Director of Business Performance Improvement (BPI)
Company: Sysco
Location: Galena Park
Posted on: April 6, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary The Director of Business Performance Improvement
(BPI) will lead BPI initiatives focused on critical business /
category performance by offering strategic leadership that quickly
drives tangible results. Collaborating closely with Merchandising
and cross-functional stakeholders, the Director of BPI will take
ownership of our highest-potential opportunities, consistently
delivering growth, share gains, and incremental gross profit. The
role will demand proactive leadership, leveraging data-driven
insights to develop and execute high-impact strategies & tactics.
The Director will manage these efforts cross-functionally, engaging
teams to prioritize growth opportunities, craft optimal solutions
for category challenges, and partner closely with Field and Global
Support Center teams to implement decisive action plans for
execution and activation. Critical to success in the role will be
the ability to secure alignment across Merchandising leadership and
effectively communicate upwards to Executive Leadership, ensuring a
clear vision and direction for growth initiatives. Furthermore, the
Director will serve as a mentor and coach, nurturing a team of high
performers, while devising career pathways to continuously elevate
their capabilities as the team evolves. This position offers an
exciting opportunity to lead, innovate, and drive transformative
growth within our organization. Develop and deliver data-driven
strategies to improve business performance for our largest
opportunities, leveraging insights based on internal performance
metrics, market & competitive trends, and qualitative inputs to
support hypotheses. Lead collaboration with Merchandising leaders
and cross-functional partners to identify and prioritize the
highest opportunities for growth, aligning strategic objectives and
key performance metrics. Lead the delivery of comprehensive
quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify drivers of
underperformance and opportunities for improvement within our
categories. Deliver plans to activate against the largest growth
opportunities by partnering with Field Merchandising and Sales
teams, leveraging insights to drive informed decision-making and
strategic execution. Coach and mentor the team to develop a deep
understanding of growth levers and performance drivers, empowering
them to make actionable recommendations for Merchandising teams to
capitalize on growth opportunity areas. Lead a team of analysts to
build tools and assets that enable efficiently identifying and
addressing the largest drivers of performance. Deliver an aligned
approach for improving business performance to Executive
Leadership, including objective, end-to-end, goal-oriented action
plans. QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE: Education Required: Bachelor’s
degree in business, math or a related field. Education Preferred:
MBA preferred Experience Required: Minimum of four years of
post-MBA experience. 10 years related experience with a proven
track record of leading direct and/or indirect colleagues and
building and leading a small team with cross-functional influence.
Experience Preferred: Engagement manager or equivalent level
experience with top-tier management consulting firms with
significant work in development and execution of growth, Go to
Market and/or commercial strategy. 4 years of category management,
product management or merchandising experience in CPG, Retail or
Foodservice industry strongly preferred. Experience in food service
and B2B industries.
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