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 - Project Management to join our team of technologists who work on solutions that are revolutionizing the future of a trillion-dollar, global industry!
RESPONSIBILITIES
Assisting Scrum Masters and Product Owners in facilitating Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Assisting the project management team in developing project plans, schedules, and timelines
Helping monitor project progress and tracking deliverables to ensure deadlines are met
Supporting communication between project stakeholders and ensuring timely updates
Maintaining project documentation and updating project management tools.
Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
Assisting in risk management and issue tracking
Compiling data to support project decision-making
REQUIREMENTS
Must be currently pursuing, or have recently completed, a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related fields
The ability to make a one-year commitment to this role
A basic understanding of Agile principles and Scrum framework (certification or coursework is a plus)
An interest in IT project management and the software development lifecycle
Strong organizational skills with a good attention to detail
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Must demonstrate a proactive, can-do attitude with a strong willingness to take initiative and solve problems
Should possess the ability to work collaboratively and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Must be eager to learn and have a proactive attitude
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
