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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\nBrief Role Description:\nResponsible for driving profitable sales growth of the produce category within a region\nCollaborates cross functionally (Sales, Supply Chain, Revenue Management) and across entities (Market, Corporate, Specialty) \nCategory expert that provides training, product information, regulatory guidance, and market cost guidance to internal and external customers in support of the produce category.\nPRIMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nCategory Strategy\nAlign with SMS Produce teams to execute strategies \nIdentify category development opportunities, coordinate with sales teams (leaders, specialists, sales consultants) to propose new business\nEnsuring expected compliance and proper support of SMS Produce and Freshpoint. \nAnalyze data and market insights to understand consumer needs and wants\nResearch competitors and suggest appropriate pricing\nManage site specific market cost decisions on a weekly basis\nCollaborating with Regional Revenue Management Director and Regional VP of Merch, utilize available contract programs and resources to provide customer specific pricing for key Regional customers \nProvide field feedback on strategies including advising on marketing materials to improve sales\nProvide planning team with forecasts for product demand trends\nCoordinating new customer on boarding activities\nAddressing the needs and concerns of key CMU/LCC contacts within the Region\nAssortment Management\nProviding product assortment and SKU rationalization recommendations that are aligned with your Region demand\nEnsure product availability\nDesign exit strategies for unsuccessful products\nCategory Training\nProviding SC support through business reviews, customer insight encounters with targeted training and education. \nSchedule and manage category sales training of Sales Consultants \nProvide timely and effective communication with Sales force including but not limited to market conditions, product quality and availability, new items and applications.\nProduct Quality/Quality control\nDevelop and monitor SOPs ensuring that pick locations are checked daily\nCollaborating with Operations and Food Safety teams\nWork cross-functionally with QA and Operations to generate PDN’s - ensure accuracy, timely completion, and submission. Ensure resulting claims are tracked and settled appropriately\nMitigate Expense/Shrink\nWorks with inventory control to manage expiration dating through SWMS reports.\nWorks closely with Quality Assurance lead(s) and in conjunction with Operations and Transportation Management\nEstablish and maintain accountability that all inbound product is inspected thoroughly\nCollaborate with QA and Product Support Advisors to ensure quality and integrity of all inbound and outbound Category 11 products \nManage market adherence to GAP/GMP Compliance\nEducation/Experience:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degree sufficient to successfully perform essential job functions required. Master’s degree a plus.\n3+ years management/professional experience required (5+ years preferred). 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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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