Region VP, Merchandising

Sysco•Arlington, TX

About The Position

The Region VP, Merchandising leads regional merchandising teams at one to three sites and manages merchandising associates at the home site. The role works with regional and market leadership to achieve key performance indicators and coordinates with Market Directors on replenishment execution. It is accountable for the performance, management, and development of regional merchandising departments. The position supports customer order fulfillment while managing inventory and Days Supply On Hand, regional profitability through product cost and equity management, sales growth strategies, inbound logistics, and replenishment strategies that improve warehouse operational efficiency. It also drives corporate strategies, including Category Management and Product Assortment Management for national and local assortments. This role is considered a talent pipeline for Region and Market leadership roles. Anyone accepting the role must be willing to relocate to be considered for further advancement. Travel to sites within the region is required, and the posting states that travel may be up to 50%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential job functions.
At least 8 years of management or professional experience.
Ability to build high-performing teams and enable a culture of best practices.
Ability to manage conflict and reach timely resolutions using facts and dialogue.
Ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships across the organization.
Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from different backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to and lead change.
Proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to develop and implement strategies to maximize sales and gross-profit potential while driving customer loyalty and Sales Consultant engagement.
Ability to perform job requirements in a remote work environment.
Willingness to relocate for consideration for future advancement to Region or Market leadership roles.

Nice To Haves

Significant category management, merchandising, and/or operations experience in a retail, wholesale, or distribution environment.
Master’s degree.
Strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

Build, manage, and develop regional merchandising teams through meetings, ongoing communication, morale monitoring, and actions that improve associate engagement and enablement.
Interpret, train, and reinforce company policies, procedures, and tools.
Align merchandising leaders and teams with market replenishment teams to achieve inventory service-level, DSO, aging and obsolete, and spoilage goals while maximizing operational efficiency.
Drive and support corporate and market initiatives across regional functions to achieve or exceed the Annual Operating Plan.
Manage accuracy of product and freight item costs.
Create strategies with corporate, market, and regional leadership to grow gross margin and earned income.
Manage shrink and approve credits as needed.
Provide field feedback to regional, market, and corporate teams for action or alignment.
Participate in supplier and broker reviews to evaluate sales and gross-profit growth opportunities.
Monitor market analytics (NPD) to increase market share.
Support cross-functional item assortment management.
Collaborate with regional and market leadership to achieve KPIs and with Market Directors to execute market replenishment.
Drive execution of Category Management and Product Assortment Management strategies for national and local assortments.