Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: In Stock (5120668)
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.
Primary Purpose:
Primary responsibilities are to ensure appropriate operational service levels at retail. This includes working with vendors on product flow to achieve vendor to warehouse fill rate goals (VFR). This role also has direct responsibility of managing inventory days of supply objectives (DOS) and on shelf availability (OSA) targets, for their assigned vendors. This position will understand the future variability that impacts product movement - from increasing efficiencies, impacting the greater network, troubleshooting root causes, and supporting procurement streams (diverting, forward buy, efficiency programs). This role is the primary interface to vendor Supply Chain partners, representing ADUSA Supply Chain and communication of product availability issues to brand teams.
Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Essential job functions :
- Manage all Relex daily, weekly, monthly workflows resulting in achieving operational service level targets.
- Monitor and ensure timely execution of all planned product allocations as needed.
- Analyze system exceptions for root cause.
- Manage inventory to achieve DOS, obsolete, and product freshness target.
- Execute and monitor purchase orders-including on time and in full metrics.
- Consult with Advantage team and Demand Systems Specialists on vendor efficiency programs. Ensure operational adherence to efficiency programs by working with the Demand Systems Specialist to input the rules.
- Develop a plan to address overstocks and left-over sale excess inventory in collaboration with the Merchandising group.
- Work with suppliers, Quality Control, Supply Chain operations, store divisional operations, and Risk Management to address product availability, freshness, and product transition issues, as well as recalls and market withdrawals.
- Stay informed on commodity or other supplier issues that impact category sales. Anticipate and act on supplier issues, seasonal changes, natural disasters, crop conditions, and manufacturing issues ensuring efficient order quantities.
- Provide timely communication to supervisors related to inventory transactions, resolving issues, short-term out of stocks.
- Collaborate with Forecast Analysts to explain and identify forecast variance and provide additional information around marketing strategies, special promotions, and anticipated influences to sales that are not likely to be identified through system-driven exception analysis.
- Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.
Qualifications:
Knowledge
- Demand management practices.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel
- Working knowledge of Supply Chain processes
- Relex knowledge preferred.
Skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Basic to intermediate Excel
- Presentation skills
- Inventory management best practices.
- Attention to detail.
- Store Operations preferred.
- Team player and collaborator
Abilities:
- Strong Mathematical and Statistical aptitude
- Ability to analyze and decipher large amounts of data.
- Ability to analyze complex problems and rule sets.
- Ability to determine root causes and implement solutions.
- Strong critical thinker, autonomous decision-maker
- Customer focus
- Takes initiative, self-starter.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics or related business field or equivalent relevant experience
Experience
- 0-3 Years
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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B). Our employees and prospective employees are treated with respect and dignity. As an equal opportunity employer, we comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Department at [email protected] .
For more information, visit www.adusa.com .
Job Requisition: 402074_external_USA-NC-Salisbury
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What We Do
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. Our team includes some of the best and brightest talent from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from decades-long careers in retail to fresh perspectives from outside our industry. With a purpose-driven culture grounded in our values of courage, care, integrity, teamwork and humor, we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable the brands we support to nourish their customers and communities. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
As part of the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast, we understand our vital role in enabling healthier people and a healthier planet and have an ongoing commitment to driving sustainable change that leads to a thriving food system, nourishes local communities, and creates a better world.
Why Work With Us
We love fresh perspectives, not just fresh produce. We believe that a diverse workplace fosters creativity, accelerates innovation, and helps us create an even better product. At PDL, you’ll find coworkers who are caring and committed, and who focus on dreaming big and getting things done.
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