Drive delivery through structured weekly check-ins with workstream leads, surfacing risks, removing barriers, and escalating where needed.
Maintain clear visibility of program progress and ensure all stakeholders are aligned on objectives and priorities.
Cross-Functional Stakeholder Engagement
Represent Sysco's sustainability efforts externally, fostering partnerships and aligning stakeholders to advance sustainability priorities across the food system.
Advance sustainability initiatives by aligning stakeholders around shared priorities and driving collaboration across the value chain.
Represent Sysco in external forums and relationships, communicating sustainability strategy and identifying opportunities for impact and business value.
Help the team operate as a transformation function by fostering collaboration, navigating interdependencies, and shaping joint ownership of sustainability outcomes.
Meeting & Material Leadership
Own and manage key Sustainability meetings and engagement touchpoints, including:
Board and ELT sustainability updates
CEO and senior leader communications
Monthly Sustainability team meetings
Strategic working sessions with cross-functional partners
Develop compelling, cross-cutting presentations that synthesize complex content into executive-ready materials — must be a rockstar in PowerPoint.
Communications, Greenwashing Risk & Collateral
Own the sustainability communications and collateral calendar — aligning timing, audiences, and narratives across key internal and external moments
Work closely with Marketing and Corporate Communications to ensure consistency and rigor in sustainability messaging.
Serve as the team’s expert on greenwashing — understanding where risk arises and how to communicate with confidence and integrity.
Education Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Education Preferred
Degree in Sustainability
Experience Required
4–6 years of experience in project management, transformation, strategy, communications, or sustainability. Doesn’t need to come from a sustainability background but must have strong interest and belief in the mission.
Proven track record of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
Comfortable working with senior executives and translating strategic direction into action plans and deliverables.
Strong writer and slide-builder — able to create clear, sharp, and visually effective materials.
Tech-savvy and highly organized: excellent with Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and project tracking tools (Smartsheet, Planner, Asana, etc).
A team player with a bias for ac
Technical Skills and Abilities
Strategic Program Management
Cross-Functional Influence
Executive Communication & Storytelling
Change Management & Transformation
Project Tracking & Prioritization
PowerPoint Mastery
Systems Thinking & Interdependency Mapping
Judgment & Rigor on Sustainability Claims
Physical Demands
Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable
Travel Requirements
There may be occasional travel.
OVERVIEW
Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.
We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Anticipated Close Date
02/28/2027
The deadline may be extended in good faith based on business needs. The posting will be updated when the deadline is extended.
