Rachel Raburn

About Rachel Raburn

I am a leader who mobilize individuals, teams, and organizations to take action, driving alignment, momentum, and meaningful results. By fostering strong relationships and creating synergy, I enable teams to achieve transformational outcomes through collaboration, guidance, and structured support. With over 10 years of experience, I am a results-driven professional specializing in designing and executing transformation strategies that deliver measurable financial and operational improvements. My expertise includes crafting compelling narratives, optimizing costs, and achieving financial targets while leading complex initiatives to success. I excel at navigating critical business inflection points, leveraging analytical skills to operationalize best practices and enhance profitability. Passionate about coaching leaders and facilitating strategic execution, I guide teams through transformational change to achieve operational excellence and sustainable growth. A few of my career highlights include:• Directed a global organizational restructuring initiative to support a digital transformation strategy, ensuring alignment across diverse teams and driving operational efficiency• Led a global brand migration project for a Fortune 10 company, collaborating with cross-functional teams to successfully transform the corporate brand and ensure alignment across all business units • Spearheaded and organized cross-functional teams to develop and execute tactical plans, exceeding a $56M target and driving nearly $100M in incremental operating income annually• Established a Project Management Office, designing a governance structure, implementing industry best practices, and integrating change management strategies to ensure program flexibility and alignment with business needs

Experience

1. Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Office of the CEO

   Cencora

   Nov 2024 — Present

   Spearheaded the planning and execution of a high-impact active learning event for 300 key leaders, highlighting customer insights, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional knowledge sharing to reinforce company-wide goals• Partnered cross-functionally with teams to gather and synthesize insights from customers and manufacturers, creating comprehensive briefing documents that enabled the CEO and ELT to engage in impactful, business-critical discussions at industry events and customer meetings• Developed and formalized a data-driven framework to streamline and prioritize CEO participation in high-value customer meetings, optimizing executive time and impact • Directed a global organizational restructuring initiative to support a digital transformation strategy, ensuring alignment across diverse teams and driving operational efficiency• Orchestrated planning and execution of a high-profile meeting for the Board of Directors of a Fortune 10 company, ensuring strategic alignment with organizational goals and delivering a seamless, positive experience for both board members and key customer stakeholders• Led end to end due diligence and separation workstreams for divestitures, ensuring business continuity and focus on strategic priorities

Education

• West Texas A&M University

  BBA, Accounting

  2008 — 2010

• West Texas A&M University

  MPA, Accounting

  2010 — 2011