Sr. Director - Tech Products (Sales and Merchandising ) - Specialty

Global Head of Product

Develop and lead the end-to-end product team to set the tone, establish partnership with engineering leadership and define product development and digital strategy for upcoming innovative products. Carry strategic responsibility for the performance, efficiency and leadership of the product teams. Collaboratively create and foster product vision, drive product strategy, discovery, design, research, and experimentation as well as agile project development and enablement. As a senior executive, strive to be a role model to our global colleagues, nurturing a positive culture helping them bridge the gap between start-up and enterprise mindsets. Work directly with executive leadership as the Global Head of Product representing the entire team.

Essential Functions :

Strategic Management

• Provide strategic leadership for present and future product development efforts for the product team.
• Direct the design, development, and enhancement of new and existing products.
• Drive business cases for the Digital Commerce team for AGP and LRP planning.
• Partner with Engineering to set product and development strategy and vision with an eye towards balancing productivity and customer experience.
• Lead the product team with a focus on deeply understanding the needs of our customers (internal as well as external) through both quantitative and qualitative data and provide them with overwhelming value.
• Understand the competitive landscape for Sysco Corporation and overall trends in the food distribution industry, using these insights to shape our digital product strategy.
• Work with executive leadership to hold them accountable to strategic direction and product standards. Prepare and drive Steering Committee meetings.
• Display executive presence in all internal and external interactions, setting up the tone for other colleagues and building credibility when talking and / or presenting to all types of audiences, especially to our c-level stakeholders.
• Represent Digital Commerce for all product development activities including engineering, SRE, and data workstreams that affect customers and sales consultants.
• Market Digital Commerce products, acting as the lead evangelist for the product portfolio. Meet and interact directly with current and prospective internal and external customers. Relay Digital Commerce products' value and benefits while simultaneously sourcing feedback and assessing their reception and experience with the products.
• Leverage data as a key tool for making strategic decisions with analytics and experimentation. Lead Continuous Improvement for major components of Digital Commerce and Presence.

Tactical Management

People Management & Ways of Working

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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.