Manager Commercial Planning
Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza
Store Code: Commercial Planning (27046)
What’s Our Dish
Announced in May 2018, Peapod Digital Labs (PDL) is an Ahold Delhaize USA company that powers the eCommerce and digital strategies for the Great Local Brands of Ahold Delhaize USA. Accelerating growth in digital and personalization capabilities, PDL is an innovation lab focused on meeting the changing needs of customers, regardless of when, where, and how consumers choose to shop.
Browse the Aisles
This role will help aggregate information and data from Commercial Planning Analysts working with each Brand to create common event calendar and provide a summarized view of merchandising and marketing elements of Commercial Planning.
Recipe for Success - What's “in store” for the role
This role will work with Commercial Planning Analysts to aggregate brand information into common view for seasonal and period planning:
Seasonal Planning
- Facilitate omni commercial planning across brands.
- Determine national, scale event themes and map into annual calendar through joint planning across Brands.
- Leverage data to bring customer, category, and channel strategies to life.
- Facilitate cross-functional program planning.
- Lead omni asset allocation.
- Support CMs in vendor negotiations on promo assets.
Period Planning
- Adjust national, scaled themes and events as needed to reflect changes in market environment.
- Inform cross-cutting capabilities.
- Coordinate teams for period outlook/review.
- Track performance on execution to timeline.
- Aggregate performance metrics.
The Essentials In Your Cart - The required ingredients
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in category mgmt., pricing/promotions, commercial planning, or a related field.
- Partner with the Data Science team and brands to apply to categories.
- Support CMs in vendor negotiations on promo assets.
- Coordinate teams for period outlook/review.
- Customer-centric mentality.
- Ensure commercial plans inclusive of digital & physical assets.
- Leverage data to inform decision-making.
- Drive personalization at hyper-local level.
- Operate as one unified, scaled org.
- Automate tasks & processes.
Extra Spices - What you should bring to the table
- Exemplify 'leading teams' leadership capabilities (i.e. engage teams, develop teams, co-create shared purpose, evolve how we work, and direct shared results).
- Embody our partnership behaviors (i.e. commit to shared outcomes, partner across boundaries, empower our people and teams, and team seamlessly).
Join Us at Our Table
Peapod Digital Labs is a forward-thinking company with a strong legacy of innovation. We recognize who powers our progress – our people! We offer a great variety of benefits and perks to our employees, including: great health care options, including PPO and HSA plans (with company contributions), dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, a 401k with strong company match and immediate vesting, and generous and flexible paid time off.
We are 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.
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