Analyst ADvantage III - PODs

Delhaize America - Salisbury, NC

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Salisbury, NC

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

ADUSA Procurement is a partner company to Ahold Delhaize USA, providing supply chain services that support the delivery of products from a supplier to the warehouse. ADUSA Procurement is part of the Ahold Delhaize USA family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. The ADvantage POD analyst is responsible for providing category specific insights for medium complexity categories in terms of scope/value (process and financial). This position acts as a liaison between the ADvantage Support Center and the assigned category specific POD, and is responsible for knowledge in a sub-set of categories.

Responsibilities

• Manage small/medium initiatives in terms of scope/complexity/value (process/financial)
• Manage the relationship with the vendor collaboration center - expected to resolve issues quickly and effectively
• Communicate effectively with POD/Category leadership as well as the ADvantage Support Center
• Provide first-level category specific analysis, vendor analysis and vendor support, sharing documents, parsing files
• Support senior-level collaboration analysts and appropriately escalate issues
• Support delivering business insights and change management
• Support cross-functional process improvements, projects, and initiatives
• Collaborate with teams from 3rd party resources, Supply Chain, SC Procurement, and the Brands, conducting analysis to target improvements in sales, on-shelf availability, COGS, and unsaleables
• Support implementation of the company's new ways of working in assigned areas and the Brands

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar work experience
• 2 years relevant experience
• Subject matter expert of assigned Brands and Categories in store operations, category management, forecasting, and replenishment
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills demonstrated; experience developing data-driven analytical models
• Customer Focus
• Strategic Planning Acumen
• Proven project management skills: conceptualizing, planning, estimating and executing
• Negotiation Skills
• Excellent people skills and ability to build strong relationships and lead groups
• Attention to Detail
• Ability to manage and influence others in the organization, including executive levels
• Proven track record of delivering high quality results in a timely manner
• Ability to influence change within ADUSA, the Brands and the Vendor community
• Ability to analyze complex problems and data sets
• Comfortable working in a virtual environment with reporting associates and/or leadership located in other campuses
• Experience with SEGA, Relex, & Power BI