Manager III Assortment Optimization

About the role

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. This leader manages the Assortment Optimization department within Assortment Services, driving collaboration, tool and process adoption and integration, and analysis efforts for internal partners and for our great local brands (GLB's), related to both macro and micro space. This individual is responsible for the team of Assortment Analysts who run Assortment Optimization for each of our 1,500+ Category Assortment Reviews that take place annually across the 5 GLBs. Responsible for managing the overall funding ($100,000,000+ Ahold Delhaize USA (ADUSA) budget) and expense of the Single Source assortment program and working closely with internal and external partners to hit key financial targets on an annual and period basis. This position drives the development and sourcing of future macro and micro space tools that will be utilized by all ADUSA brands in support of the 110,000+ in-store planograms and the Ecommerce facilities. 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. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work. We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Assortment Optimization team in providing detailed analysis and assortment recommendations to each category team across ADUSA through the Assortment Optimization Tool, working in concert with the Aligned Cycle Assortment Review Calendar; provide strategic insights to business-relevant questions using the same data driven approach based on category role and desired KPIs for each assortment review (1,500+ reviews across ADUSA annually).
• Lead the optimization of assortment in wareroom and Ecommerce Fulfillment Centers leveraging software that drives efficiency in Ecommerce order fulfillment.
• Manage the collection of Fair Share funding for the Single Source Program for all ADUSA Brands.
• In partnership with brand finance teams, set annual income and spending targets based on labor and project proposals, manage financial projections and payments ($100,000,000+ annually) to single source partner, and deliver regular reporting / updates to Brand Finance & Merchandising leaders, Assortment Services leaders.
• Manage the prioritization and