THE BIG PICTURE
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation center for Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), a Fortune 100 company and the world’s largest foodservice provider with 71,000+ associates, 330+ distribution centers and over 725,000 customers in 90 countries. For fiscal 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, Sysco generated over $76 billion in sales.
Sysco LABS powers Sysco’s farm-to-fork operations and our technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.
Our technology ecosystem spans 600+ applications, monitoring and incident management across 10,000+ servers, multi-cloud – multi-platform event streaming and microservices architecture, and enterprise-grade systems that power a catalog of over 1.4 million products, 330+ distribution centers and a fleet of 14,000 IoT-enabled delivery trucks, and more.
Everything we do at Sysco LABS supports Sysco’s Purpose of ‘Connecting the world to share food and care for one another’, and our technology directly impacts millions of food consumers in a trillion-dollar, global industry.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently on the lookout for an energetic Associate Project Manager who can drive teams with passion to increase efficiency and deliver tangible business benefits to join our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Managing deliveries across multiple delivery teams
Leading scrum methodologies and process improvements
Identifying any roadblocks and risks with the team, and actively working to remove or eliminate both with escalation done as required
Liaising continuously with the product owner to ensure user stories are clearly defined, estimated and prioritized, and ensuring daily status is communicated to management and other stakeholders
Maintaining project reporting and communicating progress status with stakeholders
Driving team collaboration and engagement
Assisting in setting efficient production support mechanisms
Working with onshore and offshore business and technical teams to ensure strict quality standards are maintained
REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s Degree in IT; a Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
2 - 3 years’ experience in Agile project management and expert knowledge in SCRUM; proven experience in a dynamic and fast-paced agile environment
Professional certifications such as PMP or CSM (Certified Scrum Master) will be an added advantage
Sound knowledge of risk identification and mitigation
Business domain knowledge and a technical background will be highly advantageous
Excellent stakeholder management skills together with a commitment to all-round quality
BENEFITS
An attractive base compensation package comfortably above market rates
Performance rewards and recognition
Comprehensive healthcare coverage
A health and wellness allowance
A team outing allowance
Paid birthday leave
Learning and development allowance
Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
A progressive culture that promotes work-life harmony and personal development
Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
