Transformation Lead, Americas

World Courier; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 111,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a seasoned Change Management and Program PM professional to lead integrated roadmaps and governance across multiple projects. The role focuses on change planning, stakeholder management, and ensuring smooth transitions from development to operations.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in change management or PM, Lean Six Sigma or similar certification, and strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills to drive outcomes for a nationally distributed team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, or related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in change management, process improvement, project management, or related field.
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma or equivalent; ITIL/Prosci preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs and maintains an integrated program roadmap and long-term plan across interdependent projects.
• Coordinates governance routines and cross-project delivery activities to meet scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Develops change and transition plans covering stakeholder impacts, communications, training, readiness, and adoption measurement.
• Guides transition execution including cutover planning, go-live readiness, hypercare, and stabilization to support operations.

Skills

Change management

Process improvement

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Issue resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering/operations

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Access databases

Word

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Job description

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.

Job Details

This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail. Designs and maintains an integrated program roadmap and long-term plan across interdependent projects to meet compliance and business outcomes. Coordinates governance routines and cross-project delivery activities to maintain alignment to scope, schedule, quality, and budget commitments. Develops change and transition plans covering stakeholder impacts, communications, training, readiness, and adoption measurement to minimize operational disruption. Guides transition execution including cutover planning, go-live readiness, hypercare coordination, and stabilization activities to support operational integration. Evaluates interdependencies, risks, financial tracking, and performance metrics and recommends mitigation actions and course corrections to sustain delivery continuity. Advises decision-makers on risk and dependency impacts to accelerate decisions and protect delivery commitments.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in change management, process improvement, project management, or a related field required.
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Yellow, Green, Black Belt) or equivalent preferred. Certification in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (IITL), Prosci Change Management, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to communicate (and work) effectively with people from different technical and business backgrounds, acting as a liaison, understanding and appreciating different perspectives and translating into terms necessary for any group or individual to understand.
• Ability to lead dynamically and energize work teams to learn and apply new skills and techniques to respond to business needs.
• Good analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills to evaluate business problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Understands how to communicate difficult or sensitive information tactfully.
• Strong presentation skills; ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a manner that establishes rapport, persuades others, and establishes understanding for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, Access databases, Word, PowerPoint and AutoCAD.

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 the 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, and 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, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Salary Range*

$110,500 - 220,990

• This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

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 equally 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 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. 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

World Courier Management Ltd.