Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose
Support Category Teams in all aspects of negotiations including strategy, tactics, prep, and execution. Through negotiations, support local brand strategies, align vendors to precise plans and leverage size/scale. Ownership and accountability of timelines and targets.
Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.
Duties And Responsibilities
Build subject matter expertise in assigned vendors and categories.
Deliver consistent, accurate, and efficient analysis data points for each negotiation.
Mentor and train new analysts on sourcing process.
Provide insights/ advanced analytical support to category teams to identify opportunities for growth, investment optimization and savings.
Partner with Sourcing Collaboration Lead to identify and execute opportunities.
Partner with Economist and Brands on Cost Changes (evaluation, approval / disapproval, tracking and alignment / escalation).
Primary interfaces will be CM/CM+1s.
Leads will also assist is commercial plan development and Category Planning & Negotiations.
Develop/support insights for top to tops, FMI, executive level meetings, etc.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
4+ years
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. When considered together, the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.