Vice President Sysco Brand - Corporate - US
Posted on
Feb 20, 2022
Profile
Company:****
Zip Code:
77077
Employment Type:
Full Time
Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%
Sysco's $60 Billion-dollar business is primarily E Commerce B to B Food Service business supplying food and food-related products to over 100,000 of the world's restaurants, businesses, health care locations, and several other customer channels.
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 products help the restaurant owners and chefs of America deliver culinary innovation for millions of their customers every day.
Our VP of Sysco Brands ensures we have the highest quality standards, the right products, and product innovations at the right price, in stock when customers need them. As a steward of our brands, this leader develops brand roles and positioning, product and brand development, packaging, and innovations across the world.
This leader is responsible for defining the brand strategies and related growth priorities, as well as defining assortment and price strategies for Sysco's multiple Private Brand products, resulting in industry-leading growth in sales and profit.
Key Areas of Focus
- Develop a Sysco Brands business plan and go-to-market strategy for our ecommerce and sales-driven channels.
- Manage and drive performance and contribution of a P&L for Sysco's Private Brand portfolio through marketing, promotional programs, field engagement, and customer engagement programs.
- Drive a digital-first mindset and practices to bring Sysco's assortment to life in a digital, online shopping experience.
- Collaborate with VP Merchandising and VP of Personalization and Ecommerce to drive growth and Sysco Brand priorities on Shop, Sysco's ecommerce platform.
- Build and execute data-driven, industry-leading growth plans that are customer-led across all channels of business.
- Define priority customer and other growth platforms to support our ability to provide best-in-industry assortments for our customers.
- Define and drive product innovations that matter to our customers.
- Define brand and product architecture, assortments, and strategies across global and local needs.
- Collaborate with Sales Teams to ensure we are meeting the needs of our customers.
- Collaborate extensively with the Strategic Sourcing team to ensure the development of suppliers to fulfill our Sysco Brand strategy.
- Collaborate with Operational Merchandising to incorporate regional/divisional feedback.
- Collaborate with Food Safety and Quality Assurance team to ensure Sysco Brand suppliers deliver on product and packaging specifications.
- Collaborate with Inventory Management to improve service to customers and manage complexity and costs for inventory.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to ensure Sales Teams have access to best-in-class materials and services to support the Sysco Brand portfolio of products.
- Collaborate and share best practices with Sysco's broad portfolio of businesses.
Major KPIs for this role include:
- Sysco Brand growth in volume, sales, and margin.
- Service Level
- Customer NPS
- Market Share Development and Growth
Milestones First Six Months:
- Establish an in-depth knowledge of Sysco's business and structure of the organization.
- Become grounded in the brands and interact with various constituencies within the company.
- Have a thorough understanding of the business financials and methods to increase sales and gross margin.
- Build business plans and strategies needed for Fiscal 2022.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required, MBA Preferred
- 10 years of progressive experience in Merchandising or Retail Consulting
- Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a financial plan
- Experience in Private Brand product development and Brand Innovation.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence a diverse audience.
- Proven ability to think creatively and disruptively.
- Experienced in Omnichannel Business experience.
- Experience managing a sizable and complex business including P&L responsibility.
- Robust leadership and talent development abilities.
BENEFITS INFORMATION:
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HOW WE PROTECT OUR ASSOCIATES
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
Personal protective equipment and masks provided
Temperature screenings
Social distancing guidelines in place
Sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning procedures in place
OVERVIEW:
Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 57,000 associates and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations.
We offer our associates 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.
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.