Strategic Initiatives Lead for Enterprise Programs

Cencora; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Professional development

Mentorship programs

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives to provide governance support for U.S. Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health (USPAH) strategic priorities.

The role interfaces with senior leaders to coordinate a portfolio of cross-functional initiatives, ensuring clarity on scope, milestones, and dependencies. Responsibilities include preparing leadership materials, surfacing risks, and driving cross-functional forums.

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.
• The ability to work with a high degree of confidentiality and discretion is essential.

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 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 strong relationships with project owners, business unit leaders, and functional partners to ensure alignment.
• Develop and maintain frameworks, templates, and tools for consistent strategic initiative management and reporting.
• Formalize and manage an intake process for cross-cutting issues with prioritization and escalation.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Ambiguity management

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, strategy, or related field

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Experience in corporate strategy/PMO

Experience in healthcare/pharma distribution or regulated industry

Six+ years in strategic planning or program management

Confidentiality and discretion experience

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Teams

Job description

Cencora is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives to provide governance support for U.S. Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health (USPAH) strategic priorities.

The role interfaces with senior leaders to coordinate a portfolio of cross-functional initiatives, ensuring clarity on scope, milestones, and dependencies. Responsibilities include preparing leadership materials, surfacing risks, and driving cross-functional forums.