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10 Sysco operations leaders
These ten current and former Sysco operations leaders have held vice president or more senior operations roles at Sysco. A reader can learn how Sysco's operations leaders run warehouse, transportation, fleet and facility operations in foodservice distribution.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bryce White
LinkedInExperience: VP US Operations & Global Center of Excellence · Sysco
VP US Operations & Global Center of Excellence at Sysco since April 2026; the profile says the expanded scope covers leading Sysco's Global Center of Excellence while continuing to lead US broadline operations. Other Sysco roles listed are Vice President US Operations (Broadline) (2023–2026), Market Vice President, Operations (2022–2023) and Vice President Operations (2020–2022).
Clay Bloxom
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Operations · Sysco
Former Senior Vice President, Operations at Sysco (2005–2013). Other Sysco roles on the profile are President - Central Florida (2015–2020), Executive Vice President (2013–2015) and Vice President Operations, Jackson (1998–2005). The profile describes leading a Sysco food service distribution division across sales, merchandising, HR, operations (warehouse, transportation, fleet and facility maintenance) and finance.
Deric Carr
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Sysco
Vice President Operations at Sysco since July 2022, a role the profile places in Indianapolis, Indiana. Other Sysco roles on the profile are Director Of Transportation (2019–2022), Transportation Manager (2018–2019), Transportation Supervisor (2010–2018) and Warehouse Manager (2003–2010).
Edwin Roman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations · Sysco
Vice President of Operations at Sysco since April 2024. The profile describes leading a Sysco operation in Central Texas with responsibility for safety, transportation, warehousing, customer service, fleet and facilities. Other roles on the profile include Director of Distribution Optimization at True Value Company (2022–2024) and Director of Distribution at Save A Lot (2015–2020).
John Petrossian
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, USBL Field Operations · Sysco
Vice President, USBL Field Operations at Sysco since July 2026. Other Sysco roles on the profile are Market Vice President, Operations - West Market (2024–2026), Market Vice President, Operations - South Market (2022–2024), Vice President Operations - Sysco Los Angeles (2020–2022) and Vice President Operations - Sysco San Diego (2014–2020).
Julie Venegas
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Sysco
Former Vice President Operations at Sysco (2022–2026); the profile describes delivering site-level execution of corporate, market and regional operations initiatives and on-time delivery and post-ship service levels. Other Sysco roles listed are Director of Operations (2021–2022), Director of Warehouse (2019–2021) and Supply Chain Director (2019–2021).
Kevin McLemore
LinkedInExperience: Region Vice President Operations · Sysco
Region Vice President Operations at Sysco since December 2023 and Vice President Operations at Sysco from 2019 to 2024. The profile also lists Vice President Of Distribution at McLane Company, Inc. (2017–2019) and describes an industrial engineering background in retail logistics engineering and management, including direct to consumer supply chain processes.
Roy Ferry
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Sysco
Former Vice President Operations at Sysco (2020–2023), where the profile describes responsibility for inbound and outbound warehouse operations, fleet services, facilities management and transportation, including routing, delivery and backhaul. Other Sysco roles on the profile include Director of Transportation (2015–2020), Warehouse Manager (2013–2015) and Outbound Manager (2010–2013).
Stephen Higgs
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Global Operations · Sysco
Senior Vice President Global Operations at Sysco since September 2023; the profile describes it as the current role. His other Sysco roles on the profile are Market President, South Market (2020–2023), Vice President, Field Operations U.S. Foodservice (2019–2020) and President at Sysco Central Texas (2014–2019).
Timothy Smith
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Sysco
Vice President Operations at Sysco since June 2018. Other Sysco roles on the profile are Director Of Operations (2016–2018), which the profile places in Tolleson, Arizona, and Director of Transportation (2016–2018). The profile also lists Director of Hub Operations at UPS (2012–2013) and Feeder On-Road Manager at UPS (2009–2012).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question: a site or local operations vice president suits questions about running one distribution center day to day, while market, region or global leaders suit questions about standardizing operations across many sites. Check whether the relevant Sysco role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you balance safety, on-time delivery and labor cost when running a foodservice distribution center?
- 02What does it take to standardize warehouse and transportation practices across many distribution sites?
- 03Which operating metrics matter most for inbound, warehouse and outbound delivery performance, and how are they reviewed?
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