Manager, Contract Sales and New Business Development

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BENEFITS INFORMATION:

Position Summary:

Manage the expansive scope, schedule, budget, and quality of the Finance Technology applications.  Drive delivery within the team to anticipate and address change requests, issues management, risk management, and status reporting. Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources. Facilitate effective decisions when presented multiple options for how to progress with the project. Manage a medium to large number of dependencies across project tasks.  Responsible for the sequencing and delivery targets defined for the project.

Essential Functions:

• Act as liaison between the Business and Sysco Technology.
• Own all aspects of projects, to deliver approved business functionality to Sysco.
• Define and lead project scope, approach, assumptions, dependencies, risk, and budget.
• Partner with all stakeholders and dependent projects to develop detailed project schedules. Drive and run meetings with key stakeholders.
• Lead and execute approved projects through the lifecycle, including change requests, issue management, risk management, and status reporting.
• Research cost-effective alternatives to enhance cost efficiency while delivering quality results.
• Manages remediation of risks and issues. Evaluates project impact of requests for scope change.
• Develop and deliver presentations.
• Apply proven techniques and methodologies to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Drives communications between stakeholders of dependent projects and with Sysco management.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and / or Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years' sales experience in a business-to-business professional sales environment, and 3 or more years’ with a proven track record of new business development or equivalent experience

• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent educational level

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of experience in finance applications supporting general ledger, accounts receivable or accounts payable.
• Subject matter expert in one of four functional areas, production, warehouse, merchandising or finance.
• Experience in structured frameworks, methodologies and operating models in area of expertise. (Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies preferred)
• Experience influencing, presenting to or facilitating group collaboration of all sizes and management levels.
• Ability to effectively communicate to various levels of management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Functional level experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Jira, or Smartsheet.
• Demonstrated understanding of project financials and measure of performance.
• Experience presenting to or facilitating group training of all sizes and management levels.

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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.