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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.

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The Network Strategy team plays the role of internal ADUSA consultant to the brands on anything fulfillment network related. This means it supports the brands on an ad hoc reactive basis when it comes to answering questions on where and how to expand the fulfillment network, what stores to roll out Click & Collect to, what Central Fulfillment locations to open and where, what the required capital investment level would be in the near term and long term, etc. In addition, the team provides proactive support by running network models for PDL leadership and the brands as part of the Ahold Delhaize annual business planning cycle (strategic reviews and budgeting processes) based on updated and most recent insights.
The Network Strategy Lead will make sure their Strategy Managers are well positioned to support the brands in their day-to-day operations and can function as the first line of contact for the brand counterparts at the tactical level. The lead themselves will function as the senior connection for the brands to fall back on for bigger picture strategic conversations. As such, they will ensure to stay closely connected to the brands' strategic direction and short- and longer-term plans, using that as input to provide the appropriate support. 

They will be responsible for establishing/ developing strategy for Peapod Digital Labs/ ADUSA as well as individual brand strategies tailored to each brand's strategic roadmap, by working with the department lead and peers within the Network & Fulfillment Strategy department, and by directing the Network Strategy team to provide appropriate analytical insights to support this. This includes overseeing the process of delivering modeled network expansion and other analytical output to create network expansion recommendations, a multi-year investment outlook, as well as delivering strategic input to the Executive Board Reviews annually in spring and fall, as well as the budgeting process. The scope for the network strategy encompasses ADUSA's 2,000+ stores and their Click & Collect operations, all 40+ e-commerce central fulfillment locations, as well as an integrated view with the RBS Supply Chain network. The network is projected to have to be able to absorb annual demand growth of 30-50% and the network expansion strategy will guide brands and ADUSA leadership in understanding where and how this capital would be best spent.
 

The Network Strategy team uses a variety of homegrown and third-party analytical tools and systems that help model network expansion, transportation optimization, network capacity, utilization, cost, customer demand, etc. To ensure that these tools are kept up to date and utilizes the most recent insights, functionality, a modernized modeling approach, and adhere to what the brands and/or ADUSA executive leadership is looking for, the Network Strategy Lead establishes a prioritized development roadmap for expansion and enhancement of these tools, and oversees execution of the roadmap through an on-going continuous improvement approach. Development of these tools and enhancements, through programming/coding as well as writing prescriptive analytics modeling language, happens partially internally by the Network Strategy team's analysts, under the lead's responsibility, and partially through third-party support.
 

Recipe for Success - What's "in store" for the role 

• Responsible for managing three direct reports at the Manager level and two indirect reports at the Specialist level; including people development and performance management, coaching and development of capabilities.

• Function as the gatekeeper to creating network expansion for the ADUSA brands by working closely with the brands to understand their needs and recommending ways to address those needs through modeling efforts and by providing latest strategic insights

• Own and manage the relationship with strategic and e-commerce counterparts at the brands, staying up to speed with brand strategic direction and providing reactive and proactive input to the brands where relevant
  Support the AD business planning cycle by contributing to the executive board reviews and budgeting process

• Create a strategic vision and direction for the Network Strategy team

• Develop a view on the tools and systems required to support this direction, and establishing a prioritized roadmap for development

• Deliver on the development roadmap by overseeing a continuous improvement process, consisting of internal development (coding) as well as through engagement with third party resources

• Support setting strategic direction for ADUSA e-commerce fulfillment by contributing a network expansion strategy

• Oversee execution of the analytical process required to run network models as well as other prescriptive analytics functions like transportation cost optimization

• Connect with counterparts in Finance, Marketing and other functions to stay up to date with evolving insights on expected customer demand, customer engagement and sales growth plans

The Essentials In Your Cart - The required ingredients 

• 7+ years in retail, preferably in a supply chain / fulfillment related role, and with partial analytical experience
• Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred

Extra Spices - What you should bring to the table

• Experience with prescriptive analytics tools (e.g. transportation modeling, gravity analysis, cost optimization) strongly preferred
• Experience in an advisory / consultancy role preferred
• Strategic thinker
• Capability of making an impact and influencing without authority
• People leader, with an eye for development
• Ability to make and foster connections, build bridges
• Will to travel 10% of the time
   

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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.