Summary:

Under general direction of a Project Director or a senior-level Operations Director, responsible for the management and analytical design of one or more components of the overall project, and the execution of detailed project plans that relate to assignments established in the project charter. Assignments may span one or more projects that can range in size, complexity and cross functional involvement. The projects will be for ABC Drug Company, subsidiaries or its trading partners, and can include new system and/or process implementations across multiple sites.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Displays high competency in project management, working in a fast-paced and complex environment, execution of large projects, and working under multiple and competing deadlines.

• Leads and directs projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration and interaction with project sponsor and team

• Responsible for all project management deliverables; scope, schedule, and communication plan

• Coaches, monitors and communicates the progress of project delivery and ensures timely and effective communication of project status in terms of forecast, schedule and assessment of risk/issues

• Calculates critical path of project schedule(s)

• Creating and tracking project plans, milestones, and deliverables.

• Align resource allocation to ensure proper project prioritization

• Continually reviews and reevaluates available resources to determine project resource surplus and shortfalls

• Negotiates and influences cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate resourcing levels are engaged and maintained throughout the life of the project

• Proactively anticipates project risks and scope creep early and often to foresee potential problems and presents solutions to management

• Lead team meetings to review current projects, strategize new projects, determine priorities and establish deadlines

• Adheres to all project management process guidelines and procedures

• Contributes and participates in continual process improvement for the project management team

• Conduct project post-mortems and create lessons learned to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

• Identify and document opportunities for: efficiency and process improvements; Lessons learned from previous rollouts and application to future deployments or/or operational support

• Independently manage projects and produce reports as assigned by leadership

• Uses judgment and discretion in escalating issues to leadership

• Requires training and experience in fields such as business administration, engineering, accountancy, sales, marketing, logistics, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four year bachelor's degree program or equivalent combination of experience and education

• Normally requires a minimum of five (5) years directly related and progressively responsible experience

• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and experience leading projects related to warehouse operations, warehouse design, warehouse and business systems, process improvement and standardization, engineered labor standards, and transportation

• 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

• Understands how to communicate difficult/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 and AutoCad

• Prior experience in either consulting, Six-Sigma, Lean Manufacturing or Kaizen is beneficial

• Strong interpersonal skills

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

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 hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

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