Sysco
Vice President of Merchandising, Center of Plate
Sysco, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Company:
US6469 Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLCZip Code:
77077Minimum Level of Education:
Master’s DegreeMinimum Years of Experience:
10+ YearsEmployment Type:
Full TimeTravel Percentage:
Up to 25%Job Summary:Sysco is a multibillion-dollar E-commerce, B-to-B food service business and the global leader in selling, marketing, and supplying food products to restaurants, businesses, health care locations, education, travel, and food service management around the world. We do business in over 90 countries internationally, and this role will bring customer-centric solutions to the markets for Sysco.Sysco is embarking on a bold and exciting transformational journey to become the most customer-centric organization globally. They are committed to supporting growth objectives and accelerating transformation across Sysco. To achieve this objective, Sysco is transforming merchandising to deliver on our customers’ new, more digitally enabled expectations of service. This team will support the development and execution of multiyear, product-focused strategic business plans for new areas of growth, as well as sharing best practices with Sysco’s global merchandising teams.The VPMM of Center of Plate (CoP) role is accountable for delivery of the strategic and financial results of Sysco’s US-based business through management of our Center of Plate protein categories. The VPMM of CoP defines and executes upon category strategies to grow this important portion of our business, including defining assortment, identifying opportunities for innovation or Sysco Brand introductions, creating pricing strategies, defining the promotional calendar, managing placement of items within Sysco and our Specialty Meat companies, and owning our relationships with key protein suppliers.Our Purpose is to share food and deliver care to the world. We define our mission at Sysco as delivering success for our customers through leading product, service, and people. Our VPMM of CoP ensures we have the right products available at the right cost, and a strategy to go after opportunities for margin and sales growth. Our products help the restaurant owners and chefs of America deliver culinary innovation for millions of America’s consumers every day.The VPMM of CoP is responsible for developing a team with the core capabilities as part of Sysco’s Merchandising team to support our Recipe for Growth. This leader’s team balances short-term and more transformational opportunities, works with the sales organization to grow the protein categories faster than the rest of the industry, provides strategic input into the growth of our Specialty businesses, and incorporates the needs of our Sysco Brand and Sustainability goals into the growth strategy for this business overall.Duties and Responsibilities:Define, lead, and support execution of margin enhancement and strategic growth plans and programs for protein businesses. This leader is responsible for identifying areas of value, owning the process of executing line reviews, pushing the boundaries of ambition in our category strategies, and actively monitoring and resolving issues related to value capture.Deliver results as a world-class buying function, keeping Sysco competitive through careful management of contracts, spot buying, and commodity tracking.Oversee buying and support growth strategies for our Specialty Meat companies, developing relevant assortments and buying approaches to win in the market.Develop training, promotional calendars, and marketing campaigns to drive growth in sales with Sysco’s sales team as well as strategic brokers.Understand how the organization makes money, levers to change trajectory and drive growth, and how to deliver results in a cross-functional manner.Own Sysco’s relationship with key protein suppliers and relevant industry marketing and governing organizations.Collaborate with VP of Merchandising Growth and operations to support the overarching merchandising strategy portfolio and goals. Proactively identify new opportunities and initiatives for business case definition and review.Collaborate with Sales leaders to support execution and gather feedback for various merchandising initiatives.Collaborate with VP Personalization and Ecommerce to support the growth and priorities on Shop, Sysco’s ecommerce platform.Support our product-related Sustainability goals, specifically related to sustainable offerings, animal welfare, supplier diversity, and Scope 3 emissions reduction.Education Required:Bachelor’s DegreeEducation Preferred:MBA PreferredExperience Required:10+ years of progressive experience in Merchandising or Retail Consulting, or senior leadership roles in the meat industry.Experience Preferred:10+ years of progressive experience in Merchandising or Retail Consulting, or senior leadership roles in the meat industry.Technical Skills and Abilities:Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a financial plan.Demonstrated ability to lead organizational and cultural change efforts needed to ensure new, innovative concepts, business practices, and technologies are fully adopted and integrated into the business.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence a diverse audience; experience working with external and internal partners to bring ideas and platforms to market.Proven ability to think creatively and disruptively to bring and infuse new ideas to business plans and execution.Experience managing a sizable and complex business including P&L responsibility. B to B experience a plus.Ability to assess competitive position and develop differentiating business strategies.Progressive experience managing a diverse team with direct reports, stakeholders, and partners.Demonstrated ability to capitalize on market trends and customer opportunities to maximize value creation.Experience working and thriving in a highly matrixed company structure.Robust leadership and talent development abilities and a collaborative, effective management style.Strong Collaboration Skills.Physical Demands:Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.Travel Requirements:Up to 25%BENEFITS INFORMATION:For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit
SyscoBenefits.comOVERVIEW:Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
