Sysco-Marie Robinson (Long Form)

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(Intro Clip) A: 10:53-11:38

(Intro) This is (Podcast Name) from Promazo, where we focus on getting students the professional advice they need to get started on their career journeys. This episode is from our host, Brett, and his entertaining discussion with Marie Robinson, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Sysco.

(How she got there) Marie grew up in small town Alabama with few opportunities. From there to the top of Sysco, her journey has encompassed a variety of organizational sizes and products, and even a tour with the Army. We’re really excited to share this story.

(Background) Marie comes from a small town in Alabama, beginning her life with few opportunities for success. As a first-generation college student, her attendance at the University of Alabama relied on the scholarships she earned. She chose to follow her interests at the time and go into Journalism, however her enlistment in the Army ROTC defined her early path in life. Coming out of college, she’d see the beginning of the American invasion in Kuwait during the start of the famed Desert Storm operation. A great story she shares in the interview is about her time in the Army, and how she lived out of a tent for the most of it. She returned stateside after the birth of her first child, and took a position as a supervisor with Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas. After 8 years of work in the company, she was running an entire plant for them with 1100 employees. Her career then was centered around e-commerce, which was wildly unique at the time given that they were among the only companies experimenting with the concept. She has an incredible ability to perform effectively in her role at companies across a variety of sizes and disciplines, from Walmart to Toys R Us to Michael Kors. Her talent in management and ability to make huge changes in her career have earned her a path to the top, and she’s now served as a C-Suite executive in multiple companies. Her current role as Chief Supply Chain Officer has her managing products from harvesting to shelving, a task hard to wrap your head around for an organization the size os Sysco. Sysco itself is the world’s largest food distribution company with over 343 distribution sites and over 650,000 consumer locations globally. With 58,000 associates, they span North America and Northern Europe, while hitting another 90 nations through exports. Her ability to succeed at this level tells us al we need to now about her credibility on the issues we cover.

(Analysis) In this interview, we’ll cover a variety of topics relating to her career, and relative to yours. We’ll start out learning about Marie’s story, including her initial post-college life in the Army, including how that helped her develop as leader, a skill which she took into her corporate career. We’ll discuss moving around in an organization, moving to a company that is smaller or bigger than yours, finding great models early on, and finding opportunities by taking chances. Looking to the field today, we’ll talk about the future of tech and predictive data analytics, industry mobility, inter-workings of acquisitions, and new tech strategies following covid. We have some great information in here as well for those looking to pursue a career in Supply Chain, and of course plenty of great tips for everyone. We’re really excited to share this one, so let’s get right into it…

[jaahmuhl]

So this reads way too biographical and I am afraid will not hook users.

Format for the long form: Big macro topic that she touches on where you can bring in outside stuff/ideas

Transition to Bio on Interviewee

Overview of Company/Role

Transition to the podcast

[howie-emond]

(Intro Clip) A: 10:53-11:38

(Intro) Hello hello everyone  (EXCITED AND WITH ENERGY) welcome back to Office Hours. A show about how to make a successful jump from college to young professional life. We know that landing your first job can often be an intimidating, complicated and stressful process, but its not impossible! (UP ENERGRY) And we’re here to help by giving you acccess to some of the brightest minds in business to get their advice for how to build a successful career. Take what you can (short pause), pick what you like and listen for that stroke of brilliance that you can use to help you get hired. I'm Howie Emond and on the show today, Marie Robinson, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Sysco. She's a caring leader and a daring executive, seeking out new opportunities and building up others on the way.

(Transition)

Marie grew up in small town Alabama, and now she manages the supply chain for the world's largest food distributor. She attributes much of her success to the risks she took in taking various positions in new locations. Her ability to pivot her personal and professional career on a dime speaks deeply to her commitment to not only her career, but her own personal success.

(Background) As a first-generation college student, her attendance at the University of Alabama relied on the scholarships she earned. She chose to follow her interests at the time and go into Journalism, however her enlistment in the Army ROTC defined her early path in life. This is a trend that we see throughout her career, uprooting for greener pastures in the pursuit of gaining valuable experiences. Coming out of college, she’d see the beginning of the American invasion in Kuwait during the start of the famed Desert Storm operation. A great story she shares in the interview is about her time in the Army, and how she lived out of a tent for the most of it. Returning stateside after the birth of her first child, she took a position as a supervisor with Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, the beginning of her professional journey. After 8 years of work in the company, she was running an entire plant for them with 1100 employees. Her career then was centered around e-commerce, which was wildly unique at the time given that they were among the only companies experimenting with the concept. To be ahead of the curve on something so crucial in our world today shows well why she's recognized as almost a kind of e-commerce royalty in her organizations. She has an incredible ability to perform effectively in her role at companies across a variety of sizes and disciplines, from Walmart to Toys R Us to Michael Kors. Her talent in management and ability to make huge changes in her career have earned her a path to the top, and she’s now served as a C-Suite executive in multiple companies.

