Leads indirect procurement transformation, analytics strategy, technology optimization, data governance, dashboarding, KPI reporting, process automation, and AI adoption. The role supports sourcing events, identifies cost-saving opportunities, manages procurement systems, and influences cross-functional stakeholders to improve sourcing performance and digital capabilities.
Category/Area of Expertise: Sourcing
Job Requisition: 550534
Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza
Store Code: NFR Vendor Management Support (2761785)
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 Manager, Indirect Transformation and Analytics is a strategic enabler within the Indirect CoE responsible for advancing data-driven decision-making and digital capabilities across the indirect procurement landscape at ADUSA. This role integrates analytics, process innovation, and technology stewardship to unlock operational efficiency and elevate procurement performance. As a catalyst for transformation, the Manager leads cross-functional initiatives, optimizes the indirect tech stack, and delivers actionable insights that drive enterprise sourcing value. Through thought leadership and collaboration, this position helps shape a future-ready indirect procurement function aligned with business 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, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, and Mauldin, SC.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and execute a multi-year roadmap to modernize indirect sourcing through data, systems, and process innovation. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align transformation goals with enterprise priorities. This drives long-term value creation and positions the team as a world-class sourcing organization.
Design and deliver actionable insights through advanced analytics, including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models. Leverage internal and external data sources to inform sourcing decisions and identify cost optimization opportunities. This supports the sourcing teams saving initiatives.
Oversee the selection, integration, and optimization of digital tools and platforms supporting indirect procurement. Partner with IT and business consultants to ensure systems are scalable, user-friendly, and aligned with data governance standards. This ensures technology is an enabler of efficiency and insight.
Lead efforts to organize, cleanse, and standardize indirect procurement across systems. Collaborate with Finance, IT, and business units to improve data capture and schema integrity. High-quality data is foundational to accurate reporting, strategic planning, and operational excellence.
Build and maintain executive-level and operational dashboards using business intelligence tools. Translate complex data into clear, actionable visuals that support decision-making across the sourcing organization. This enhances transparency, accountability, and performance tracking.
Define, monitor, and communicate KPIs for indirect procurement operations, including savings, compliance, and supplier performance. Use these metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement. This ensures alignment with financial and strategic objectives.
Identify and implement opportunities to streamline sourcing workflows through automation and digital solutions. Work closely with continuous improvement teams to pilot and scale new approaches. This reduces manual effort, accelerates cycle times, and improves stakeholder experience.
Deliver ad hoc analysis and reporting to support sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and category strategy development. Ensure data is timely, relevant, and tailored to business needs. This empowers sourcing teams with the insights needed to drive competitive advantage.
Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making and digital fluency within the Indirect sourcing function. Mentor team members and influence stakeholders to adopt new tools and approaches. This fosters innovation and builds organizational capability for future growth.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $92,640 - $138,960
IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $106,480- $159,720
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.
#LI-LL1 #LI-Hybrid
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.
#BI-Hybrid
Job Requisition: 550534
Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza
Store Code: NFR Vendor Management Support (2761785)
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 Manager, Indirect Transformation and Analytics is a strategic enabler within the Indirect CoE responsible for advancing data-driven decision-making and digital capabilities across the indirect procurement landscape at ADUSA. This role integrates analytics, process innovation, and technology stewardship to unlock operational efficiency and elevate procurement performance. As a catalyst for transformation, the Manager leads cross-functional initiatives, optimizes the indirect tech stack, and delivers actionable insights that drive enterprise sourcing value. Through thought leadership and collaboration, this position helps shape a future-ready indirect procurement function aligned with business 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, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, and Mauldin, SC.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead Indirect ICoE Transformation Strategy:
Develop and execute a multi-year roadmap to modernize indirect sourcing through data, systems, and process innovation. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align transformation goals with enterprise priorities. This drives long-term value creation and positions the team as a world-class sourcing organization.
- Owns Indirect Analytics Strategy and Execution:
Design and deliver actionable insights through advanced analytics, including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models. Leverage internal and external data sources to inform sourcing decisions and identify cost optimization opportunities. This supports the sourcing teams saving initiatives.
- Steward the Indirect CoE Tech Stack:
Oversee the selection, integration, and optimization of digital tools and platforms supporting indirect procurement. Partner with IT and business consultants to ensure systems are scalable, user-friendly, and aligned with data governance standards. This ensures technology is an enabler of efficiency and insight.
- Drive Data Governance and Quality:
Lead efforts to organize, cleanse, and standardize indirect procurement across systems. Collaborate with Finance, IT, and business units to improve data capture and schema integrity. High-quality data is foundational to accurate reporting, strategic planning, and operational excellence.
- Deliver High-Impact Dashboards and Reporting:
Build and maintain executive-level and operational dashboards using business intelligence tools. Translate complex data into clear, actionable visuals that support decision-making across the sourcing organization. This enhances transparency, accountability, and performance tracking.
- Measure and Report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Define, monitor, and communicate KPIs for indirect procurement operations, including savings, compliance, and supplier performance. Use these metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement. This ensures alignment with financial and strategic objectives.
- Champion Process Innovation, Automation, and AI technologies:
Identify and implement opportunities to streamline sourcing workflows through automation and digital solutions. Work closely with continuous improvement teams to pilot and scale new approaches. This reduces manual effort, accelerates cycle times, and improves stakeholder experience.
- Provide Strategic Support for Sourcing Events:
Deliver ad hoc analysis and reporting to support sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and category strategy development. Ensure data is timely, relevant, and tailored to business needs. This empowers sourcing teams with the insights needed to drive competitive advantage.
- Act as a Change Agent Across the Organization:
Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making and digital fluency within the Indirect sourcing function. Mentor team members and influence stakeholders to adopt new tools and approaches. This fosters innovation and builds organizational capability for future growth.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Analytics, Supply Chain or related field
- 5-7 years of experience working in an analytics role
- Proven ability to work with large data sets and ability to navigate diverse data from disparate systems
- Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint
- Strong storytelling skills; able to translate complex data into strategic sourcing recommendations
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders
- Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with procurement and sourcing tech tools (P2P, CLM, Spend Cubes)
- Familiarity with AI/ML applications in procurement
- Experience using Alteryx or similar data automation tools
ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $92,640 - $138,960
IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $106,480- $159,720
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.
#LI-LL1 #LI-Hybrid
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.
#BI-Hybrid
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