Ohmium - Director - Cost Management

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Leads and promotes overall cost management strategy.

2. Provides leadership to the team to effectively manage standardized complex cost analyses that leverage industry/market data, clean sheet cost build ups, specific cost component indices and internal stakeholders to effectively manage Sysco's product costs.

3. Serves as the liaison between the Cost Management & Strategic Sourcing teams to provide insights to inform negotiation strategies driven by changes in commodity prices to sourcing and category teams

4. Maintains and communicates states of commodity changes with impact on COGS across categories

5. Provides direction to implement, support and ensures the cost management's rigorous processes, procedures and policies are effectively implemented for the handling by the Sourcing team of vendor negotiations

6. Developed effective insights and is responsible for identifying cost and profit opportunities, and scrutinizing proposed cost increases in support of the Strategic Sourcing team

7. Develops and maintains effective cross functional relationships to influence and affect success of sourcing opportunities to full stakeholders needs while attaining achievable cost savings

8. Approves cost changes by working cross functionally with the Strategic Sourcing, Costing Team and Supplier to ensure correct pricing is loaded. Reviews variance reporting and resolves any exceptions with supplier.

9. Reports on and provides strategic insights related to impacts of cost increases for senior leaders

10. Provides ongoing training and education to the team to ensure its ability to execute on the Company and team goals and objectives.

11. Builds a strong development team by ensuring effective coaching and counseling employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

COMPETENCIES:

- Fosters Diversity and Inclusion - has the ability to address, promote and advocate a sense of belonging for all people .

- Manages Ambiguity - by working effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not Courage to Act - by stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

- Communicates Effectively - by speaking clearly and expressing him, herself or themselves well in groups; conveys information in a clear and concise manner; conveys information in a manner which different audiences can understand.

- Results Driven - by consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances

- Personal Responsibility - for the quality and timeliness of work

- Inquiry and analysis - examining data to grasp issues, draw conclusions, and solve problems

- Flexibility - adapting to and working with a variety of situations, individuals, and groups. Openness to different and new ways of doing things

- Grit - applying him or herself conscientiously with thought and agility, resilient in the face of adversity and has a passion for the job

- Critical Thinking - addressing matters through thoughtful observation, systematic analysis drawing logical conclusions to solve problems

- Adaptability - openness to change and altering behaviors in order to work effectively when faced with new information, a changing situation or environment

- Dependable and Reliable - achieves results with little oversight

- Environmental Stewardship - capable of effectively respond to environmental conservation requirements

- Safety Awareness and Championship - identifies existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions and takes prompt corrective measures to eliminate them

- Work Ethic - willing to do the heavy lifting, works smart by taking initiative and acting like an owner

- Understands Priorities - ability to organizing tasks and managing time based on importance

- Strategic Mindset - has a strategic perspective of the business; can understand the critical interdependencies across business functions and analyze the long-term and short-term consequences of decisions

- Finance Acumen - holds a comprehensive understanding of the drivers of growth, profitability, and cash flow; financial statements, key performance measures with an understanding of the implications of decision making on value creation

- Ethics - has a strong professional, business, and work ethic

- Influences Others - the ability to persuade others to accept a desired point of view; gains support and commitment form others; effects change in others behavior

- Facilitation - ability to create an environment of openness and trust; leads her team, to decisions in which all team members feel a sense of ownership; leads a meeting or group effort with peers or peer groups without directing the results/outcome.

- Planning and Organizing - the ability to plan the daily or weekly activities to achieve the desired results/outcomes; monitors progress and adjusts work as required; assigns clear goals and responsibilities to ensure desired outcomes; breaks down work in manageable portions; considers changing priorities and the needs of all others.

- Analytical Acumen - the ability to gather relevant information; consider a broad range of issues, needs or factors; considers cause and effect; looks for root cause when problems or issues arise; uses logic effectively and have a passion for answering questions with data.

- Decision Making - the ability to make timely and effective decisions; escalates decisions only if unable to make decision effectively; owns decision when executed; collaborates as required.