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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\nPOSITION SUMMARY\nManages group of Merchandising associates at specified site(s)\nCollaborate with Market Directors to execute market replenishment to achieve KPI goals\nAccountable for the overall performance, management and development of the Site merchandising department\nAchieve department and company goals which includes but is not limited to: exemplary customer order fulfillment while managing inventory to the optimalDSO (Days Supply On Hand), support Site profitability through product cost and equity management, participate and support sales growth strategies, deploy inbound logistic strategies, drive replenishment strategy that contributes to warehouse operational efficiencies.\nDrive execution of corporate strategies such as Category Management and Product Assortment Management consisting of both national and local assortments to meet sales demands in collaboration with Regional Vice President of Merchandising (RVPM).\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/ RESPONSIBILITIES:\nBuild, manage and develop Site merchandising team through regular department meetings; on-going interaction & communication; monitor associate morale; and respond to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement\n\nInterprets, trains and consistently reinforces Company policies, procedures and tools\n\nManage site planners and align with market replenishment teamto achieve inventory management Service Level, DSO (Days Supply On Hand), A&O (Aging & Obsolete), and Spoilage goals while maximizing operational efficiencies\n\nDrive and support corporate and market initiative implementation through all Site functions to achieve/exceed Annual Operating Plan\n\nManage item cost (product and freight) accuracy\n\nAlign with RVPM to executeactivities that grow company gross margin and earned income\n\nManage shrink and approve credits as needed\n\nProvide field feedback to the region, market and corporate teams for action and/or alignment\n\nParticipate in supplier and broker reviews to evaluate sales and gross profit growth opportunities\n\nMonitor market analytics (NPD)to increase market share\n\nSupport cross functional item assortment management process\n\nREQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:\n5+ years management/professionalexperience. Significant category management, merchandising and/or operations experience within a retail, wholesale or distribution environment preferred.\n\nBachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degree sufficient to successfully perform essential job functions.\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nMaster’s degree\n\nStrong excel skills\n\nCERTIFICATIONS AND/OR TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:\nABILITIES AND SKILLS:\nAbility to build high-performing teams & enable a culture of best practices\n\nAbility to manage conflict and reach quick resolution with facts and dialogue\n\nAbility to work cross functionally and build relationships across the organization/enterprise\n\nAbility to communicate effectively with individuals of different backgrounds\n\nDemonstrated ability to adapt to and lead change\n\nProactive attitude of identifying and addressing issues as they arise\n\nAbility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment\n\nStrong written & verbal communications skills\n\nAbility to develop & implement innovative strategies to maximize sales & gross profit potential while driving customer loyalty & Sales Consultantengagement\n\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.\n\nTravel 10%\n\nIMPORTANT: This role is considered a talent pipeline for Region and Market leadership roles. Any individual who is offered and accepts this role must be willing to relocate to be considered for further advancement.\nNOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.\nReasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nThis job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity.\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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