John A Buckner

About John A Buckner

I am a visionary and results-oriented professional with comprehensive experience in increasing productivity, quality, and bottom lines with minimum operating costs by planning and executing large-scale programs and continuously improving and transforming business processes and technologies. I am exceptionally adept at championing cross-functional teams, driving performance through training and development, and delivering innovative solutions to propel organizational success.I am a detail-oriented and analytical leader with specialized proficiencies in providing cross-functional insights, direction, and recommendations to support executive management in cost saving, staff productivity, operating efficiency, client satisfaction, and corporate performance. I have a solid history of achievement in delivering role clarity, promoting knowledge sharing, eliminating redundancies, and bringing teams closer together by developing scalable ways of working and supporting processes.I am a champion of delivering positive behavioral, process, and technological changes by shaping long-range vision and strategy, spotting improvement opportunities, and driving corporate restructuring projects. I am a strategic problem-solver with an aptitude to understand the big picture, build a strong network of executives and industry leaders, and bridge global cultural challenges and diverse work practices.Following are some of the highlights of my career: Reorganized team with a focus on improving operations analysis and Critical to Quality (CTQ) assessments of staff and processes. Increased production capacity while reducing labor cost. Restructured product and project teams, migrated to Agile framework, and introduced Scrum Methodologies. Headed seven major product releases per annum in collaboration with technology leads. Improved efficiency of daily business workflow across 100+ pharmacies across the US. Led business migrations and framework development to maintain consolidated AP functions in a Global Operations Center. In addition to my enthusiasm, I’d bring my proven background in business, project, operations, data governance, my leadership capacity, and team-oriented success to the next advancement in my career. Please feel free to contact me at j••••••••@gmail.com with any thoughts, comments, or questions about my work—I’m always interested in making new professional acquaintances.

Experience

1. Senior Director - Operations Planning, National Pharmacy Operations

   PharMerica

   Jan 2019 — Present · Louisville, KY, US

   Currently, I am working as a Senior Director at Pharmerica Corporation, I drive large-scale operational initiatives for 100+ pharmacies across 45 states, lead strategic planning for new business lines and joint ventures, and design product roadmap for pharmacy dispensing platforms. I develop and implement corporate MDM (master data management) strategy.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include:• I restructured team with a continuous focus on improving operations analysis and optimizing Critical to Quality (CTQ) assessments of people and processes.• I fostered new teams for dispensing platforms, pharmacy automation, and Operations analysis and directed resources and strategies for system development and operations analysis in collaboration with directors of clinical, customer service, revenue cycle, and training & development.

Education

• Wilmington College (OH)

  B.A. in Business Administration, Organizational Leadership