Strategic Initiatives Lead, Cross-Functional

Cencora; Darby (Delaware County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Backup dependent care

Adoption assistance

Infertility coverage

Paid parental leave

Paid caregiver leave

Training programs

Mentorship programs

Volunteer opportunities

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives to support USPAH-wide priorities, coordinating governance and initiative delivery across functions. You will prepare leadership materials, track milestones, and surface risks to executives.

The role emphasizes structured thinking, stakeholder management, and enterprise perspective, with travel as needed to support leadership offsites and planning sessions.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to work with a high degree of confidentiality and discretion is essential.
• Bachelor's degree in business, strategy, organizational development, or related field (Master's or MBA preferred).
• Experience in a corporate strategy, chief of staff, or PMO function.
• Background in healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, or a similarly complex regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Support senior leadership in managing a portfolio of USPAH-wide strategic initiatives, ensuring clarity on scope, ownership, milestones, and progress.
• Prepare materials for leadership reviews, executive briefings, and cross-functional forums, translating complex information into clear formats.
• Track the status of strategic initiatives and surface risks, blockers, and interdependencies to leadership.
• Facilitate working sessions and cross-functional meetings, ensuring outcomes are documented and action items followed through.
• Conduct research and analysis to inform strategic decisions, synthesizing inputs from multiple stakeholders and data sources.
• Build and maintain relationships with project owners, business unit leaders, and functional partners to ensure alignment.
• Develop and maintain frameworks, templates, and tools for consistent management and reporting of initiatives.
• Formalize and manage an intake process for cross-cutting issues with prioritization and escalation.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Influence without authority

Highly organized

Problem solving

MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/strategy/organizational development

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

Cencora is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives to support USPAH-wide priorities, coordinating governance and initiative delivery across functions. You will prepare leadership materials, track milestones, and surface risks to executives.

The role emphasizes structured thinking, stakeholder management, and enterprise perspective, with travel as needed to support leadership offsites and planning sessions.