Analyst Demand Planning III

Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Services (5120949)

ADUSA Procurement is a partner company to Ahold Delhaize USA, providing supply chain services that support the delivery of products from a supplier to the warehouse. ADUSA Procurement is part of the Ahold Delhaize USA family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop.

This position is responsible for collaborating with leadership team in the implementation of a selling organization culture with a consumer-centric focus through the Demand Planning Analyst responsibilities. Business expert to develop, implement, and manage the Forecasting and Replenishment (F&R) System's forecasting capabilities. Provides guidance and acts as a key contributor for strategic demand planning practices that support our banner strategies, inventory targets, and collective supply chain objectives. Collects, merges, and shares pertinent information to create a single, unified demand forecast within the F&R System. Applies seasoned in-depth knowledge of industry forecasting processes and methods. Identifies drivers through root cause analysis of forecast variances, then quantifies and implements updates to complex forecasting systems and processes. Utilizes exception-based analysis and forecast accuracy results to drive sales growth, maximize inventory investment, and enable business process improvement.

• Subject Matter Expert for managing and leveraging the demand planning capabilities within the F&R System.

• Responsible for maintaining the F&R System's forecasting capabilities.

• Partnering closely with other teams in Forecasting & Replenishment to help translate extensive product knowledge into appropriate system actions.

• Coordinate and provide leadership for growth projects within the organization.

• Work closely with the Super Users on business rules modifications, system regression testing, and optimization models.

• Partner with other business functions within Supply Chain, Pricing, and Category teams to leverage end-to-end forecast visibility to support a unified demand forecasting process.

• Responsible for overall F&R System forecast accuracy and support of inventory management in partnership with merchandising, distribution, and retail functions.

• Work within F&R System to measure, analyze, and create appropriate-term forecasts, while maximizing item-level forecast accuracy to drive supply chain optimization.

• Execute exception-based analysis to identify drivers in forecast error variances, with an aggressive approach to quantify and implement changes to improve forecasting and replenishment within F&R System.

• Analyze and execute F&R System processes for new items, along with store and promotional events.

• Collaborate with the Super Users to maintain and execute system enhancements and the functional expansion of the F&R system's capabilities.

• Ability to distill complicated data and analysis into actionable recommendations, guidance, and conclusions.

• Partner with Category Management and Supply Chain Leadership to provide forecast analysis with influence on the long-term strategies.

• Communicate, demonstrate, and inspire behaviors in others that drive a consumer demand driven Supply Chain strategy.

• Maintain a 24/7 on-call rotation with other DPAs and Super Users.

• With direction from the Super Users, act for weather events to proactively manage demand in coordination with supply chain activities.

• Occasional travel to banner retail locations for research or specific initiatives.

• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.

• Mature level of knowledge for company, business and industry practices

• Proficient with Microsoft Office

• APICS, IBF, or MIT certification preferable

• Proficiency in working within a cloud-based system.

• In depth knowledge of industry forecasting processes and methods

• Experience with IT road map development.

• Experience with IT User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes.

• Demonstrate a personal acceptance of change and the ability to adapt and drive change.

• Demonstrate an ability to implement and analyze retail business using consumer insights and trends.

• Strong root cause analytical skill set.

• Comfort working within a highly technical environment.

• Active listener with an ability to build trust across varying levels of the organization.

• Strong training and teaching skills

• Excellent organizational, planning, influence, communication, and presentation skills

• Self-motivated and persuasive in presenting and selling ideas and executing their implementation.

• Able to handle multiple priorities.

• Detail oriented.

• Ability to manage day-to-day activity for identified responsibilities.

• Ability to influence without authority.

• Ability to work as part of a team.

• Ability to think innovatively.

• Ability to work with all levels of management.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience in Mathematics, Economics, SCM, Logistics, IT, or other relevant subject expertise

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, Category Management, Pricing, Logistics, Procurement, or Distribution Operations