Senior Strategic Business Consultant

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Company Profile

McKesson Corporation is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information solutions. McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments, and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products, and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively.

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Job Summary

McKessonCustomerDistribution ExperiencePMOis currently seeking a Sr.Strategic Business Consultant responsible for the management and delivery of strategic initiatives.

TheConsultantwill manage cross-functional teamsto deliver projects within scope, budget, timelineand withfocused outcomes. In addition, theConsultantmustact in a consultative manner toassistbusiness partners in analysis of business processes, and in systems and users' needs in relation to the business requirementsidentified.

TheConsultantshould also champion the different project/program methodologies, includingAgile/SAFeframework to drive a more nimble and agile project experiencewithin the organization and with our business partners.Finally, theConsultantwill act as theprojectliaison with business partners/vendors,bothinternal and external toMcKesson.

TheConsultantwill plan, organize, monitor and manage several strategic initiatives (project portfolio),andis able to collaboratively co-manage projects with otherStrategic Business Consultants, ensures the appropriate plans are in place to resolve any issues or project health deficiencies, and can provide clear and consistent communications across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadsthe development of business cases for internal strategic projects, whose goalsalign withtheenterprise vision, mission, and business strategies of the organization.
• Provide strategic and tactical direction for all aspects of delivery of a process.
• Extremely consultative and provides partners with alternate solutions and recommendations for processes, systems, and solutions.
• Conducts business analysis activities using different methodologies as needed for each project.
• Developsdetailedproject plans,implementation schedules, project cost estimates, resourceplans,and budgets. Coordinates activities,defines deliverables and milestones, andparticipatesin team assignments. Sets and controls scope.
• Identifiesproject critical path and dependencies to other ongoing initiatives within the businesses.
• Identifiesproject risks andpossible mitigations.
• Takes lead in change management process for each project;anticipateschange leadership needs for business.
• Ability to design, develop, ormodifybusiness processes, with identification of bottlenecks and process capacities. Ability to map as-is and to-be business processes.
• Collaborates with business partners to devise/modifyprocesses to solve complex problems and/or improve existing processes.
• Ability to understand and articulate the To-Be vision and to champion it across the organization.
• Tracks project issues through resolution during pre- and post-implementation phases.
• Manage project activities and tasks,monitorprocesses, and any business, IT, technical issue resolutions.
• Leads/conducts/participatesin all aspects of the project, including requirements identification, analysis, design and development, testing (including User Acceptance Testing), and training.
• Managesand monitorsproject budget and timeline.
• Facilitates andparticipatesin daily scrum, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings.
• Facilitates, in collaboration with IT partners and business, the backlog grooming process and works with the product, development, and business teams to size features, enhancements, understand dependencies, constraints, risks, etc.
• Supports improvement of project delivery through process improvement and operational excellence.
• Coaches andmentorsteam in the adoption and maturity of the Agile/SAFemethodologies.
• Provide regular project status updates tostakeholders and business leadership.
• Collaborateswith external vendors on variousprojectdelivery assessments and initiatives.
• Managesthe integration of vendor tasks, and tracks vendor deliverables.
• Providesthought leadershipon initiativesgained through researchandbenchmarkinganalysisas needed;anticipatetrends andensureappropriatesolutionsfor the business.
• Demonstratedstrong, collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Measuresthe projectsolution benefits and key measures of successpost-implementation to ensure projectbenefits are realized .

Minimum Experience Requirements & Education

• 7+years project management or relevant experience, ideally at McKesson/in healthcare industry.
• Bachelor's degree in business, technical or healthcare related field or equivalent.
• PMP Certification a plus.

Critical Skills

• 7+yearsofexperiencemanagingstrategic initiatives,preferably with process and technology focus.
• 5+ years of consultative experience in a project management-type role.
• Tenured, proventrack recordmanagingcross-functionalprojects ranging in size,complexity,and impact; experience in all aspects of project management to ensure proper resource management/utilization, delivery against scheduled commitments, risk mitigation, issue management, and effective management of client expectations.
• Demonstrated leadership, managerial, consultative, collaborative, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated change leadership capabilities and knowledge.
• Strong analytical background to understand how toleveragedata to influence business decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to build high trust relationships with key stakeholders (including business partners and vendors) and ability to communicate with and influence senior level executives.
• Demonstratedutilizationof project management methodologies, especially Agile /SAFeproject delivery.
• Strong financial and business acumenwithability to create and defend a business caseto show value/benefit ofprojectinitiatives.
• Experience with organizational, process, and technologyprojectsas well aschange leadershipbest practices.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution and problem-solving skills with focus on openness,honesty,and respect.
• Ability to be flexible and quickly adapt to changeand high growth environments.
• Ability to manage a portfolio ofdiverseprojects across multiple business partners with multiple geographical locations.
• Provenability tocoach, mentor andmotivateproject team members.
• Demonstrated ability to measure and achieveprojectiveobjectives.
• Exceptional communication skills- written, verbal,presentation,and meeting facilitation.
• Outstanding organizational skills with a high attention to detail.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Abilityto work in a constantly changing environment.
• Knowledge of Salesforce technology, chatbots, artificial intelligence.
• Six Sigma BlackBelt or Green Beltpreferred.
• Prior experience with Salesforce technology projects.
• Agile /SAFeworking knowledge and experience in data analytics.
• Experience working as a project manager or process consultant in asupply chain organization (distribution/logistics, contact center, inventory,etc.)environment.
• Proficient in all MS Office products.
• Working knowledge of Visio and project/program management software.

Work Environment

• Fully remote work environment.
• Able to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• If the selected candidate lives within a 50-mile radius of our Irving Office, the Employee will have a hybrid schedule and be required to work on-site a minimum of two (2) days per week , with the remaining days worked remotely. Specific in-office days may be designated based on team needs and business priorities.
• Must be authorized to work in the US unrestricted - This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

McKesson complies with all applicable U.S. immigration laws and regulations. The Company does not provide employer support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment benefit for this role.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime basis without the need for employer support or sponsorship now or in the future. This includes having the legal right to work in the United States without the need for McKesson support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment authorization (e.g., H1B, O1, E3, H1B1, TN, F1 OPT, F1 STEM OPT, F1 CPT, etc.) now or in the future.

If you will require McKesson to provide immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future, you should not apply for this position.

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