Sr. Strategy Manager

Category/Area of Expertise: Strategy
Job Requisition: 451134
Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza
Store Code: Strategy - Office of CEO (5144170)

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

The Strategy Team supports our local brands and leadership team, tackle the organization's highest-priority commercial strategic initiatives, and identify continued near and long-term growth opportunities. Projects range from strategy development for emerging growth opportunities to long-term strategic planning.

This Senior Manager will report to the US Strategy Lead with significant exposure to our various leaders across our Brands (Stop & Shop, Giant Martin, Giant Food, Food Lion, and Hannaford) and Functional Leadership teams.

This is a great opportunity because...

• As one of the most senior members of the team, this individual will have the opportunity to help shape the team's vision and culture
• This individual will be involved in a variety of high-impact, high-profile strategy projects to deliver our US growth aspirations
• This individual will have a material impact on the organization's most critical strategic priorities

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 and Scarborough, ME.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide general oversight to the Strategy Analysts team members by helping to prioritize and sequence the team's work and by reviewing work for quality control. Also, provide general coaching and support for the Manager II and I team members as a senior member of the team
• Working directly with US Leadership to lead and shape major strategic initiatives, including: new customer-centric and innovative growth strategies, business process improvements, and competitive evaluation
• Driving the annual strategic planning and integrated business planning process across the US and key functions
  • Develop US market customer and sector dynamics and trends
  • Identify key opportunities and risks for the business
  • Partner with finance to conduct financial assessments of various strategies
  • Influence the Brand leadership team concerning commercial strategic opportunities
  • Develop and maintain a view of the US' priorities and roadmap for development and implementation
• Working autonomously and effectively across the total US organization with limited oversight from the US Strategy Lead (often working on multiple complex initiatives at the same time)
  • Inspire and motivate team and business partners to deliver innovative and high impact initiatives aligned to the strategy
  • Act as an ambassador for our strategy and as the primary contact for strategic queries
  • Deliver key messages to stakeholders and escalate issues accordingly
  • Assemble meaningful presentations to share the US' strategy and progress for senior stakeholders

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of business experience
• Experience in a customer-facing business environments
• Significant experience managing direct reports
• Big 3 consulting experience is a plus
• Visual storytelling using PowerPoint
• Bachelor's degree; Master of Business Administration (MBA) or demonstrable equivalent strongly preferred
• Specializations in Strategy, Marketing, Operations, Organizations/Change Management beneficial

Preferred Qualfications

• Intimate knowledge of appraoches to build strategies and various supporting strategic frameworks
• Financial understanding of retail P&L
• Managing resistance to change
• Influencing leadership at the strategic and executive level
• Conceptual thinker and problem solver
• Process-oriented
• Highly effective communicator - especially when it comes to executive story lining and communications
• Track record of successful delivery of large scale - cross functional / Brand development projects
• Good verbal and written communicator, bridge builder

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.

Salary : $120,960 - $181,440