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US6469 Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLCZip Code:
77077Minimum Level of Education:
Master’s DegreeMinimum Years of Experience:
10+ YearsEmployment Type:
Full TimeTravel Percentage:
Up to 25%Job Summary:Sysco is a multibillion-dollar E-commerce, B-to-B food service business and the global leader in selling, marketing, and supplying food products to restaurants, businesses, health care locations, education, travel, and food service management around the world. We do business in over 90 countries internationally, and this role will bring customer-centric solutions to the markets for Sysco.Sysco is embarking on a bold and exciting transformational journey to become the most customer-centric organization globally. They are committed to supporting growth objectives and accelerating transformation across Sysco. To achieve this objective, Sysco is transforming merchandising to deliver on our customers’ new, more digitally enabled expectations of service. This team will support the development and execution of multiyear, product-focused strategic business plans for new areas of growth, as well as sharing best practices with Sysco’s global merchandising teams.The VPMM of Center of Plate (CoP) role is accountable for delivery of the strategic and financial results of Sysco’s US-based business through management of our Center of Plate protein categories. The VPMM of CoP defines and executes upon category strategies to grow this important portion of our business, including defining assortment, identifying opportunities for innovation or Sysco Brand introductions, creating pricing strategies, defining the promotional calendar, managing placement of items within Sysco and our Specialty Meat companies, and owning our relationships with key protein suppliers.Our Purpose is to share food and deliver care to the world. We define our mission at Sysco as delivering success for our customers through leading product, service, and people. Our VPMM of CoP ensures we have the right products available at the right cost, and a strategy to go after opportunities for margin and sales growth. Our products help the restaurant owners and chefs of America deliver culinary innovation for millions of America’s consumers every day.The VPMM of CoP is responsible for developing a team with the core capabilities as part of Sysco’s Merchandising team to support our Recipe for Growth. This leader’s team balances short-term and more transformational opportunities, works with the sales organization to grow the protein categories faster than the rest of the industry, provides strategic input into the growth of our Specialty businesses, and incorporates the needs of our Sysco Brand and Sustainability goals into the growth strategy for this business overall.Duties and Responsibilities:Define, lead, and support execution of margin enhancement and strategic growth plans and programs for protein businesses. This leader is responsible for identifying areas of value, owning the process of executing line reviews, pushing the boundaries of ambition in our category strategies, and actively monitoring and resolving issues related to value capture.Deliver results as a world-class buying function, keeping Sysco competitive through careful management of contracts, spot buying, and commodity tracking.Oversee buying and support growth strategies for our Specialty Meat companies, developing relevant assortments and buying approaches to win in the market.Develop training, promotional calendars, and marketing campaigns to drive growth in sales with Sysco’s sales team as well as strategic brokers.Understand how the organization makes money, levers to change trajectory and drive growth, and how to deliver results in a cross-functional manner.Own Sysco’s relationship with key protein suppliers and relevant industry marketing and governing organizations.Collaborate with VP of Merchandising Growth and operations to support the overarching merchandising strategy portfolio and goals. Proactively identify new opportunities and initiatives for business case definition and review.Collaborate with Sales leaders to support execution and gather feedback for various merchandising initiatives.Collaborate with VP Personalization and Ecommerce to support the growth and priorities on Shop, Sysco’s ecommerce platform.Support our product-related Sustainability goals, specifically related to sustainable offerings, animal welfare, supplier diversity, and Scope 3 emissions reduction.Education Required:Bachelor’s DegreeEducation Preferred:MBA PreferredExperience Required:10+ years of progressive experience in Merchandising or Retail Consulting, or senior leadership roles in the meat industry.Experience Preferred:10+ years of progressive experience in Merchandising or Retail Consulting, or senior leadership roles in the meat industry.Technical Skills and Abilities:Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a financial plan.Demonstrated ability to lead organizational and cultural change efforts needed to ensure new, innovative concepts, business practices, and technologies are fully adopted and integrated into the business.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence a diverse audience; experience working with external and internal partners to bring ideas and platforms to market.Proven ability to think creatively and disruptively to bring and infuse new ideas to business plans and execution.Experience managing a sizable and complex business including P&L responsibility. B to B experience a plus.Ability to assess competitive position and develop differentiating business strategies.Progressive experience managing a diverse team with direct reports, stakeholders, and partners.Demonstrated ability to capitalize on market trends and customer opportunities to maximize value creation.Experience working and thriving in a highly matrixed company structure.Robust leadership and talent development abilities and a collaborative, effective management style.Strong Collaboration Skills.Physical Demands:Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.Travel Requirements:Up to 25%BENEFITS INFORMATION:For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit
SyscoBenefits.comOVERVIEW:Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
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