Senior Project Manager - SYGMA- US
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager will lead warehouse management system (WMS) conversions and other business, IT, and operations initiatives for SYGMA. The role manages implementations from discovery and planning through testing, training, go-live, and stabilization, ensuring operational readiness across affected locations. It also supports transportation modernization and technology and operational readiness for new distribution centers. The role works with SYGMA and Sysco leaders, IT, Operations, Finance, vendors, and executive sponsors to define project needs, build business cases and plans, manage delivery, drive change adoption, communicate progress and risks, and escalate decisions as needed. The position requires experience with warehouse or distribution operations in an organization such as a distributor, manufacturer, or retailer; experience limited to third-party logistics does not meet the stated requirements. Travel may be required up to 50%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 7–10 years of experience leading WMS implementations and complex, cross-functional projects.
- Demonstrated ownership of large-scale implementations from planning through go-live and stabilization.
- Experience supporting warehouse or distribution operations within a distributor, manufacturer, retailer, or similar organization; experience limited to third-party logistics (3PL) does not meet the role’s requirements.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a matrixed organization.
- Strong change management skills and ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Confidence working with executive leadership, technical teams, vendors, and frontline operations.
- Experience developing business cases, managing project budgets, and partnering with Finance.
- Proactive, adaptable approach with strong follow-through and ability to work independently.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Foodservice, food, or beverage distribution experience.
- Experience implementing or converting to SWMS.
- Transportation technology experience, including Samsara, electronic logging devices, Roadnet, RNA, or other routing platforms.
- Experience opening a new distribution center or coordinating its technology, warehouse systems, infrastructure, or racking projects.
- Familiarity with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Visio, or Power BI.
Responsibilities
- Manage WMS implementations from discovery and planning through testing, training, go-live, and stabilization, ensuring operational readiness across impacted locations.
- Lead multiple business, IT, and operations projects, defining scope, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, and measures of success.
- Identify stakeholders, clarify business needs, and partner with Finance to develop business cases, evaluate costs and benefits, and establish project plans.
- Collaborate with SYGMA and Sysco leaders, IT, Operations, Finance, vendors, and executive sponsors to secure decisions, resolve obstacles, and maintain accountability.
- Coordinate communications, training, and implementation readiness to support adoption of new systems and processes.
- Lead or support transportation modernization projects involving electronic logging devices, Samsara, routing software, and Roadnet/RNA conversions.
- Coordinate technology and operational requirements for new distribution centers, including system implementations, infrastructure, racking dependencies, and launch readiness.
- Communicate project progress, risks, budgets, and business outcomes; escalate decisions when needed and apply lessons learned to future projects.
Benefits
- May be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Plan.
- Benefits information is available at SyscoBenefits.com.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
