Associate Portfolio Consultant

AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets. Servicing both pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Company provides drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. AmerisourceBergen's service solutions range from pharmacy automation and pharmaceutical packaging to reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting services, and physician education. With more than $64 billion in annual revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs 10,000 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #29 on the Fortune 500 list. For more information, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com. Associate Portfolio Consultant Work Location: Not ApplicableShifts: Not ApplicablePositions Available: 1Position Summary Under the general direction of the Director of IT Portfolio Management for Supply Chain (Procurement). This role is responsible for identifying and documenting technology solutions to achieve specific business objectives; manage routine project life cycles and change control processes; work independently or with other Portfolio Associates to deliver strategic solutions by gathering/documenting project information for areas that are not well defined. Application specific responsibilities will include eStrategies, external customer portals, and customer reporting. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Develops a thorough knowledge of business processes and functions associated with several business areas. Reviews request for new functionality or enhancements to existing environment and systems. Conducts interviews and facilitates strategy sessions, requirement gathering, process analysis, and application design sessions with appropriate resources across all levels and functions. Participated in auxiliary research required to meet business needs reaching out for inputs from other sources such as third party (Gartner Research for example). Develops user/business documents based on a formal methodology including process documents, business requirements, risk documents, issues logs and recommendations; establishes project plans, estimates, milestones and schedules. Produces solutions and recommendations that clearly and effectively communicate to all team members and stakeholders across the organization. Facilitates project planning and follow up meetings with project teams. Act as Project Manager on projects depending on expertise and skill level. Conducts routine communication sessions with the business on overall project status and portfolio health, and detailed sessions on specific topics/issues to supply the business with all necessary information for project direction. Identifies corrective actions when project deliverables deviate from establish work plan. Manages project and/or team budgets within guidelines. Participate on cross function teams to develop new approaches toward work assignments, products and services. Participates or leads process modeling and decomposition exercises to assist in business area support and strategy. Establishes effective relationships with other ABC Departments and vendor groups; build and maintain effective business partner relationships. Participates in product and/or service evaluations. Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time. Performs related duties as assigned. Experience and Education Requirements Requires broad training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, sales, marketing, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four year bachelor's degree program; normally requires a minimum of six (6) years directly related and progressively responsible experience with a focus in one or more of the following business areas: Finance, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Legal or Human Resources; general technical experience required. Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Ability Requirements Excellent discovery and active listening skills Good interpersonal skills Good relationship building skills Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing Good group presentation skills Good analytical and problem solving skills Good mathematical skills Good organizational skills Good leadership skills Good staff development skills Knowledge of computers to operative effectively with computer hardware such as general mainframe, midrange, network and desktop technologies; computer software includes application development lifecycle, MS Office Suite and Outlook Additional Information For all regular associates working 30 hours per week or more, we offer an excellent compensation and benefits package including 401(k), medical, dental, vision, employee stock purchase plan, STD, LTD, life insurance, EAP and tuition reimbursement. The successful candidate must pass a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen and extensive background check. Please provide salary history. No third party responses, please. EEO-M/F/D/V