoption. This is an individual contributor role

Requirements

10+ years of experience in strategic planning, business partnering, and program/project management
Experience managing complex, cross-functional transformation programs in matrixed organizations
Experience building business cases and driving enterprise-level strategic decisions
Background in supply chain, distribution, and/or pharmaceutical operations
Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities
Experience serving as a chief of staff and/or strategic initiatives lead for a business unit

Nice To Haves

Stakeholder and relationship management: Ability to influence without direct authority at senior levels
Strategic thinking: Connects tactical execution to long-term business objectives
Program management: Complex initiative portfolios with competing priorities
Communication: Translates between operational details and executive strategy
Analytical mindset: Data-driven business cases and progress tracking

Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of cross-functional strategic initiatives critical to Masters’ growth (e.g., DC capacity planning, inventory allocation logic, 3PL vs. drop-ship model evaluation, product/channel expansion, and technology advocacy).
Translate strategy into executable plans with clear scope, outcomes, milestones, risks, dependencies, owners, and success metrics; maintain integrated roadmaps and delivery cadence.
Coordinate and drive execution across enterprise functions and lead cross-functional workstreams (e.g., Supply Chain Operations, Manufacturing/Transportation, Finance, Credit) to advance priorities and remove obstacles.
Serve as Masters’ primary liaison for enterprise-level decisions and initiatives; build relationships with senior leaders and ensure Masters is represented in enterprise planning, technology upgrades, and operational changes.
Develop business cases and decision support to inform resource investments, operating model changes, and strategic options (e.g., alternative channels, M&A); communicate recommendations and tradeoffs to leaders.
Establish performance management and reporting for strategic execution, including executive-ready scorecards, KPI tracking, benefits realization (in partnership with Finance), decision logs, and escalation paths.
Promote disciplined ways of working and change leadership by improving meeting effectiveness, aligning stakeholders on decisions, and driving adoption and continuous improvement across impacted teams.