Manager III Vendor Governance

Category/Area of Expertise: Merchandising Marketing Support
Job Requisition: 458614
Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Sourcing Support (5139297)
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 position is responsible for all strategic, operational, and continuous improvement activities of the Vendor Governance team, including management of cost and policy change intake and analysis, support for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), subject matter expertise and support for E-Sourcing tools, as well as applicable reporting on team activities. The Manager is also responsible for the training, management, workload, and proactive development of their direct reports on an ongoing basis. This position interfaces with key stakeholders in Sourcing, Economic Insights, Category Management, Private Brands, Vendor Management, Finance, IT and others as needed to provide a single point of contact for questions or concerns related to their area of expertise and responsibility.
***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, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, Hyattsville, MD
Essential functions:

• Creates and sets strategic direction and goals for Vendor Governance team in line with broader goals of Sourcing COE, OCS, and total ADUSA.
• Development and management of several direct reports at the analyst level.
• Ensures the efficient processing and analysis of cost and policy changes for the organization.
• Provide comprehensive reporting to the organization at all levels of leadership on workload, cost & policy change submissions, negotiation trends, and economic impacts from external political and market forces.
• Creates action plans for continuous improvement in assigned areas of responsibility leveraging insights from key business stakeholders.
• Responsible for governance of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program in line with corporate and federal policy.
• Business owner for companywide E-Source platform, setting direction for user adoption, providing end user support and interfacing with product management to make improvements to the tool as needed.
• Responsible for resolving critical issues and addressing special needs as a single point of contact for business stakeholders within own area of responsibility.
• Builds and maintains relationship across ADUSA, its suppliers, and its subsidiaries in the facilitation of team activities.
• Remains connected to and understands the work of adjacent team members in Sourcing Center of Excellence to recognize and align to strategic objectives and plan workload in own area of responsibility accordingly.
• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis until the end of their appointment
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5-8 Years experience in business management or related field.
• Experience designing and improving reporting, compliance, and analytical processes in large, multinational, shared services organizations.
• 5 years' experience in leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage direct reports.
• Comfort presenting to and answering questions from executive level leadership.
• Understanding of strategic sourcing, category management, retail grocery & economics.
• Advanced capability in Microsoft office applications.

Preferred:

• MBA or related Masters preferred
• 10+ years of previous business / industry or management experience.
• Experience developing and advancing business processes utilizing generative/agentic AI tools.
• Understanding of advanced analytical tools such as Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx, Tableau, etc.

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $120,960 - $181,440
IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $139,120 - $208,680
Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
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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.
Our associates are 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 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. 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.