Sysco · 1 week ago
Director - Merchandising/Commercial Finance
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expSysco is a leading company in food distribution, and they are seeking a Director to lead their analytics and finance team. This role involves translating complex data into actionable insights and financial forecasts to shape merchandising strategy and improve profitability across the product portfolio.
Electrical DistributionFood and BeverageFood DeliveryHealth CareHospitalityLogisticsMarketingMeat and PoultryRestaurantsSales
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary finance partner to Merchandising leadership, influencing strategy through financial insights and scenario analysis
Provide financial leadership on assortment strategy, supplier negotiations, pricing initiatives, promotions, and category performance
Evaluate trade-offs between sales growth, margin, inventory, and working capital to support enterprise objectives
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for merchandising, including revenue, gross margin, supplier funding, and inventory
Develop financial models to assess new programs, supplier agreements, SYY brand initiatives, and merchandising investments
Track performance vs. plan and clearly articulate risks, opportunities, and corrective actions
Oversee development of dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to monitor category, supplier, and SKU-level performance
Drive deeper insights into price elasticity, mix, margin leakage, inventory turns, and promotional effectiveness
Simplify complex analyses into clear, executive-level storytelling and recommendations
Partner with pricing and merchandising teams to improve gross margin, reduce margin leakage, and enhance pricing discipline
Analyze cost drivers including vendor cost changes, freight, shrink, and inventory revaluation impacts
Support fact-based negotiations with suppliers using financial and analytical insights
Partner with Supply Chain and Merchandising to optimize inventory levels, turns, and obsolescence risk
Monitor inventory revaluation, reserves, and exposure, and proactively identify mitigation actions
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance and analytics professionals
Establish best practices in financial modeling, analytics, and business partnering
Foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement
Work closely with Accounting, Supply Chain, Pricing, Sales, and IT/Data teams to ensure alignment and data integrity
Support executive leadership with ad hoc analysis, board-level materials, and strategic initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
10+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, or analytics, with significant exposure to merchandising, pricing, or product/category management
Strong leadership experience managing and developing teams
Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
Ability to translate complex data into clear insights for senior executives
Preferred
MBA or CPA/CFA
Experience in food distribution, retail, CPG, or multi-SKU environments
Experience working with large datasets, BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), and ERP systems
Company
Sysco
Sysco sells, markets, and distributes food products to restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality businesses.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.25BKey Investors
Bank of America
2025-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Kevin Hourican
President and CEO
Peter Jackson
Chief Executive Officer Sysco Europe
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