Director – Strategic Initiatives Jobs

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What you will be doing

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Responsible for the development and improvement of commercial processes and support affecting both internal and external initiatives as defined by Sales leadership. This role develops, implements, improves and maintains policies, processes, workflows and escalation protocols to ensure consistent, high quality execution of all commercial activities. The incumbent collaborates with multiple cross-functional departments and associates in response to the desired evolution of Go-To-Market Strategy within assigned business unit; targeting actions essential to maintaining favorable outcomes related to financial performance, operational excellence, and Customer Experience.

US Based - Remote.

• Supports the planning and management of business pilots and proof of concepts as part of Sales' growth strategy
• Participates and supports external business development and customer development initiatives as needed
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement efforts to aid improving the quality of sales effectiveness and consistency of sales execution efforts
• Coordinates with other departments and functions to ensure Sales has the right tools, technology and strategy to achieve targeted goals
• Manages assigned internal projects targeting improved performance, expanded relevance and delivery of Organizational goals and commitments
• Leads or collaborates on efforts to explore and implement streamlined and/or automated workflows and processes between Sales and other departments; striving to improve efficiency, productivity and overall responsiveness
• Key owner for ensuring effective information exchange and workflows exist across departments and functions ensuring targeted timelines and milestones are consistently met
• May serve on cross functional projects as requested to lead in the representation of the business unit
• Needs to be able to understand and apply industry-wide trends; including regulatory, technology, and distribution channel, and modify plans and actions accordingly
• Acts as a Key Subject Matter Expert (SME) as it relates to interacting with other departments and business units; assisting in educating other teams regarding the unique nuances of assigned business unit
• Performs related duties as assigned

What your background should look like

• Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail, and strong project management skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques in a complex highly matrixed environment.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of business principles, processes and technology
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• SAP and Salesforce.com experience strongly preferred
• Thorough knowledge of the end-to-end Commercial process; including both internal and Customer key priorities and critical success factors
• Thorough knowledge of ABC policies, programs & services; solid understanding of ABCs business segments - retail, health systems, alternate care and group purchasing organizations
• Requires a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive responsibility in the areas of sales, support and/or operations; and demonstrated ability to effectively manage medium to large-scale change and improvement initiatives
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to define, implement, and maintain processes, protocols, and standards to drive performance and execution
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills to evaluate business problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions
• Requires broad based experience in large complex organizations with responsibility for key functional operations such as business administration, accounting, sales, marketing, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four-year bachelor’s degree program; MBA preferred
• Ability to execute sizeable projects from vision through implementation
• Strong leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills necessary to navigate broadly across a multitude of internal departments and organizational levels

What AmerisourceBergen offers

We offer a competitive total rewards package which includes benefits and compensation. Our commitment to our eligible population of team members includes benefit programs that are comprehensive, affordable, diverse, and designed to meet the needs of our team members’ and their families. Some of these programs include paid time off including paid parental leave, access to retirement savings vehicles, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, an employee stock purchase program, and other financial, health, and well-being focused benefits.

Because we take a balanced, global approach to our benefits, benefit offerings may vary by location, position, and/or business unit. Some benefits are company-paid, while others are available through team member contributions. For details visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/amerisourcebergen.

Schedule

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation

Equal Employment Opportunity

AmerisourceBergen 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.

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