Sr. Manager of Pro Strategy and Execution

Support key strategic initiatives in the Pro business, reporting to the Director of Pro Strategy. This role focuses on cross-functional coordination of Pro initiatives from inception through execution, leadership operating rhythms, and executive presentations with strategic storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional execution of priority Pro initiatives, establishing clear objectives, success measures, road maps, owners, dependencies, risks, and decision points.
• Serve as a strategic and execution partner to Outside Sales leadership, translating business performance, field insights, and emerging issues into recommendations and action plans.
• Partner with Outside Sales, Outside Sales Operations, Outside Sales Enablement, Product, Technology, Finance, HR, Communications, and other teams to develop and execute implementation plans that drive customer/associate adoption and business results.
• Manage leadership operating rhythms and deliverables, including business reviews, initiative updates, All Hands meetings, field engagements, executive presentations, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain integrated portfolio visibility across strategic initiatives, KPIs, milestones, field impacts, and cross-functional dependencies; proactively escalate risks and resource or sequencing conflicts.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, updates, talking points, and strategic narratives that connect initiatives to the Pro customer value proposition, sales priorities, and financial objectives.
• Support continuous improvement of the Outside Sales operating model, including sales productivity, portfolio and pipeline management, field routines, capability adoption, profitability, and performance reporting.
• Synthesize customer, associate, competitive, operational, and financial insights to identify opportunities, solve complex business problems, and drive measurable improvements.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent in a field related to the job.
• Minimum of 6 years of work experience.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree is preferred.
• Eight plus years of experience is preferred.

Skills

• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
• Program & Project Management
• Executive Communication & Strategic Storytelling
• Data-Driven Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Results Orientation & Operational Excellence

Travel

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.
• On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

• Usually in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort from dust, fumes, or odors.
• Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas, and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.