Her current role as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Sysco has her managing products from harvesting to shelving, a task hard to wrap your head around for an organization the size as Sysco. Constant innovation of distributional and operational processes can be greatly meaningful in a company's productivity, and important changes can save the organization valuable funds and risk margins. Long story short, this role is stressful. However, for those with the right mind it can be highly entertaining due to its dynamic nature. She even highlights that as one of her favorite parts of the job, new tasks and challenges from day to day. As for her company, Sysco itself is the world’s largest food distribution company with over 343 distribution sites and over 650,000 consumer locations globally. With 58,000 associates, they span North America and Northern Europe, while hitting another 90 nations through exports. Her ability to succeed at this level tells us all we need to now about her deep, genuine knowledge on the issues we cover.

(Analysis) In this interview, we’ll cover a variety of topics relating to her career, and relative to yours. We’ll discuss moving around in an organization, moving to a company that is smaller or bigger than yours, finding great role models early on, and finding opportunities by taking chances. And don't worry, we talk plenty in here about the future of tech in business, including how she's preparing for it and the strategies she's using now. We have some great information in here for those looking to pursue a career in Supply Chain, and of course plenty of great tips for everyone. This is a fun one and we’re really excited to share it with y'all, so let’s get right into it…

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CAPTION

Why might it be important to be open to moving to new places during your career? Often at one point in your early career, especially if you work for a large company, you'll be asked to take a roll in an unfamiliar and potentially not as desirable place. In our conversation today we do a deep dive with Marie Robinson, the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Sysco to hear her advice about how to navigate these assignments and how you can turn them into rocketfuel for your career along with many other helpful suggestions to help you navigate your early professional life.

[jaahmuhl]

(Intro Clip) A: 10:53-11:38

(Intro) Hello hello everyone  (EXCITED AND WITH ENERGY) welcome back to Office Hours. A show about how to make a successful jump from college to young professional life. We know that landing your first job can often be an intimidating, complicated and stressful process, but its not impossible! (UP ENERGRY) And we’re here to help by giving you acccess to some of the brightest minds in business to get their advice for how to build a successful career. Take what you can (short pause), pick what you like and listen for that stroke of brilliance that you can use to help you get hired.

EPISODE INTRO I'm your host Brett Hummel and on the show today we have Marie Robinson the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Sysco. Marie grew up in small town Alabama, and now she manages the supply chain for the world's largest food distributor. She attributes much of her success to the risks she took in taking various positions in new locations. Her ability to pivot her personal and professional career on a dime speaks deeply to her commitment to not only her career, but her own personal success.

(Background) As a first-generation college student, her attendance at the University of Alabama relied on the scholarships she earned. She chose to follow her interests at the time and go into Journalism, however her enlistment in the Army ROTC defined her early path in life and a trend developed that we'll see throughout her career of being will to uproot for new opportunities in the pursuit of gaining valuable experiences. Coming out of college, she’d see the beginning of the American invasion in Kuwait during the start of the famed Desert Storm operation. A great story she shares in the interview is about her time in the Army, and how she lived out of a tent for the most of it. Returning stateside after the birth of her first child, she took a position as a supervisor with Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, which marked the beginning of her non-milatary journey. Her career was centered around e-commerce at the time, which was unique at the time given that they were among the only companies experimenting with the concept.

Her current role as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Sysco has her managing products from harvesting to shelving, a task hard to wrap your head around for an organization the size as Sysco. She's in charge of leading the Constant innovation of distributional and operational processes which can be highly impactful in a company's productivity. While it can be stressful, for it can be highly rewarding for operational gurus to figure out how to constantly balance the needs of producers and consumers. And just to give you a sense about the size of Sysco, it is the world’s largest food distribution company with over 343 distribution sites and over 650,000 consumer locations globally. With 58,000 associates, they span North America and Northern Europe, while hitting another 90 nations through exports.

(Analysis) In this interview, we’ll cover a variety of topics related to her career and how you can draw lessons from her experiences. We’ll discuss moving around in an organization, switching to a company that is smaller or bigger than yours, finding great role models early on in your career, and finding opportunities by taking chances. And don't worry, we talk plenty in here about the future of tech in business, including how she's preparing for it and the strategies she's using now. We have some great information in here for those looking to pursue a career in Supply Chain, and of course plenty of great tips for everyone. This is a fun one and we’re really excited to share it with y'all, so let’s get right into it…

[jaahmuhl]

@howie-emond Did you record this intro?

[howie-emond]

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1EnYvSCb4YYbcLr_S5c2Gtp8YiJlqaghh

mp3 and m4a, 4 parts