Ernie Dries

About Ernie Dries

BIOErnie DriesSr. Director Technology Business ManagementCharity activity currently serving as Director S&S Foundation, Inc Ernie Dries is a trusted business/technology executive with broad food service industry experience. Ernie currently serves as Director of S&S Foundation responsible for Financials and additional Executive Board responsibilities as Treasure, a position he has enjoyed since 2011. He leverages his natural ability to learn and adapt to the environment to be successful even with incomplete information he delivers cost cutting business solutions through the application of technology. Ernie’s keen listening abilities and talent to envision processes from end-to-end surface issues before they arise or resolve them before they escalate.Currently, as Sr. Director Technology Business Management - Sysco, Ernie leads a cross functional team who is focused on Technology Cost Transparency. TBM is focused on finding the ‘needles in the haystack’ related to cost savings. These cost saving opportunities – the ‘needles’ can then be leveraged for technology modernization, innovation and contribution to Sysco’s operating income. Ernie’s career began with one of Sysco’s founding companies located in Louisville, Kentucky. Throughout his 47-year career, he has played key roles in business growth through the cost-effective use of technology, especially in the development and implementation of two custom ERP solutions supporting Sysco’s expansion from $1 to $60+ billion in revenue. Ernie holds a BBA in Accounting and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Experience

1. Sr Director Technology Business Management

   Sysco

   May 2015 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• University of Houston-Victoria

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Business/Management

  2001 — 2004

• University of Houston-Downtown

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Income Statement
• Erp
• Master Data Management
• Budgets
• Food
• Food Industry
• Restaurants
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Budgeting
• Business Strategy
• Enterprise Content Management
• Information Governance
• Strategic Thinking
• Sap Products
• Pricing
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Inventory Management
• Employee Engagement
• Strategic Leadership
• P
• P&L
• Business Process Improvement
• Enterprise Data
• P&L Management
• Leadership
• Forecasting
• Food Service
• Data Governance
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Management
• Sap
• Business Intelligence
• Menu Development
• Risk Management