THE BIG PICTURE
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm 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 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.
Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.
Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that 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.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently on the lookout for an Intern – People Operations to join the Sysco LABS team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintaining an internal employee database
Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to collect and verify data
Ensuring the veracity of data
Updating and filing internal documents
Engaging in other projects and duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s Degree (fully or partially completed) from a recognized local or foreign university or an equivalent qualification
A professional qualification in Human Resource Management (fully or partially completed) will be an added advantage
Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
An organized and highly detail-oriented personality
Must be capable of prioritizing work in a dynamic environment, whilst driving tasks through to completion
Excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to take ownership of and ensure a high level of quality in all assigned tasks, while working on strict deadlines
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
The ability to work effectively under pressure
Prior experience in the HR field will be an added advantage
BENEFITS
An attractive allowance
Paid birthday leave
Exposure to the corporate culture of a Fortune 100 company
An opportunity to work with and learn from industry specialists, and develop professionally in your chosen field
Opportunities to network and build lasting professional relationships
A progressive culture that promotes work-life harmony and personal development
