Advisor, Strategy & Business Development

Cencora; Little Elm (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Cencora, Inc. is seeking a seasoned strategist to craft executive communications and maintain talking points for leadership engagements across the enterprise. You will coordinate cross-functional initiatives, prepare briefs and Q&A documents, and drive alignment across Finance, Commercial, and Operations.

The role supports annual planning and strategic analyses with a focus on clear, actionable insights. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 4–8 years of experience in

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading cross-functional initiatives through influence.
• Experience working directly with senior or executive leaders.
• Industry experience in healthcare, pharma, or distribution preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Executive communications and narrative: write talking points for leadership meetings, town halls, and partner conversations.
• Prepare leadership briefs, issue memos, and Q&A documents for major engagements.
• Lead strategic initiatives across Finance, Commercial, Operations and other functions; define scope, owners, milestones; maintain dashboards and status updates.
• Support strategic planning, annual planning, and quarterly business reviews with synthesis of data and insights.
• Handle special projects and ambiguous problems; partner with leadership during transformations or reorganizations.

Skills

Executive communications

Narrative development

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, communications, or related field

MBA or master’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Details

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive communications and narrativeWrite and maintain talking points for leadership meetings, town halls, customer or partner conversations, and enterprise forumsKeep messaging consistent across leaders, audiences, and channels, and keep a living library of approved positions and key factsDraft internal communications on strategic priorities, organizational changes, and milestones

2. Briefs and leadership preparationPrepare pre-read briefs for leader meetings, including background, stakeholders, objectives, risks, anticipated questions, and recommended positionsProduce one-page issue briefs and decision memos that frame options, tradeoffs, and a recommendationPrepare leaders for senior-level engagements with context on attendees, history, open items, and potential landminesBuild Q&A documents ahead of major moments, including difficult questions and suggested responses

3. Cross-functional alignment and initiative leadershipLead selected strategic initiatives across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and other functionsDefine scope, owners, workplans, and milestones, and hold teams accountable through regular check-insIdentify dependencies, conflicts, and risks early, and elevate with clear optionsFacilitate alignment when functions have competing priorities, and drive decisions to closureReport progress to leadership through concise status updates and dashboards

4. Strategic analysis and planning supportSynthesize financial, commercial, and operational data into insights and recommendationsSupport annual planning, quarterly business reviews, goal-setting, etc

5. Special projects and ambiguous problemsTake on urgent or undefined problems, quickly define the problem, gather input, and stand up structureSupport transformation, integration, or reorganization efforts as neededServe as a trusted thought partner and sounding board to leadership

Core Deliverables

Talking points and executive briefs for leadership engagements

Decision memos and one-page issue briefs

Leadership and board-style presentations

Initiative workplans, status reports, and risk logs

Meeting agendas, pre-reads, and decision and action trackers

Planning and business review materials

Experience and Educational Requirements

EducationBachelor’s degree required in business, finance, economics, communications, or a related fieldMBA, master’s degree, or equivalent professional experience preferredExperience4-8 years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development, business operations, or a chief-of-staff-type roleDemonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives through influenceExperience working directly with senior or executive leadersIndustry experience, such as healthcare, pharma, or distribution, preferred or required

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visitFull time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation