Summary of JobPurpose:
The Senior Manager, Fleet and MHE Planning is responsible for directing a team to develop, execute, and optimize the annual Fleet Capital Plan for mobile equipment (Over-the-Road Vehicles, Mobile Material Handling Equipment, and Ancillary Support Equipment) for the global enterprise -- including the efficient, accurate, and timely tracking of fleet and MHE equipment, add-ons and interfaces from cradle-to-grave. In addition, this person will take lead on developing processes for effective data analytics that produce actionable information to enhance service, lower total cost of ownership, and improve uptime. This person will also manage strategic relationships with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to implement short-term goals and long-term business strategies.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Understand Sysco’s comprehensive delivery operations and seek solutions to improve these functions by enhancing the use of all mobile equipment (~8,500 tractors, 10,600 trailers and 1,200 straight trucks)
* Optimize the replacement planning for mobile capital equipment based on a customer-first model and total cost of ownership (~$250MM annual spend)
* Continue to centralize the planning and to streamline the purchasing of equipment
* Develop the FY mobile capital plan (including multi-year planning cycles), present to the Capital Committee for approval, and implement the plan according to any timing requirements as directed by the Committee
* Determine buy vs. lease vs. rent requirements with Treasury and FP&A
* In conjunction with Asset Systems and Indirect Sourcing, efficiently, accurately, and timely track mobile equipment from cradle-to-grave, including in-service and disposal hierarchy, as well as equipment pooling and staging for International Americas
* Plan for the fleet of the future to meet company goals such as sustainability (e.g., alternate fuel vehicles), delivery (e.g., small delivery vehicles), and regulatory (e.g., CARB) meanwhile meeting vehicle availability, economic viability, and reliability requirements
* Keep abreast of industry developments such as capacity, demand, lead-times, production availability, data industry trends, availability of upgrades to a system, etc.
* Develop standard equipment specifications and an exception process for unique operating requirements
* Develop and implement improved tools and processes for reporting and analytics that transforms disparate, ambiguous data into actionable information
* Review, conduct and execute studies around equipment right-sizing, life cycles, total cost of ownership, return on investment, re-sale, environmental impact, lease vs. buy, etc. that will enhance Sysco’s Customer First model
* Provide direction to a group of managers and analysts to ensure timelines and goals are met
* Make hiring decisions and determine how each associate skillset will prove most productive for the organization
* Performs duties and projects as assigned
Required Education and Experience:
* Bachelor Degree; MBA preferred
* Must have experience planning a fleet of assets across multiple locations
* 7+ years’ experience in fleet planning, analytics, and technology
Abilities and Skills:
* Good oral and written communication skills with ability to clearly and concisely provide information
* Ability to plan and carry out assigned projects, resolve conflict, and coordinate work with others
* Manage toward strategic and tactical goals with continuous improvement
* Independently and proactively resolves problems.
* Understands team dynamics and works well within team structure.
* Advanced Microsoft Office skills. Advanced Excel and Power Point knowledge required
Core Competencies:
* Communication: Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills. Clearly conveys information and ideas to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps audiences understand and retain the message.
* Customer Focus: Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of action; develops and sustains productive customer relationships.
* Follow up: Monitors the results of assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the assignment or project.
* Planning and Organizing: Establishes clear courses of actions for self and others to ensure work is completed efficiently. Effectively communicates changes and progress.
* Build partnerships: Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships across departments or teams to help achieve business goals.
Physical Demands:
* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment:
* The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
* The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.
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