US6469 Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLC

Lead inventory strategy and performance, oversee inventory health and customer service levels, optimize inventory and capacity planning, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve supply chain efficiency. | MBA preferred, 5-7 years supply chain or inventory management experience with 2+ years leadership, strong analytical and communication skills, familiarity with supply chain platforms and data visualization tools. | Job Summary: The Senior Manager, Inventory Strategy & Performance will lead the strategic direction, execution, and oversight of inventory health, customer service levels, capacity planning, and demand alignment. This leadership role is accountable for guiding and supporting a team focused on optimizing inventory performance and driving supply chain efficiency through data-driven decision-making. Acting as a key liaison between field leadership, merchandising, and operations, this individual will ensure alignment across functions, identify trends, and implement initiatives that improve service levels and inventory flow. This role requires a proactive leader with strong analytical and communication skills, capable of influencing cross-functional teams and mentoring talent. Duties & Responsibilities: Strategic Oversight • Provide leadership and direction to the Inventory Performance Managers. • Develop strategic initiatives to improve inventory performance and service reliability. • Identify inventory performance gaps and create action plans for improvement. Customer Service Level Management • Monitor and analyze service levels across customer segments and geographies. • Lead service level root cause analysis and corrective action planning. • Guide the resolution of escalated customer inventory issues, including Red Alert Customers. Inventory Level Optimization • Direct analysis of Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) at both USBL and category levels. • Serve at a leadership level to monitor inventory levels across customer groups to ensure stock aligns with forecasted demand and service expectations. • Champion initiatives to reduce excess inventory while maintaining service targets. Aged & Obsolete Inventory Management • Supervise reporting and reduction strategies for aged and obsolete inventory. • Ensure consistent review of inactive and slow-moving items with mitigation plans. • Monitor and guide oversight of single-site items to reduce obsolescence risk. Capacity Planning & Response • Lead development and execution of reserve capacity strategies by temperature zone. • Serve as the additional leadership point of contact for the PO Prioritization and Capacity Response process. Demand Planning Support • Partner with business stakeholders to advise on demand forecasting strategies. • Validate and communicate forecast accuracy and local demand trends. • Drive seasonal planning efforts in collaboration with local field teams. Reporting & Collaboration • Deliver monthly performance reports and insights to executive leadership. • Foster strong cross-functional relationships with Sales, Field Merchandising, and Operations. • Support change management and continuous improvement through influence and collaboration. Qualifications: • MBA or advanced degree preferred. • Minimum 5–7 years in supply chain operations, demand planning, or inventory management, with at least 2 years in a leadership role. • Strong analytical skills with expertise in interpreting complex data sets. • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to influence at all levels. • Proven ability to manage teams, prioritize tasks, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. • Familiarity with inventory planning systems, demand forecasting tools, and data visualization platforms. Skills: • Experience with supply chain platforms such as SAP, JDA, Oracle, or similar. • Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, or other analytics tools. • Knowledge of foodservice or distribution industry is a plus. #LI-CYS4

