Position Summary:

The Sr. Director, Strategy & Planning is a trusted advisor and execution leader who partners closely with the eCommerce and Digital Transformation leadership team to drive strategy, alignment, and operational excellence across the domain. This role ensures the eCommerce and Digital Transformation 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 eCommerce and Digital Transformation domain.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Support the eCommerce and Digital Transformation 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, e-Commerce & Digital Transformation in executive governance processes, including preparation for board, executive committee, and steering group meetings.

• Ensure timely, accurate reporting on technology investments, KPIs, and enterprise digital transformation progress.

• Track and manage progress against goals and objectives.

Executive Communications & Engagement

• Draft, review, and manage executive communications, presentations, and updates on behalf of the SVP, e-Commerce & Digital Transformation.

• Ensure consistent messaging of the digital/technology vision to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Alignment & Relationship Building

• Build trusted relationships across with e-Commerce & Digital Transformation 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field & Master’s 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.

Success Profile:

• Strategic Integrator - Ability to connect the dots between strategy, operations, and execution.

• Trusted Advisor - Ability to serve as a thought partner and sounding board for the SVP, e-Commerce & Digital Transformation

• Operator - Proven ability to lead discipline, structure, and rigor into processes and programs.

• Communicator - Ability to craft clear, compelling messages for executive and board audiences.

• Change Leader - Ability to guide organizations through transformation with clarity, empathy, and accountability.

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

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 equal opportunity 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 [email protected]. 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

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation