Product Manager
Company: Sysco
Location: Houston
Posted on: October 2, 2024
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Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY: The Product Manager manages a set of product
categories within the business center. He or she leads the internal
processes for core assortment steady-state changes, issue
resolution involving internal and external stakeholders (e.g.
OpCos, Suppliers, Customers). This will include product training,
product mix analysis, promotional and price negotiations, and the
development and marketing of new items. He or she will perform
ongoing product evaluations to ensure specification adherence and
awareness of items in the marketplace. RESPONSIBILITIES: Product
Pricing Management Advises and gives direction toward new item
set-up and creates complete system maintenance as required
Determine and execute, as needed, enhancements and changes to the
current product pricing structure Determines and executes
strategies for product packaging needs and changes within the
category Maintains SRDT and completes change forms Is responsible
for ongoing product evaluations and documentation to ensure
compliance and maintain awareness of trends, new items, and
innovation Category Management and Product Development Follows the
6-Step Category Management Process to drive sales growth, deliver
Value, Variety, and Innovation to the marketplace while maximizing
efficiency and lowering operational costs Financial Management and
Accountability Gathers and contributes input for plan creation
Ensures pricing is accurate and intervenes and corrects when needed
Responsible for all corporate-managed supplier AR/AP and
pricing/service-related issues. Supplier Management Attend
monthly/quarterly supplier business reviews. Enhance supplier
relations through innovation, sales growth, and issue resolution.
Leads the internal processes for core assortment steady-state
changes and changes to core suppliers ship points, per the
direction of the Category Leadership; effectively work with key
stakeholder groups for successful implementation. Customer
Engagement Conducts Sales initiated presentations and resources to
support and enable profitable, sustainable sales growth. Creates
and delivers solutions to address customer needs through product,
price and optimal assortment. Enterprise Support Contributes to the
creation and training of field-ready product knowledge and sales
enabling tools. Provides operation company (OpCo) Sales Meeting and
event assistance when called upon. Additional tasks as required to
achieve business results. QUALIFICATIONS Education and / or
Experience: Bachelor's degree preferred or an equivalent
combination of education and Sysco merchandising, pricing and/or
customer service experience or equivalent combination of education
and foodservice industry experience. Professional Skills: The
candidate must possess mid-level Microsoft Excels skill sets,
specifically V lookups, manipulating pivot tables, filtering and
sorting functions as well as knowledge of with internal systems
such as AS240, RME, Sysco Intranet, and Business Objects Physical
Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to
operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and
arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20
pounds. Working Conditions: This position will be performed from
the corporate facility. The noise level in the work environment is
usually moderate. NOTICE: The above statements are intended to
describe the general nature of the environment and the 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 employee in this job. The
employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to
perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her
supervisor. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties
and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be
reviewed and subject to changes of business necessity.
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