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10 Sysco procurement leaders
These ten current and former Sysco procurement leaders have held director-level or more senior strategic sourcing, indirect sourcing, procurement and supply management roles at Sysco and Sysco Canada. A reader can learn how procurement leaders build and run their teams in foodservice distribution companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Mones
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Strategic Sourcing · Sysco Canada Inc.
Vice President Strategic Sourcing at Sysco Canada Inc. since February 2024. Other Sysco Canada Inc. roles on the profile are Senior Director Strategic Sourcing (2023–2024), National Director Pricing Intelligence (2022–2023), National Manager, Pricing Intelligence (2018–2022) and Sourcing Manager (2013–2018).
Brian Sell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement · Sysco
Former Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement at Sysco (2016–2022) and former Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing at Sysco (2000–2016). The profile also lists Head of Global Procurement at SupplyHouse (2023) and Vice President Procurement at Formulated Solutions since February 2024, and describes experience in strategic sourcing and global supply management, including foodservice.
David Mantilla
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing · Sysco
Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at Sysco since January 2017, a role the profile places in Jacksonville, Florida, in the Operations department at the Director level, and dates it from January 2017 to the present, more than nine years. The profile also lists Export Buyer at BSF from 2007 to 2017.
Joseph Livingston
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Management · Sysco
Director, Supply Management at Sysco since January 2024. Other Sysco roles on the profile are Sr. Manager, Supply Management (2018–2024) and Supply Management (2015–2018), and the profile also lists Supply Chain Management at Sigma-Aldrich from 2004 to 2015.
Molly Soto
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Indirect Sourcing · Sysco
Senior Director, Indirect Sourcing at Sysco since July 2022; the profile describes managing the indirect spend portfolio for the foodservice distributor. Other Sysco roles on the profile are Director Operations (since 2021), Director, Indirect Sourcing (2018–2021) and Senior Manager, Indirect Sourcing (2014–2018).
Nick Olsen
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Sourcing, Disposables and Seafood · Sysco
Director Strategic Sourcing, Disposables and Seafood at Sysco since January 2022. Other current Sysco roles on the profile are Director Category Management, Beef (since 2023) and Director Supply Chain Inventory Management (since 2025); the profile also lists Strategic Sourcing Manager, Disposables (2019–2022) and Supply Chain Manager (2012–2019) at Sysco.
Reid Henry
LinkedInExperience: Director Procurement Operations, Global Indirect Sourcing · Sysco
Director Procurement Operations, Global Indirect Sourcing at Sysco since March 2024. Other Sysco roles on the profile are Senior Director, Supply Chain Transformation (2023–2024), Director, Supply Chain Transformation (2021–2023) and Director, Merchandising Integration (Category Management Program Office) (2019–2021).
Robert Olson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing · Sysco
Former Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at Sysco (2013–2023); the profile headline describes Olson as retired from that role. The profile says Olson led a sourcing team through several major systems, process and culture conversions resulting from mergers and acquisitions, and lists Corporate Director of Sourcing at SUPERVALU (2006–2013).
Scott Ellerton
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing · Sysco Canada Inc.
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing at Sysco Canada Inc. since January 2022 and Director, Strategic Sourcing at Sysco Canada Inc. in a role dated from July 2013. The profile also lists Director, Merchandising & Sourcing Services at Sysco Canada Inc. (2009–2013) and Director Merchandising at Sysco Central Ontario (1996–2008).
Valerie Richter
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing · Sysco
Former Director, Strategic Sourcing at Sysco (2021–2023). Richter has been Sr Director, Category Management at Sysco since October 2025 and was Director, Category Management (2023–2025); the profile also lists Strategic Sourcing Manager (2018–2021) and Sourcing Analyst (2012–2013) at Sysco.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's sourcing scope to your question: a category sourcing director suits questions about specific product categories, while an indirect sourcing or procurement operations leader suits questions about non-product spend and procurement processes. Check whether the relevant Sysco role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a foodservice distributor split sourcing work between national category teams and local operating companies?
- 02How do you structure supplier negotiations and contracts for food categories with volatile commodity costs?
- 03What does a good indirect procurement program look like at a large distribution company, and where does it usually start?
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