The Strategy Manager will help shape and refresh our multi-year strategy strengthen our market and competitive intelligence and drive analytical support for high-priority strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy Development

• Lead the annual refresh of the companys 5-year strategy

• Own market sizing growth projections and market share analysis

• Develop executive-level materials and facilitate strategy workshops

• Synthesize outputs into high-impact strategy presentations

• Partner with Finance to translate strategy into Long-Range Plan inputs

2. Market Intelligence & Performance Tracking

• Maintain the companys view of market size growth and share

• Build robust analyses using multiple data sources

• Track performance vs. market growth

• Identify growth opportunities and gaps

• Document assumptions and methodologies clearly

3. Competitive Intelligence

• Lead competitive intelligence efforts

• Produce monthly updates and quarterly deep dives

• Assess competitor strategies and positioning

• Translate insights into strategic implications

4. Strategic Projects & Ad Hoc Analysis

• Support high-priority strategic initiatives

• Conduct M&A screening and market assessments

• Analyze regulatory and macroeconomic impacts

• Provide structured recommendations

5. Governance & Values

• Promote and uphold Cencora policies procedures mission vision and core values in all aspects of the role.

• Operate with high integrity accountability and a strong enterprise mindset.

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Experience:

• 58 years in strategy consulting corporate strategy or similar

• Experience in complex data-sparse environments preferred

• Exposure to logistics healthcare or life sciences is a plus

Core Capabilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strategic thinking and business judgment

• Executive communication skills

• Stakeholder influence and engagement

• Ability to operate in ambiguity

• Team leadership capability

Personal Attributes:

• Structured and detail-oriented

• High ownership and accountability

• Pragmatic and outcome-focused

• Comfortable challenging the status quo

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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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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