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Sysco Canada, Inc Hiring For Regional VP, Operations at Peterborough, ON Full Time
Reports To
Regional President
Location
Peterborough or Ottawa, ON
Type
Full-Time, Salaried
Closing Date
December 16, 2022
Company Overview
Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.
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. For fiscal 2021 that ended July 3, 2021, the company generated sales of more than $51 billion.
Sysco, one of Canada’s Best Employers 2022, as listed by Forbes, is dedicated to our global corporate social responsibility goals and to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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.
Sysco is more than just a place to work. Our passion for food and our customers has made us the industry leader. To remain on top, we will continue to think bigger, work harder and never give up. Are you ready to drive success?
For more information, visit www.sysco.ca or follow us @SyscoCanada at facebook.com/SyscoCanada; twitter.com/SyscoCanada or instagram.com/SyscoCanada
For a full list of opportunities, visit www.sysco.ca/careers
Role:
This role will provide operational leadership and scale our supply chain systems for the region. The incumbent is accountable and responsible for developing and executing overall supply chain strategies for all critical operations & distribution including facilities, fleet management, warehouse and delivery activities. This incumbent is a key member of the Senior Regional Leadership team.
Role Responsibilities:
- Planning and directing the regional operations group in order to align the back-of-the-house long-term objectives with the business goals.
- Be the strategist that integrates the different activities of delivery, shipping, receiving, purchasing and sales by being a catalyst at promoting the interdependencies between each group.
- Participate in the establishment of overall regional business goals.
- Seek synergies and best practices to develop and implement better methods that meet our Customer First Model.
- Maintain profitable operations through excellence in cost control, productivity planning and safety culture
- Champion operations management in compliance with government and other regulatory agencies, guidelines and laws and Company programs.
- Implement programs to ensure overall safety, security, maintenance, and ergonomics for the operations functions.
- Delegate responsibility to directors and managers to accomplish productivity goals. Enforce company policies on safety and employee coaching by following guidelines and policies.
- Create performance improvement plans through the sites operation teams and identify training opportunities when appropriate.
- If applicable, understand and interpret the CBA and participate in labour relations activities/procedures as required at unionized facilities
- Responsible for a business portfolio surpassing $500M (may be significantly higher dependent on region)
- Champion, advocate, sponsor and participate to drive employee engagement
- Understands both the economic and cultural value that a safe organization with minimal environmental impact brings to an organization.
- Positively influence and shape a large and inclusive organizational culture to be one that’s productive, vibrant, and a desirable place to work.
- Analyze trends and conduct root cause analysis to support continuous improvement efforts or remedy identified defects impacting outcomes
- The ability to analyze and independently solve a variety of difficult situations and problems, including the ability to navigate through complex organizational structure
- Develop and support high performing talent through hiring, scheduling, performance coaching, and career management practices. Includes an appropriate level of functional knowledge necessary to make informed decisions on talent development.
- Facilitate establishment of clear performance goals; Ensure that performance goals adapt to changing business demands; Identify and manage non-performers in a fair and timely way; Identify and reward top performance; links pay and performance through base, incentive, and recognition programs.
- Ability to facilitate and align department leaders around common goals and operating requirements across a multi-site regional geography.
- Communicates broadly and frequently the company’s vision, direction, goals, performance against plan, changes, and expectations through participation in department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and informal conversations with associates.
- Ability to effectively lead change and transformational initiatives through sound change management practices that will ensure sustained adoption, including stakeholder engagement across multiple functions
- Act as a senior member of the leadership team, actively engaging to align on direction, strategy, and goals and to show up as One Team within the business
- Is willing to drive Environmental, Health and Safety performance by providing necessary resources and holding their team accountable to complying with EHS programs, policies, and requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements:
- 7 – 10 years progressive leadership experience in supply chain, distribution, fulfillment, operations
- Experience managing a large multi-site business
- LEAN Six Sigma experience is an asset
- Post Secondary Degree/Diploma in a related or relevant field
- Any supply chain and or logistics professional designation would be an asset
- Experience with ERP, Warehouse Management Systems or Fleet Management systems
- Strategic thinking, excellent analytical skills and possesses extensive knowledge in structured approaches to problem solving, i.e. continuous improvement
- Intermediate expertise with Microsoft Office products
- Valid driver’s license with access to a vehicle may be required
- Up to 30% travel is required
Internal candidates apply via the Career Centre on your HR Portal / ADP Workforce Now.
External candidates submit cover letter & resume via www.sysco.ca/careers
Our Purpose
Connecting the world to share food and care for one another
Our Mission
Delivering success for our customers through industry-leading people, products, and solutions
Our Identity
Together we define our future of foodservice and supply chain
Sysco is committed to Employment Equity. Accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request for candidates with disabilities.
Here’s a sample of the many benefits Sysco associates enjoy:
Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability • Life Insurance • Company Pension Plan • Group RRSP • Employee and Family Assistance • Stock Purchase Plan • Unlimited on-line learning through Sysco Interactive University • Sysco product discounts • Preferred vendor discounts • Associate Resource Groups
(*benefits may vary based on location or bargaining unit)
