Director - Insights, Analytics and Reporting - Specialty

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Director, Insights, Analytics and Reporting - Specialty

Job Summary:

Responsible for assisting Specialty Team with deep data and analytics, creativity, and structured thinking / decision making to go after billions of dollars of potential growth, with an initial emphasis on both operational efficiencies and topline revenue growth.

Own a detailed data model to ensure the strategic direction of the team is embedded in data. Facilitate and own the build of program dashboards, either directly or through the GSC COE. Support the Specialty Leadership team in cultivating key messages and communications for varying strategic audiences, including Quarterly Business Reviews and Board meetings. Support the Specialty Leadership Team to define the future strategies to grow the business and improve profitability, including both visioning and developing detailed execution plans for bringing the strategy to life

Duties and Responsibilities:

Build/manage a multi-faceted analytical model that will enable us to make data-driven growth decisions, including size of opportunity, ability to win, space availability, economics of market entry, levers of growth, and ROI.  Must be comfortable with making reasonable assumptions in the face of ambiguous or partially available data. Present on growth roadmap to ELT including CEO to drive key transformation initiatives. Identify potential go-to-market pathways and evaluate the strategic advantages of each. Think through approaches from concept to execution and ensure appropriate rigor in decision making. Assist in bringing together ELT and other key leadership to align on growth path decisions.  Lead the development/publishing of key dashboards, scorecards and other report cards of success. Document best practices between platforms to create a repeatable flywheel for targeted growth. Manage team of 3-6 data analyst.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• MBA (strongly preferred)

Experience Required:

• 10 years of experience in an analytical and strategic business role, with escalating levels of leadership and responsibility.
• Must have skillset with deep modeling, strategic thinking and complex growth planning experience, including transformation/program management experience

Experience Preferred:

• Internal Sysco or foodservice industry experience also a significant plus.

Technical Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, communication, and presentation skills
• Proven experience to get work done in a complex matrix organization
• Ability to think strategically and tactically from customer perspective
• Ability to structure unique problems and lead cross-functional teams in a way that enables the organization to make significant progress quickly
• Strong ability to manage ambiguity and guide the organization through it towards clear and decisive action plans
• Ability to understand a P&L
• Customer obsessed
• Passionate and compassionate
• Great teacher and learner
• Superb team player
• Results driven
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, communication, collaboration and presentation skills
• Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent pattern recognition and predictive modeling skills
• Best-in-class analytic and problem-solving skills
• Strong project leadership and management background
• Proven success in change management
• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to establish credibility and influence executive-level stakeholders as well as the ability to work across boundaries and lead through influence
• Ability to operate effectively and influence others in a matrix organization
• Self-starter
• Professional attitude, service orientation, unparalleled work ethic
• Approaches every problem with an outside-in perspective first and does not allow the status quo to influence your analysis

Language Requirements:

English

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Travel Requirements:

Average 10-15%, some weeks during initial onboarding and near execution time may be heavier.

Work Environment:

Remote role with in-office or travel time as needed or for team connectivity.  Fun, energized, results-driven team.

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OVERVIEW:

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.