Strategic Account Operations Manager

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Reporting to the Senior Manager, Account Operations, the Strategic Account Operations Manager (Pharmacy PA Network), is responsible for customer relationships, projects and programs. We’re looking for an experienced account management professional to provide strategic business development for some of our highest-profile pharmacy partners. This position is responsible for retaining and growing existing partnerships and developing strategies to ensure client objectives are met. This is the ideal position for a savvy, strategically minded client management expert. The Account Operations Manager will be assigned customers and/or programs within the top 25 of overall customers and programs of a complex nature.

Must be able to work effectively with individuals in both business and technical roles. Should have ability to manage contractual obligations of customer and navigate across the various functions of the business.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as primary point of contact for day-to-day oversight and management of multiple, complex and strategic accounts, and ensures account satisfaction and engagement in support of account retention
• Accountable for the successful management of all account contract deliverables within contract terms and review of account invoices against contractual obligations for accuracy and validation
• Serves as initial point of contact for day-to-day program support and issues, researches and communicates corrective actions to resolve increasingly complex account problems directly, escalates concerns effectively when appropriate, and/or engages internal teams to assist as needed
• Documents and maintains program plans, measures progress towards account goals and objectives, and manages risk/mitigation plans
• Drives a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence by leading process improvement initiatives and promoting best practices within the team to ensure a consistent, high quality and repeatable account experience
• Proactively utilizes data, working with internal and/or account data teams, to anticipate and evaluate trends/risks and make appropriate recommendations for accounts
• Proactively applies industry, customer experience management, and program optimization knowledge, engaging with internal/external stakeholders, to improve customer satisfaction and provide recommendations based on business needs and program goals
• Maintains strong, collaborative working relationships across CMM and McKesson, works with internal teams to assist in meeting account requirements, and leads activities among supporting teams
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience and serves as an advisor on smaller account activities including issue resolution
• Participates in and/or leads special initiatives strategic to overall business and/or product line

• Travel to client sites and industry events (approximately 10-15%).

About You

You love working with people – both colleagues and clients – in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You have a healthy mix of left-brain (detail-oriented and analytical) and right-brain (charismatic and collaborative). You take a data-driven approach to understanding your clients and are always up-to-date on industry trends. You are results-oriented, self-motivated, and have a high level of initiative.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• At least 7 years of customer management experience, with a record of results in retaining and growing client accounts
• Great communicator, either one-on-one, in writing, and in formal presentations, with clinical, operational, IT, and executive clients
• Ready to have an immediate impact on multiple client relationships 
• Top-notch strategic acumen, problem-solving, and analytical ability
• Demonstrated success in a supporting a complex sales process

Critical Skills:

• Proven problem-solving skills
• Ability to build trust and credibility across all levels
• Composure and diplomacy under pressure when resolving urgent customer issues
• Strategic and creative thinker with confidence in sharing ideas
• Skilled at prioritizing multiple deliverables in cross-functional environments
• Strong project and process management expertise
• Experience in strategic customer relationship and experience management
• Proficient in contract/SLA oversight, risk mitigation, and solution optimization
• Effective task delegation and team coordination
• Strong data acumen
• Working knowledge of Salesforce (SFDC) preferred

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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