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McKesson is seeking an Associate Category Manager to support the Laboratory Portfolio Strategy team. Reporting to the Director, Lab Portfolio Strategy, this high-visibility role combines category management, sales enablement, analytics, and cross-functional project support. You will help transform business strategies into actionable plans by creating sales tools, analyzing market and supplier data, supporting supplier initiatives, and coordinating strategic projects that drive revenue growth and customer value.

This role is ideal for an early-career professional who enjoys working with data, building executive presentations, collaborating across teams, and contributing to business growth initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Support the execution of category and portfolio strategies for laboratory products and services.
• Develop sales enablement materials, including presentations, product launch content, one-pagers, and customer-facing resources.
• Partner with sales, supplier, marketing, and category management teams to ensure strategic initiatives are effectively communicated and executed.
• Analyze business, supplier, and market data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Translate complex data and business intelligence into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Coordinate activities related to supplier onboarding, product launches, and portfolio initiatives.
• Maintain project plans, trackers, dashboards, and action logs to support execution across multiple stakeholders.
• Support supplier performance reviews, category analyses, and strategic planning activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Assist with preparation of executive-level presentations, business reviews, and strategic communications.

Basic Requirements

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Healthcare Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in category management, merchandising, marketing, business analytics, sales operations, project coordination, procurement, or a related business function; internship experience may be considered.
• Experience creating presentations and business communications using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Experience analyzing data and generating business insights using Microsoft Excel or similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience supporting category management, portfolio management, pricing, sourcing, merchandising, or supplier management activities.
• Healthcare, medical products, diagnostics, laboratory, or distribution industry experience.
• Experience working with business intelligence, reporting, or analytics tools.
• Experience supporting product launches, supplier onboarding, or sales enablement initiatives.
• Strong visual storytelling and executive presentation development skills.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment.

Travel / Work Environment

• Ability to work in a hybrid office environment, if applicable.
• Occasional travel may be required to support supplier meetings, business reviews, team events, or strategic initiatives.
• Prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer.

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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Our Base Pay Range for this position

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