Strategic Program Manager – Sales

Phoenix Contact USA; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k matching

Paid parental leave 16 weeks maternity

Paid parental leave 10 weeks paternity

Life insurance

Disability insurance

On-site gym

Wellbeing center

On-site café

Walking trails

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Phoenix Contact USA is seeking a Strategic Program Manager – Sales to translate strategic intent into executable programs that drive customer value and commercial growth. You will lead enterprise-wide initiatives, manage dependencies, and collaborate with sales leadership, customer-facing teams, and supporting functions from the Strategic Enterprise PMO.

In this hybrid role, you will report to senior sales leadership, travel as needed, and influence outcomes across North American country

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field is preferred.
• Extensive experience leading strategic enterprise programs and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong ability to connect program execution with customer outcomes and business growth.
• Proven track record in executive-level communication and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic programs aligned to approved strategic objectives.
• Translate strategic intent into executable program plans and roadmaps.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide execution across multiple functions and country enterprises.
• Provide governance, risk management, and benefits realization oversight.
• Deliver executive reporting and decision-support materials.
• Partner with Sales leadership to align programs with commercial priorities.

Skills

Program management

Executive communication

Business and sales acumen

Sales operating model understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Negotiation and alignment

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Job description

The Strategic Program Manager – Sales is responsible for translating approved strategic intent into executable strategic programs that deliver defined business outcomes, customer value, commercial growth, and realized benefits across the sales environment and the broader organization.

Operating within the Strategic Enterprise PMO, this position leads strategic program execution, manages cross-functional dependencies, coordinates delivery across functional operating environments, and exercises delegated enterprise strategic authority within approved program scope. The position serves as a strategy realization leader, partnering with executive / top leadership teams, sales leadership, customer-facing teams, and supporting functions to ensure strategic objectives are successfully translated into coordinated action and measurable business outcomes.

The Strategic Program Manager – Sales partners closely with the SVP, Sales and broader Sales leadership team to provide holistic program management oversight of sales-focused strategic initiatives, commercial priorities, customer value opportunities, and strategic programs associated with enterprise growth objectives. The position serves as the primary strategic liaison between the Strategic Enterprise PMO and Sales, supporting alignment, governance, visibility, and realization of strategic business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic programs aligned to approved strategic objectives.


• Translate approved strategic intent into executable program plans, roadmaps, and initiatives.


• Lead enterprise-level integration and execution activities required to achieve strategic sales program outcomes, including initiatives that span multiple functions, business units, and country enterprises.


• Partner with the SVP, Sales, Sales leaders, customer-facing teams, and participating functional leaders to provide holistic program management oversight of sales-focused strategic initiatives, commercial priorities, customer value opportunities, and associated enterprise risks.


• Coordinate execution across Sales, Customer Operations, CBCs, Strategic Marketing, Services, Operations, Finance, Legal, IT, and other participating functional areas.


• Manage program governance, risks, issues, dependencies, and change activities to ensure successful program delivery.


• Monitor program performance and benefits realization against defined customer, commercial, and business objectives.


• Facilitate alignment between enterprise strategic programs, sales strategy, commercial priorities, sales operating requirements, organizational capacity, and expected business outcomes.


• Monitor and coordinate cross-functional dependencies associated with sales-focused strategic programs to help ensure intended business outcomes, customer value, commercial objectives, and stakeholder expectations are successfully realized.


• Support resource planning, prioritization, and escalation activities required for strategic program success.


• Provide executive-level reporting, recommendations, and decision-support materials.


• Serve as the primary strategic liaison between the Strategic Enterprise PMO and Sales, translating approved strategic intent into coordinated sales-focused initiatives while providing visibility, governance, executive communication, and benefits‑realization oversight.


• Work collaboratively with Strategic Enterprise PMO team members to identify, prioritize, structure, and deliver strategic programs that create value across North American country enterprises.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field preferred.


• 12 (+) years of related professional experience preferred. Related experience may include but is not limited to leading strategic initiatives, enterprise programs, business operations, organizational transformations, consulting, customer-facing commercial functions, sales enablement, customer success, and/or account management.


• Proven success leading complex cross-functional initiatives without formal reporting authority.


• Strong program management, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.


• Strong business, commercial, financial, and sales strategy acumen with the ability to connect program execution to customer outcomes, business outcomes, commercial growth, value realization, and risk management.


• Strong understanding of sales operating models, commercial priorities, customer value creation, sales strategy execution, strategic growth initiatives, and cross-functional business execution.


• Experience working across multiple functions, priorities, customer-facing teams, and stakeholder groups.


• Proven success influencing decision-making, managing ambiguity, and operating with significant autonomy.


• Strong negotiation and alignment skills with the ability to coordinate priorities and influence outcomes across stakeholder groups.


• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with audiences at all organizational levels.

Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to travel via airplane (inter)nationally.


• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate an automobile.


• Must be able to regularly drive to Phoenix Contact USA’s Harrisburg area campus.


• Must be able to travel overnight as dictated by circumstances.


• Must be able to look at a computer screen for 4 hours at a time.


• Comply with company dress code guidelines.


• Punctuality in all areas is required.


• Regular and on time attendance.


• This is a hybrid position unless otherwise specified requiring 3 days in the office.

Phoenix Contact offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, and a generous time off package. There are also a wide varietyadditionalbenefits available including16 weeksfully paid maternity leave &10 weeksfully paidpaternity leave, life insurance, short & long-term disability, on-site gym access, health & wellbeing center, on-site café, walking trails, tuitionassistance, and more!

Phoenix Contact is committed to the diversity of our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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