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Position Summary
Under the strategic direction of the Vice President, Global Sales, theAmericanSalessrDirector leads all commercial activities acrossAmericas
The Director is responsible for accelerating revenue growth, expanding strategic accounts, strengthening field sales capability, and driving a customer‑centric, data‑led commercial organization.
The role focuses heavily on sales leadership, revenue generation, pipeline expansion, and strategic account development, with marketing support activities only as needed for commercial enablement.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Sales Strategy & Leadership
Leads and integrates the sales teams acrossLATAM & NORtham into a single high‑performing regional commercial organization.
Develops and executes theAmericassales strategyaligned with global commercial objectives and regional market realities.
Drives growth in existing and new markets by strengthening field sales execution, improving productivity, and leveraging data‑driven insights.
Ensures consistent application of global sales processes, including opportunity management, forecasting, and performance tracking.
Leads the sales forecasting cycle, target setting, and commercial planning.
Team Management & Capability Building
Manages Sales Managers, Business Development Managers, and Strategic Account leads acrossAmerica &LATAM
Develops talent through coaching, performance management, and capability-building programs.
Strengthens field sales capability, shifting teams toward proactive, consultative, and hunter‑oriented selling behaviors.
Supports sales training initiatives and collaborates with HR and Sales Excellence to elevate commercial skills.
Customer & Market Development
Directly manages selected key accounts at strategic level and escalates major commercial negotiations.
Builds strong relationships at senior levels within customer organizations (up to C‑suite) to ensure retention, growth, and differentiation.
Identifies regional market trends and competitive shifts; adapts commercial strategies accordingly.
Facilitates knowledge sharing and cross‑regional collaboration on strategic accounts.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
Works closely with Global Sales, Operations, Strategic Accounts, and Sales Operations teams for seamless commercial execution.
Partners with marketing leadership only to support commercial enablement (tools, collateral, campaigns), without direct ownership of marketing strategy.
Ensures alignment with global pricing, solution design, and service delivery frameworks.
Commercial Performance Management
Monitors KPIs to measure new business development, account management success, field sales productivity, and pipeline health.
Ensures adherence to commercial policies, expense management, pricing governance, and fiduciary controls.
Supports commercial transformation initiatives and the adoption of global tools (e.g., Salesforce).
Other Responsibilities
Represents theAmericascommercial organization in global sales leadership forums.
Leads change management across both legacy regions to ensure unified processes, behaviors, and expectations.
Travels up to 50% withinNortham & LATAMand occasionally internationally.
Education & Experience Requirements:
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or related field.
15+ years of progressive sales leadership experience in complex, multi‑country organizations.
At least 5 years of P&L or commercial financial ownership.
Deep understanding of specialty logistics, pharma services, or highly regulated supply chain environments.
Strong commercial acumen, including margin management, pricing, and solution selling.
Demonstrated ability to lead dispersed teams across multiple countries.
Executive presence and excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Advanced experience with Salesforce and modern CRM-driven sales management.
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree in a relevant field.
Background managing commercial transformation or consolidation of multiple regions.
Experience influencing at C‑suite level internally and externally.
Strong project management capabilities supporting large-scale change.
Key Competencies
Strategic sales leadership
Consultative and solution-selling excellence
Commercial & financial acumen
Cross-cultural leadership
Complex stakeholder management
Coaching & talent development
Strong analytical and planning skills
Collaboration and influencing across functions
Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels
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
Full timeSalary Range*
*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/NewYork/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.
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 [email protected]. 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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