Director Strategic Initiatives, Brand Sourcing

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Current Need:

As a Project Director, you will manage and successfully drive initiatives along with process improvement within McKesson SPMR. The result will be to reduce cost/expense, reduce risk/exposure and increase buy side economics. You will be responsible for assisting Sr. Directors within the Wholesale Distribution Services team in leading and training the team regarding the changes, serve as a change agent and problem solver. You will assist the team with identifying, scoping and financially justifying projects that align with the strategic plan of the business. The Project Director will support the team partnering within SPMR, Customer Distribution Experience, Financial Services & Solutions, McKesson Technology, and other stakeholders across the McKesson enterprise to drive process improvement projects with a high level of complexity. These projects are identified and scoped independently. Provide consultative services to our senior executives, business unit team members and cross functional teams including financial reviews, business case development, and strategic project identification. 

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Engage with Business / Process Owners, Manufacturer’s, IT, Consultants, Finance, and other cross functional teams to develop projects in alignment with business goals/priorities

• Liaison to coordinate high-visibility / high-impact projects with Brand manufacturers;

• Identify and assess project opportunities including, initiatives, risk mitigation strategies and process improvements for SPMR; Develop business cases with clear objectives, scope and financial justification;

• Leverage project tools such as Project Charter, Process map and Statistical analysis. Develop robust process control plans to ensure sustained improvements;

• Plan, manage, and control the activities supporting SPMR that provides operational support for the business segment, group or team. Identifies subject mater experts based on project needs

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, partners and internal clients;

• Monitors program completion and reports where required. Ensures business cases are met where required;

Change Management/Training

• Act as a change agent and problem solver with the assistance of the project’s Business Owner;

• Lead or direct the work of other team members who are responsible for assisting in the delivery of objectives;

• Manage, develop, and lead in line with McKesson iLead & Leadership behaviors Application of Six Sigma methodology to various elements of the business to ensure quality standards;

• Develop and deploy training initiatives/tools across impacted teams;

Communication

• Responsible for effectively comprehending strategical value and communicating effectively with manufacturers and McKesson C-suite executives, account business leaders, administrative personnel, and other decision makers ;

• Coordinate effective communication and change management for solutions to ensure adoption and achievement of desired outcomes;

• The individual will leverage their skills and experience to create internal & external communications, SOPs and training documents;

• Creates timely and comprehensive communications or directives that inform and instruct for the purposes of managing flawless execution;

Minimum Requirement:

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.

Critical Skills:

• 10+ years’ experience in project management or business process improvement.

• 2+ years of training experience required.

• Financial Acumen: ability to calculate cost benefit analysis and ROI. Must be able to build and justify business case.

• Experience in Change Management.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Six Sigma, Lean, DMAIC, Kaizen, Workout tools, problem solving / root cause analysis and process management.

• Broad-based knowledge for the McKesson business, products, strategy and operational model.

• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Additional Skills:

• Exceptionally strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to efficiently present key elements of a project in relation to the audience’s need.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize.

• Strong collaboration mindset enabling efficient communication between different groups, departments.

• Ability to frame the issues, identify the problem and solve problems.

• Strong project management and organizational planning skills.

• Ability to gather and present findings and provide viable solutions.

• Ability to motivate, influence, train and gain commitment at all levels of the organization & defend findings to management.

• Strong facilitation, presentation, written and oral communication skills.

• Strong financial analysis, P&L interpretation, financial acumen - ability to calculate cost benefit analysis and ROI, and help identify financial savings.

• Exceptional business acumen/aptitude, strong problem solving, and decision-making skills.

• Trade experience with a pharmaceutical company or distributor (if not trade, then Access and Reimbursement Services, GPO or 3PL sales).

• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships and influence in a cross functional, highly matrixed environment.

• Experience with contract management databases and/or Salesforce preferred.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desirable.

• Self-motivated, organized, and capable of handling multiple responsibilities and projects to successful completion.

• Translates complex technical/healthcare, product information, and/or policy impacts into easy-to-understand communications for a non-technical audience.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented individual who communicates consistently well with a wide variety of stakeholders.

• Creatively thinks through difficult and ambiguous situations, in a fast-paced environment.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

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