Manage supplier negotiations, ongoing cost management, supplier relationships, and product program management within assigned categories. | 7+ years of merchandising, pricing, or customer service experience with strong negotiation skills, data analysis, supply chain knowledge, and proficiency in Excel. | JOB SUMMARY Responsible for building the negotiation fact base and conducting negotiations with suppliers for specified categories as part of the category management process. Responsible for managing ongoing cost base and supplier relationship activities, such as; cost changes, earned income programs and contract cost agreements for all Corporate managed suppliers. RESPONSIBILITIES: Sourcing: • Negotiate the net cost and Earned Income programs for assigned categories/suppliers. • Negotiate, prepare and present supplier award recommendations to senior sourcing leadership. • Communicate the results of negotiation activities. • Conduct on-going sourcing activities that support the category post-award. • Manage and validate steady-state change requests. • Develop industry overviews and supplier profiles for each assigned category. Create cost component worksheets for supplier clean-sheet cost buildup. • Ensure legal documentation is completed (Hold Harmless, Certificate of Insurance, Supplier Authorization Agreement, Bid Award Purchase Agreement, Terms Change Form). • Continually identify new suppliers and initiate the process to engage them. • Engage suppliers and refine supplier/product fact base throughout the category management process. • Coach suppliers throughout the category process to ensure active participation. • Performs strategic sourcing function for specified categories including negotiating, finding and onboarding new suppliers, conflict resolution and problem-solving. Product Cost Management: • Negotiate ongoing cost-based activities such as cost changes, program alterations, Earned Income program expirations, and category renewals/extensions. • Effectively manages all Supplier initiated price changes by performing complex cost analyses that leverage industry/market data, clean sheet cost build-ups, specific cost component indices, and internal stakeholders to effectively manage Sysco’s product costs. • Generates required approval form(s) that contain detailed analysis and appropriate levels of supporting data to obtain leadership approval. • Manages the implementation of cost changes by working cross-functionally with the Costing Team and Supplier to ensure correct pricing is loaded. • Reviews variance reports and resolves any exceptions with suppliers. • Works cross-functionally with the Category Director/Manager and the Transfer Price Team, as required, to provide market insight to establish effective transfer pricing. • Ensures proper notice of cost adjustments is received by the Supplier and provided to Operating Companies. • Manages the effective use of the database of Suppliers’ price increases and seeks opportunities for price decreases. Product Program Management: • Negotiates new programs with suppliers, using market data and established programs for comparable items to set acceptable earned income rates. • Re-negotiates expiring and/or expired program agreements to maintain or enhance profitability. • Negotiates program agreements to cover supplier payments for products purchased through DOT. • Negotiates the centralization and standardization of Local programs into the corporate programs for all corporately managed suppliers. • Generates and negotiates the required agreement form(s) and obtains leadership approval. • Works cross-functionally with Agreements Team and Costing to ensure any new or renewed rates match the Supplier’s system pricing. • Ensures all agreements for corporate managed Suppliers are loaded into the Ariba database. Supplier Management: Contacts suppliers regarding delinquent monthly earned income payments; communicates updates to A/R team and escalates issues to appropriate Strategic Sourcing leadership. Financial Issue Resolution Support: • Resolves pricing inaccuracies and AR/AP issues as needed. • Additional tasks as required to achieve business results. QUALIFICATIONS: Education Bachelor's degree preferred or applicable experience in merchandising, pricing and/or customer service Experience • 7 years Sysco merchandising, pricing and/or customer service experience or equivalent combination of education and industry (foodservice or retail) experience. Master's degree a plus. • Track record of fact-based negotiation skills. • Solid understanding and utilization of the RFX sourcing process. • Highly skilled in data analysis. • Knowledge of product and production processes. • Understanding of supply chain principals and dynamics. • Understanding of the dynamics of supply and demand. • Requires excellent Microsoft Excel skill sets, specifically V lookups, manipulating pivot tables, filtering, and sorting functions. Knowledge of mainframe systems/ programs, such as AS240, RME, Tableau, etc., a plus. • Ability to effectively collect and use market data to efficiently manage cost. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to effectively work in a Matrix organization. • Project management background a plus. Intrinsic Characteristics • Analytical thinker who can pull disparate pieces of data together to form a coherent story. • Project management style mindset to manage suppliers through the sourcing process. • Ability to effectively balance relationships with suppliers and internal organization. • Collaborative team player who can work across functions (e.g., Analytics, Category Leadership, Supply Chain, etc.) to deliver results. • Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, adapt to shifting priorities, and be very detail-oriented. • Knowledge-driven individual who can quickly build category understanding. • Proactive communicator with exceptional communication and presentation skills. (both oral and written) • Strong bias for action (self-starter). Physical Demands • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. • Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear. • The associate is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. • The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Work Environment • This position must be performed from the corporate facility in Houston, Texas. • Must be able to do limited travel to Sysco facilities or operating companies. • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.

Manage freight revenue programs, optimize inbound supply flows, collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams, support sourcing negotiations, and maintain supplier data. | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 4+ years in wholesale/foodservice/retail distribution, strong communication, collaboration, analytical, and organizational skills, and ability to manage change. | Job Summary: The position is responsible for supporting Sysco’s inbound supply chain operations by administering freight revenue programs, identifying opportunities to optimize inbound supply flows, and contributing to the negotiation and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives. This role will work closely with Supply Chain Managers, Category Management, and other cross-functional teams to ensure suppliers are integrated efficiently into Sysco’s North America network. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Duties & Responsibilities: 1 30% Management of Freight Revenue Programs for Sysco’s US Broadline Network, RDCs, and Forward Warehouses. 2 20% Work cross functionally with Corporate & Field Merchandising, Logistics, SCIM, Costing, and other stakeholders to optimize inbound supply flow. 3 20% Collaborate with Sysco’s suppliers to obtain inbound efficiencies and address/resolve escalated concerns timely and effectively 4 15% Support sourcing event negotiations and execution, award to PO 5 15% Systems and Data Management: Responsible for collecting and maintaining supplier information such as freight rates, ship points, and item purchasing attributes such as Vendor Ti/Hi, Net & Gross Weight and Cube. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or four years’ experience in foodservice, wholesale or retail distribution management roles Four years of wholesale, foodservice distribution, or retail distribution experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree Skills:  Strong written and verbal communication skills  Effectively Interacts internally and externally with suppliers, Supply Chain and/or Commercial Analysts, Warehouse Operations, Field Merchandising, Transformation, Change Management and corporate leaders requiring collaboration and negotiation skills to achieve this role’s goals as well as others’.  Successful execution in a complex business environment.  Requires in-depth knowledge business strategies and the company’s goals, as well as external factors which may impact Supply Chain Performance.  Solid organizational skills with the ability to prioritize numerous projects and meet strict deadlines.  Strategic thinking, excellent analytical skills and structured approaches to problem solving.  Ability to adapt and move quickly through change and transformation. #LI-CYS4