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Senior Director Sysco Brand Strategy at Sysco

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Job Description

Job Summary:

Sysco is one of the largest, most successful brands and is built on a foundation of quality and reliability. This role will be critical to the ongoing success and future growth of our brand.

This Senior Director will be responsible for creating a sustainable LT strategy to grow the Sysco brand portfolio focused on delivering both top and bottom line growth (revenue and profitability) and increasing our share within the industry

Responsibilities will include designing a multi-step approach to growth, delivering wins both in the short term and outer years of the plan, creating a plan that doesn't deviate from our quality standards or compromise any of our performance metrics as well as aligning with key stakeholders to ensure success of plan

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Create multi year growth plan for the Sysco brand portfolio measured by incremental revenue, profit and share within industry
  • Work cross functionally with key stake holders, ensuring transparency and open lines of communication throughout plan development as well as providing frequent updates on plan status to leadership
  • Ability to be an agile thinker and pivot based on business dynamics and/or leadership feedback
  • Ability to develop trusted partnerships with adjacent teams
  • Collaborate with all parts of the business impacted by growth plan, namely Merchandising, Sourcing, Pricing, Digital, Sales, Operations
  • Demonstrate ability to deliver on results, both deadlines and financial commitments of plan
  • Demonstrate strong leadership skills


Education Required

  • Bachelors

Education Preferred:

  • MBA preferred

Experience Required:

  • 15+ years of experience in building sustainable growth strategies
  • Proven track record of delivering results through strategic growth plans
  • Proven track record of collaboration and working cross functionally with multiple stake holders
  • Experience influencing teams outside of direct purview
  • Experience communicating effectively to various levels within organization

Experience Preferred:

  • Experience working in highly matrixed organization

Technical Skills and Abilities:

  • Expert level capabilities in building out strong growth plans that deliver results and inspire our teams
  • Strong understanding of finance, pricing, supply chain management, and operations
  • Able to work effectively and collaboratively across all departments to meet goals and deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and presentation skills

Typical senior pay: $131k for Producers and Directors nationally

National salary averages
Expected senior-level
$131k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$43k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $199k

Top performers earn significantly more—skill and negotiation matter.

Senior roles pay 119% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

Strong candidate leverage

Pay is responsive to skills and negotiation. Position yourself as a specialist.

Hiring leverage
Balanced
Wage leverage
Strong
Mobility
Good mobility

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Specialists with niche skills
Weaker for: Generalists

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

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Wide pay variance: Compensation depends heavily on employer and specialization.

Use competing offers and timing to your advantage.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Expertise pays off

Limited new roles, but specialists earn significantly more.

+5%
10yr growth
A bachelor's degree is typically expected.
Typical: Bachelor's degree

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024