Sysco LABS Sri Lanka

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 - Talent Acquisition to join our team.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing administrative support to the Talent Acquisition team throughout the entire recruitment process, from job posting to onboarding
Scheduling and coordinating interviews, assessments, and other recruitment-related activities
Communicating with candidates, providing updates and gathering necessary documentation
Entering Talent Acquisition and Resource Management-related operational data to various internal databases
Conducting regular quality checks to ensure data integrity and accuracy
Generating reports and providing updates as prescribed
Assisting the Talent Acquisition and MIS Teams with administrative tasks as needed
Complying with data integrity and security policies
Upholding the highest levels of data entry hygiene

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized local or foreign university or an equivalent qualification; undergraduates are also welcome to apply
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks 
The ability to work well within a team and collaborate effectively with colleagues 
A strong attention to detail with high accuracy in data entry 
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
The flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines 
Ability to establish priorities proactively and excellent time management skills. 
Hands-on experience in Excel and experience in working with online databases 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