Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Cencora•Conshohocken, PA

1d•$94,500 - $148,060

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives provides dedicated program and governance support to senior leadership responsible for U.S. Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health (USPAH)-wide strategic priorities. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and cross-functional issue resolution, helping to manage, coordinate, and advance a portfolio of high-visibility initiatives that span functions and business units. The Senior Manager brings structured thinking, strong relationship skills, and a bias toward action, enabling senior leaders to move faster and maintain clarity across a complex set of concurrent priorities. This role requires a broad enterprise perspective and the ability to engage credibly with leaders and stakeholders across the organization.

Requirements

Six or more years of experience in strategic planning, program management, management consulting, or a related field
Demonstrated experience supporting senior leaders on enterprise-wide or cross-functional initiatives
The ability to work with a high degree of confidentiality and discretion is essential given the nature of the initiatives supported
Experience in a corporate strategy, chief of staff, or PMO function
Background in healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, or a similarly complex regulated industry
Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to connect the dots across a complex portfolio of initiatives
Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing materials for senior and C-suite audiences
Ability to build credibility and influence with leaders across functions and business units without direct authority
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight timelines
Intellectually curious and comfortable operating in ambiguity, with a proactive approach to problem solving
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite including PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments with professionalism and discretion

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Support senior leadership in managing a portfolio of USPAH-wide strategic initiatives, ensuring clarity on scope, ownership, milestones, and progress
Prepare high-quality materials for leadership reviews, executive briefings, and cross-functional forums, translating complex information into clear and actionable formats
Track the status of strategic initiatives and proactively surface risks, blockers, and interdependencies to leadership
Facilitate working sessions and cross-functional meetings, ensuring outcomes are documented and action items are followed through
Conduct research and analysis to inform strategic decisions, synthesizing inputs from multiple stakeholders and data sources
Build and maintain strong relationships with project owners, business unit leaders, and functional partners to ensure alignment and forward momentum
Develop and maintain frameworks, templates, and tools that bring consistency and rigor to how strategic initiatives are managed and reported
Formalize and manage an intake process for cross-cutting issues, ensuring consistent capture, prioritization, ownership assignment, and escalation of items requiring cross-functional coordination
Manage and support a USPAH-wide governing body designed to identify, triage, and drive resolution of issues that impact multiple businesses, functions, or stakeholder groups
Stand up and operationalize new cross-business forums or routines to provide visibility into key programs, projects, changes, and emerging issues impacting teams across US businesses
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify interdependencies and establish ways of working that support ongoing connection, coordination, and collaboration across teams
Measure the impact of supported initiatives and resolved issues by defining meaningful success metrics and developing dashboards that demonstrate the team’s value, outcomes, and progress against key priorities
Support the development of enterprise-level communications and narrative materials tied to strategic priorities
Serve as a thought partner to senior leadership, contributing perspective and recommendations on how to advance complex organizational priorities
This role may require occasional travel for leadership offsites, cross-functional engagements, or enterprise planning sessions.
Other duties as assigned