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Factors that may be used to determine rate of pay include specific skills, work location, work experience and other individualized factors\nJob Profile Summary:\nThe Director of Beef Procurement leads the sourcing and purchasing strategy for beef products across the region(s) for Buckhead and Newport Meat & Seafood operations. This role is responsible for managing supplier relationships, negotiating pricing and terms, overseeing contract procurement execution, and driving cost efficiencies through strategic procurement practices. The position plays a critical role in ensuring supply reliability, quality standards, and competitive pricing to support enterprise-wide business goals.\nJob Summary:\nThis role oversees and executes the region(s) beef procurement strategy for Buckhead | Newport Meat & Seafood. By leveraging the combined scale and purchasing power of BH | NP, the Director aims to reduce costs, enhance profitability, and support growth through data-driven sourcing decisions. Key responsibilities include regional procurement of boxed beef, market analysis, supplier performance, earned income generation, and collaboration with sales, supply chain, and other cross-functional teams. The Director is accountable for delivering category P&L performance, aligning assortments to market conditions, and driving margin expansion through smarter buying and operational integration.\nResponsibilities:\nTo develop and execute a plan to procure boxed beef regionally for Buckhead | Newport sites\nLeverage BH | NP volume together for lowest possible purchase cost.\nLeverage internal and external resources (market research, supplier data) to understand customer and market trends\nGenerate earned income through market buys that will increase total margin\nDrive profitable beef sales through; better information sharing, response to market trends, market timing, and improved costs.\nProactively update core beef assortments to reflect changes in market dynamics\nOwn P&L planning and results for Beef category w/in region(s)\nCommunicate to local sales teams market intelligence and help set local and contract pricing accordingly\nTrain BH | NP personnel that will enable them to more effectively sell the boxed beef category\nIntegrate large program/contract customer requirements with our beef procurement strategy\nWork effectively with internal departments such as Supply Chain, Pricing, Transportation, Sourcing, GSC Beef Procurement team to resolve issues and create competitive advantage\nQualifications:\nEducation\nMinimum undergraduate degree or equivalent related industry experience\nExperience\nMinimum 7-10 years of commodity procurement experience with large foodservice, retail, or specialty distribution\nProfessional Skills:\nMust posses and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to apply in communications with business partners, the field, and internal departments\nAnalytical thinker who can draw sound business conclusions from multiple sources of information\nAbility to plan, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines\nPerforms independently as well in a team environment\nSome travel (approx. 10-15% or higher) required for supplier visits\nProven ability to manage complex projects that span across functions\nMust be effective at communication skills\nMust possess deep industry knowledge for beef markets cause and effect\nPhysical Demands\nWhile performing the duties of the job, the colleague is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.\nThe colleague is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.\nThe colleague must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.\nBENEFITS INFORMATION:\nFor information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.comOVERVIEW:\nSysco 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.\nWe 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. 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