Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose
ADUSA and the Health and Sustainability Team is focused on delivering an organizational sustainability strategy that includes both centralized activity and brand specific activations on material topics guided by internal commitments and or regulatory requirements.
We are seeking a positive, enthusiastic, team orientated individual who wants to work in an entrepreneurial environment to develop and execute high-value strategic initiatives, new partnerships, and our overall US and Global corporate sustainability agenda.
Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC , Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, Hyattsville, MD and Mauldin, SC.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Duties and Responsibilities
As a member of the H&S/ESG Data team, you will work with the broader H&S team and brand leadership to:
- Cross-functionally help shape successful business plans and strategic decisions through the assessment of each brand's current performance and intervention opportunities.
- Develop strategic recommendations for Ahold Delhaize USA’s brands, often developing supporting analytics for presentations and working with brand leadership to navigate the marketplace in meeting targets.
- Build analytical tools to provide greater business insights and increase the efficiency of data capture, cleanse, and reporting.
- Lead change management conversations on performance, targets, interventions, definitions, and reporting.
- Train other team members on software (i.e., Alteryx) as necessary for ongoing stability in the data environment. Review, design, and recommend opportunities for improvement in the ESG Data Domain to support decisions on software, data configurations, and compendium business process.
- Participate in key team discussions and to share analysis, viewpoints and rationale in the development of communications to Ahold Delhaize Global and auditors
- Assist with various ad hoc analysis, reporting and presentation development, often in partnership with our brands, US- and National Leadership, and third parties
- Work with key stakeholders – often the US Leadership Team - and cross-functional departments on high-value initiatives and strategies, creating business cases, financial models, and key analytics in support of critical work (e.g., market scans, growth strategies, M&A assessments, internal performance analyses)
- Assist the Strategy Lead in developing growth and deployment strategies both with existing markets and within new geographies for both our brick and mortar and eCommerce businesses
- Create presentations to help drive work forward and gain alignment on critical issues which often will require the art of storytelling within presentations
- Help drive annual strategic planning and integrated business planning process through analysis and research
- Conduct and/or maintain performance scorecards on key strategic initiatives across the organization as well as strategic competitive analysis and trends reporting, sharing insights to Brands and Leadership
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5 to 8 years of corporate strategy, process execution in grocery retail industry and/or consulting industry preferred.
- Ability to understand new concepts quickly and work in a fast paced dynamic work environment
- Proven ability to drive organization change based on analysis and recommendations, possessing the ability to quickly analyze data, draw and present conclusions with actionalble steps and measure final outcome
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, executives and third parties
- Ability to lead without authority
- Ability to work within tight timelines, deadlines and on multiple projects
- Works well independently in ambiguous situations and with minimal supervision when required
- Comfortable with ambiguity and project-based work, able to bring focus and structure to unique, high-value problems
- Creative, structured, and objective problem solver, both conceptually and analytically
- Collaborative and people-oriented, and comfortable leading without authority
- Dynamic, clear thinker and presenter who can work well with all levels of an organization, including the US Leadership Team
- Ready to work hard in a fun environment to create tangible change
- Strong financial and business acumen
- Comfort with Microsoft Excel
- Presentation and communication best practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s in Business Administration or Data Analytics preferred
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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial and emotional wellness.
We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.