Analyst IV A-Brands Sourcing

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, supports five leading omnichannel grocery brands—Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop—with services including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, and Technology.

About the role

This position oversees center store cross-brand meetings and manages outcomes to completion, including planning, organizing, and coordinating to ensure milestones and deliverables are met. The role requires leadership, problem-solving skills, and cross-functional collaboration across the organization.

You will handle all aspects of Center Store Sourcing analytics and financial insights for assigned categories, supported by the Brands Analytics team. The role drives identification of opportunities related to key KPIs (S4OC, Trade Rates, and Trade Dollars) with cross-brand partners and supports key business initiatives such as cost negotiations, RFPs, value capture, and negotiation process evolutions.

You will conduct semi-weekly cross-brand meetings to share best practices, elevate business concerns, and provide planning updates. The role also involves serving as a key business partner on long-range planning, emerging opportunities, and market trends (e.g., share gains/gaps).

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations (Salisbury, NC; Quincy, MA; Carlisle, PA; Scarborough, ME; Hyattsville, MD) and 2 remote days.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning: Develop detailed project plans outlining scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Project Management: Oversee and manage deliverable timelines for key projects (e.g., Omni Reviews, CPN, scaled activities) and ensure financial expectations are met.
• Strategic Planning: Enable strategic direction of assigned HUB by driving collaboration across all five category managers to maximize size and scale efforts.
• Performance Excellence: Deliver consistent, high-quality work across assigned HUB, driving analytical excellence, subject matter expertise, and problem-solving abilities.
• Trusted Thought Partner: Serve as a peer to category management teams, facilitating cross-brand workshops to develop leverage points and opportunities for size and scale across Ahold Delhaize USA.
• Develop and Deliver Insightful Negotiation Themes: Synthesize data in Fact Packs/Omni Decks to yield insights and advanced analytical support for category teams. Identify opportunities and champion leverage for growth, investment optimization, and savings.
• Sharing Best Practices: Train and upskill/onboard new A Brands associates, transferring knowledge and expertise to team members.
• System Expertise: Leverage systems (DSS, PowerBI, Circana, etc.) to identify opportunities and insights that advance financial results.
• Process Improvement: Refine Ways of Working to push the organization to think differently about engaging CPGs and optimize outcomes. Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency within the team and broader Sourcing organization.
• Personal Development & Continuous Learning: Maintain an Individual Development Plan and participate in continuous learning and training opportunities as business needs dictate.
• Additional duties as assigned to meet business needs and support company values.

Requirements

• Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
• 6+ years of related experience in project management, sourcing, negotiating, category management, or vendor management.
• Mastery of financial components of the business (e.g., P&L and implications of Sourcing).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) with the ability to utilize advanced functions effectively.
• Experience leading sourcing and negotiation initiatives, managing projects, and facilitating change management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong presentation skills (both developing and delivering).
• Demonstrated facilitation skills across multiple media types (video conferences, Teams, Skype, conference calls, in-person meetings) with groups of varying sizes (typically 5-25).
• Conflict management skills and general knowledge of the industry and suppliers.

Pay

• Salary Range (ME/NC/PA/SC): $92,640 - $138,960
• Salary Range (IL/MA/MD/NY): $106,480 - $159,720

Actual compensation offered may vary based on unique qualifications, experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions are made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

About Us

Ahold Delhaize USA supports one of the nation’s largest portfolios of grocery companies. Our team is driven by a common motivation to drive change, take ownership, and enable our brands to better care for customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies, with associates as the heartbeat of our organization.

We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values—courage, care, teamwork, integrity, and humor—we foster collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all we think, create, and do. We invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow, and deliver at all levels of the business while building a culture where personal and professional growth are as important as business growth.