Senior Manager, Strategic Planning
About The Position
The Strategic Planning team helps Retail Pharmacy define where we're headed, understand how we're performing, and turn strategic priorities into action. As a Senior Manager on the team, you'll work closely with leaders across Retail Pharmacy and CVS Health to shape plans, evaluate opportunities, develop recommendations, and advance initiatives that support growth, customer experience, and business performance. Depending on business priorities, the work may range from long-range planning and enterprise partnerships to strategic assessments, business cases, and high-priority initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems, connecting ideas across teams, and influencing decisions that shape the future of the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 7+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, business planning, business operations, corporate strategy, finance, product strategy, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience solving complex business problems and developing recommendations for senior leaders.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing decisions without direct authority.
- Strong analytical and structured thinking skills with the ability to connect data, insights, and strategy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level presentations and recommendations.
- Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Experience building relationships and collaborating across a highly matrixed organization.
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare, retail, consumer, pharmacy, or related industry experience.
- Experience supporting annual planning, strategic planning, capital planning, or business planning processes.
- Experience evaluating growth opportunities, developing business cases, or supporting investment decisions.
- Experience working directly with executive leadership teams.
Responsibilities
- Support annual and multi-year planning efforts, including goals, priorities, investments, and strategic roadmaps.
- Develop recommendations and assessments that help leadership make informed business decisions.
- Evaluate emerging opportunities, risks, and market trends that may impact the future direction of Retail Pharmacy.
- Identify opportunities to drive growth, improve the customer experience, and strengthen business performance.
- Lead strategic assessments, business cases, and initiative development efforts.
- Partner with teams across CVS Health to evaluate and advance new ideas and opportunities.
- Build strong relationships across Retail Pharmacy and enterprise teams to identify shared opportunities and priorities.
- Facilitate alignment across stakeholders and help translate ideas into actionable plans.
- Support enterprise partnership development and strategic planning efforts.
- Develop executive presentations, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
- Synthesize complex information into clear insights and practical actions.
- Support leadership discussions related to strategy, investment decisions, and business priorities.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision coverage
- paid time off
- retirement savings options
- wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
