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Operations Lead

Sysco

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Location
HOUSTON, TX
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Menu Services Operations Lead manages a team of operational support personnel and oversees team operations, budget considerations, marketing, and reporting and analytics. The role leads marketing efforts, maintains relationships with menu services leadership, and supports continuous improvement. It oversees the live chat/support function, develops and delivers team training, and maintains the OnDemand tool while rolling out new functionality to the team and field.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business AnalysisBusiness WritingPresentation SkillsMarket IntelligenceProblem SolvingCommunicationPowerPointRelationship BuildingPersuasionNegotiationConflict ResolutionSelf-MotivationAdaptability

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree3+ Years Marketing or Management Experience3+ Years Relevant Industry Experience

Full job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Menu Services Operations Lead provides leadership by managing a team of operational support personnel and duties associated with team leadership including but not limited to overseeing operations, budget considerations, marketing, and reporting and analytics. The position will oversee a team of 2-5 direct reports and may be responsible for additional dedicated resources.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsible for managing the work and productivity of the team of operation support personnel for the menu services organization

  • Responsible for the creation and presentation of reporting and analytics on all project activity for the menu services team

  • Lead development of marketing efforts including but not limited to organization micro-site, blog, newsletters, and other marketing efforts

  • Responsible for maintaining a productive relationship with Sysco menu services leadership team

  • Identify improvement opportunities to continuously improve team performance

  • Oversee and maintain menu services live chat/support function

  • Develop, maintain, and deliver training to the menu services team

  • Responsible for maintaining OnDemand tool, and rolling out new functionality to team and field

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Experience

Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Marketing and/or Management in a corporate environment along with at least 3 years of relevant industry experience.

Skills

  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

  • Understanding of how to gather market intelligence and insights

  • Methodical, hands-on, detail-oriented approach to problem-solving

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills. Good Listener

  • Able to develop clear PowerPoint presentations for executive audiences

  • Able to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partners, and colleagues

  • Ability to be persuasive and build alignment with all levels and across functions within Sysco

  • Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

  • Self-starter

  • Motivated by the desire to have an impact

  • Highly committed to exceeding expectations and continuous improvement

  • High energy level

  • Strong personal work ethic

  • Willing and able to take on various types of work

  • Good fit with Sysco corporate culture

  • Ability to adapt to different management, communication, and delivery styles (as needed) for different situations

  • Highly flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 268 open Operations Lead jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$140–200K/yr71 salary ranges
  • US median$20–24/hr116 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 17 open Operations Lead jobs in Texas and 268 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operations Lead postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (155 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 45 of the 268 open Operations Lead jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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