Position Summary

The Sr. Director Strategy & Planning is a trusted advisor and execution leader who partners closely with the Enterprise Business Solutions team to drive strategy alignment and operational excellence across the domain. This role ensures the EBS agenda is effectively advanced by leading strategic initiatives managing executive-level communications and storytelling overseeing governance processes and ensuring seamless coordination across stakeholders. Acting as an integrator strategist and operator the Director plays a critical role in maximizing the impact of the EBS domain.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Support the Enterprise Business Solutions domain in defining and delivering the enterprise digital and technology strategy.

• Translate high-level strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and measurable outcomes.

• Coordinate domain-level planning sessions and ensure alignment between digital technology and business priorities.

Office Leadership & Governance

• Supports the SVP EBS in executive governance processes including preparation for board executive committee and steering group meetings.

• Ensure timely accurate reporting on technology investments KPIs Supply Chain programs and SAP modernization progress.

• Track and manage progress against goals objectives and OKRs.

Executive Communications & Engagement

• Draft review and manage executive communications presentations and updates on behalf of the SVP Enterprise Business Solutions.

• Parnter with SVP and VP Peers to ensure consistent messaging of the Supply Chain and ERP technology vision to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Alignment & Relationship Building

• Build trusted relationships across with EBS leadership team and their directs functional leaders and external partners.

• Anticipate stakeholder needs and proactively address risks roadblocks or misalignment.

• Serve as a connector across the leadership team ensuring collaboration and alignment on priorities.

Success Profile

• **Strategic Integrator:** Connects the dots between strategy operations and execution.

• **Trusted Advisor:** Serves as a thought partner and sounding board for the SVP Enterprise Business Solutions.

• **Operator:** Builds discipline structure and rigor into processes and programs.

• **Communicator:** Crafts clear compelling messages for executive and board audiences.

• **Change Leader:** Guides organizations through transformation with clarity empathy and accountability.

Why This Role Matters

The Sr. Director Enterprise Business Solutions Strategy & Operations plays a pivotal role in ensuring strategies are executed with precision alignment and speed. By acting as an extension of the SVP EBS this leader drives focus clarity and impactenabling the organization to accelerate the technology transformation and deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Technology or related field & Masters degree or MBA required.

• 12 years of experience in technology strategy operations consulting or related leadership roles.

• Strong track record in enterprise digital/technology transformation and governance.

• Exceptional communication and executive presence; able to distill complex topics into clear compelling narratives.

• Experience in program management portfolio management or chief of staff-style roles highly desirable.

• Proven ability to influence and build relationships across senior leadership and diverse stakeholders.

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 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 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 companys 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.

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