As the leading foodservice provider across the island of Ireland, Sysco's success is driven by a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who go above and beyond to deliver every day.
We don't just deliver food and drink to our customers. We deliver new thinking, technology, and talent to our industry. We deliver opportunities - to ourselves and to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond.
We are now looking for new talent to join us as we continue to grow, innovate, and deliver.
Independent Business Team Lead
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Independent Business Team Lead, a role which plays a key part in the overall growth of the organisation along with helping to maintain our core ethos here at Sysco - keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do.
The role requires a candidate who will be:
* A Leader
* Self-motivated and results driven
* Eager to expand Knowledge and Skills
If you are ready for a challenge, we want to hear from you. Apply today and discover what your career could look like with Sysco Ireland.
Key Accountabilities:
* Leading the team providing day-to-day support to the Independent Business Sales Leadership Team and Commercial Finance Manager, providing all stakeholders with a consistent and high-quality commercial support in order to ensure customer service delivery and confidence. Proactively communicate and collaborate with these internal customers to analyse information needs and functional requirements and deliver as needed.
* Fully conversant with all systems, processes, and routines which underpin pricing and margin management within the customer segment. In conjunction with the Commercial Finance Manager, own and maintain all the SOPs and other policies and policy documents which represent current best practice within the function.
* Maintain best practice standards across the function and be a key catalyst in the creation of a positive working environment for colleagues within the team. Act as a role model for colleagues by demonstrating excellence in output standards and commitment at all times.
* Continually review current insights and prepare new insights on commercial trends within Independent Business in order to evaluate, monitor and drive business performance. Lead, assimilate, and present robust analysis, supporting the prioritisation of profit-enhancing opportunities as they arise.
* Support the governance, control, and automation of all processes related to pricing. Create safeguards for future revenues through the development, improvement, and execution of pricing control activities.
* Bottom-up assessment and appraisal of all processes and routines executed by the team, identifying those that can be automated or otherwise streamlined and developing and executing project plans to implement the automation.
* Serve as a key link between the team and Business Technology through which requirements flow.
* Collaborative working with all relevant stakeholders to build and establish working relationships which develop self and others and deliver results.
* Assist in the development and delivery of operational training and coaching pertaining to the daily routines of the function, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
* Lead and monitor team meetings to ensure that issues are identified as they arise, and actions are closed off in a timely fashion.
* Complete HR time management sign off weekly to ensure timely sign off for payroll and ensure holiday tracker is updated at all times.
Requirements:
* Experience working within a fast-moving environment working to tight deadlines.
* High competency in MS Excel and database systems. Experience of Microsoft ERPs a distinct advantage.
* Experience in process automation.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; a naturally enquiring approach, with strong commercial mindset and acumen; disciplined in collecting information, ascertaining root cause of issues, and identifying and developing practical solutions - demonstrable by reference to previous work experiences.
* Attentive to detail.
* Proven experience in leading and facilitating continuous improvement.
* Strong presentation skills.
* Ability to build and develop collaborative relationships.
* Excellent communicator.
* Self-starter with a high level of motivation.
* Proven ability to manage and organise own workload and the workload of others.
* Resilient attitude and desire to see things through to completion.
* Flexible and adaptable with a positive attitude to change.
* Possess a professional, diplomatic, and analytical approach to own specific tasks and those of the team.
Sysco Ireland Culture:
* Customer Focus: We deeply understand our customers' needs, continuously looking at ways to deliver real value.
* Building Relationships: We foster strong, effective relationships across teams, always working together. We embrace change and support each other through it.
* Clear Communication: We communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring our message resonates.
* A Passion for Food: We source and deliver food and drink that inspires excellence and creativity in kitchens for the most memorable dining experiences.
The accountabilities and requirements outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the business.
Sysco is an equal opportunity employer.
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