Manager III Vendor Governance

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Category / Area of Expertise : Merchandising Marketing Support

Job Requisition : 458614

Address : USA-MD-Hyattsville-8301 Professional Place Ste115

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.

Work Schedule : 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.
• Provides 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 :

Preferred :

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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