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Regional General Manager – Operations

Northern Region

Being a part of Ireland’s largest foodservice provider means joining a team that is passionate about the world of food and dedicated to the growth and support of the industry. Here at Sysco, our wide, national network aims to serve thousands of cafés, hotels, restaurants and bars throughout the country that make up our customers.

Following continued growth and expansion across the Island of Ireland Sysco Ireland are now looking to expand and strengthen our Operations Leadership team by introducing a robust regional structure to include three Regional General Managers (RGM).

Overall responsibility:

You will be responsible for the overall management of an operational region for Sysco Ireland. This will entail a mix of Warehouses and Transport Depots within the region, from operational decision making to professional development and succession planning with a large mandate to supply and service into Sysco Depots and being an important player in our overall network on the Island. While partnering with our commercial team to develop and support meaningful partnerships with our customers.

You’ll also contribute to and execute against our overall strategy and continued expansion, while managing your site operational plans, budgets and performance targets.

The role includes:

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  Managing a portfolio of business critical change projects
• Partnering with the commercial team and co-leading functional profitability forums
• Financial control within budgetary remit – contribution to Group and local distribution and operational efficiency
• Establish/implement depot succession plan, incl. employee training and development plans
• Manage two-way Communication Cascade
• Execute distribution and operational strategy in line with overall Group goals
• Establish and review site operational Plans, Budgets and KPIs/Performance Targets

We are looking for someone exceptional, who:

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  Lives and breathes Customer First
• Extremely organised & comfortable operating in a highly dynamic & fast paced environment.
• Confident & consistent communicator who has an ability to flex their style to ensure the message is understood regardless of the audience.
• Proven ability in motivating, inspiring, leading and developing a team.
• Has high emotional intelligence and can communicate effectively at all levels
• Is collaborative and yet confident to constructively challenge for the right result
• Is commercially astute and highly experienced at successfully implementing change
• Has proven experience in leading a positive culture by example and taking your teams on the journey with you
• Thinks big but is prepared to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in
• Has unyielding commitment to the highest standards of compliance and safety
• Willingness to examine & challenge the status quo & break down silos where necessary with fact-based arguments to ensure continuous improvement of their team & the wider Operations team.
• Is an insightful, data-savvy problem solver who has continuous improvement in your DNA
• The ability & confidence to interpret often ambiguous data in making timely decisions based on evaluation of the associated risks & subsequent impacts on all stakeholders.

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