The Role:
Helping create and implement “best-in-class” digital/social media strategies
Helping measure and create success metrics for all our social media efforts
Collaborating with the DEI team and senior leadership to drive process and program improvements in the DEI space and support diversity programs and events that drive Sysco LABS’ DEI strategy and goals
Thought partnering with our DEI team – think outside the box and help drive innovative ideas and research external developments in the field of diversity and inclusion to keep the team and other stakeholders informed
Improving engagement and impact with DEI entities and other external groups, enabling authentic relationship-building with diverse talent
Partnering with DEI organizations to push forward our DEI training strategy to associates
Handling day-to-day responsibilities with minimal supervision; needs to be organized and self-sufficient; prioritizes and completes tasks to meet deadlines without supervision
The Profile:
Experience in online and social media marketing; experience in managing paid campaigns would be a plus
Good with numbers; an analytical mind with the ability to derive insights from data
Strong verbal and written English communication skills
Strong writing skills to generate thought-leading content based on industry trends and topics
Ability to research and summarize complex or extensive subject matter, taking onboard information from a number of sources, to produce engaging and informative communications
A passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the intellectual curiosity to learn more.
Perform work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment that requires meeting time-sensitive deadlines
Ability to work on own initiative/unsupervised and plan and organize own time to meet varying priorities
Pursuing a degree in Psychology, Sociology, Communications, Business Administration, or a similar field
Why you should join Sysco LABS:
- An attractive base compensation and benefits package which is comfortably above market rates.
- The opportunity to work with high caliber individuals across the organization.
- Technical training and soft skills development programs.
- Fast career growth, recognition, and senior leadership opportunities for good performers.
- A flexible, diverse and entrepreneurial work environment and a fun work culture that celebrates success regularly
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 71,000 associates, the company operates 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2022 that ended July 3, 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion.
Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is transforming one of the world’s largest industries.
Sysco LABS’ engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire foodservice journey – from the enterprise-grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes how Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.
Sysco LABS 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.
