Strategy Analyst

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

CARLISLE, PA

Ahold Delhaize USA

<p class="p1"><strong><br />Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands &ndash; Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop &amp; Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.</strong></p> https://www.adusa.com/

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Full Time - Hybrid

N/A

Overview: The Strategy Team is driven by putting the customer at the center of all they do and is constantly looking for ways to evolve the omnichannel grocery experience. We are seeking a positive, enthusiastic, team orientated individual who wants to work in an entrepreneurial environment to develop and execute ADUSA&rsquo;s most critical strategic initiatives.<br /><br /> <p><u>People who will do well in this role often have the following traits:&nbsp;</u></p> <ul> <li>Comfortable with ambiguity and project-based work, able to bring focus and structure to drive initiatives forward</li> <li>Creative, structured, and objective problem solver, both conceptually and analytically&nbsp;</li> <li>Enjoys creating presentations and telling a story through visuals</li> <li>Collaborative, enjoys working on teams, and is comfortable leading without authority</li> <li>Dynamic thinker and presenter who can work well with all levels of an organization</li> <li>Ready to work hard in a fun and fast paced environment to create tangible change</li> </ul> <p><br /><em><strong>Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.&nbsp;</strong></em></p> <p><br /><em><strong>Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.</strong></em></p>
Responsibilities: <p><u>Strategy Analysts work with the Strategy Managers and Leads to:</u></p> <ul> <li>Cross-functionally help shape successful business plans and drive strategic decisions through the assessment of the current environment and marketplace&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop strategic recommendations for the organization, often developing supporting analytics and presentations</li> <li>Participate in key team discussions and to share analysis, viewpoints, and rationales</li> <li>Assist with various ad hoc analysis, reporting, and presentation development, often in partnership with key cross-functional stakeholders</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities &nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work with key stakeholders and cross-functional departments on large initiatives and strategies, creating business cases, financial models, and key analytics in support of critical work (e.g., market scans, internal performance analyses, project plans)</li> <li>Create presentations to help drive work forward and gain alignment on critical issues which often will require the art of storytelling within presentations</li> <li>Help drive annual strategic planning and integrated business planning process through analysis and research</li> <li>Conduct and/or maintain performance scorecards on key strategic initiatives across the organization as well as strategic competitive analysis and trends reporting, sharing insights to Leadership&nbsp;</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree required (Master&rsquo;s in Business Administration a plus)</li> <li>2 to 3 years of strategy, grocery retail industry, startup, CPG, and/or consulting industry preferred</li> <li>Domestic travel required with minimal notice required up to 20% per year</li> </ul> <br />Preferred Qualifications<br /> <ul> <li>Comfortable with ambiguity and project-based work, able to bring focus and structure to drive initiatives forward</li> <li>Creative, structured, and objective problem solver, both conceptually and analytically</li> <li>Collaborative, enjoy working on teams, and comfortable leading without authority</li> <li>Dynamic thinker and presenter who can work well with all levels of an organization</li> <li>Ready to work hard in a fun environment to create tangible change</li> <li>Ability to understand new concepts quickly and work in a fast paced dynamic work environment</li> <li>Proven ability to drive organization change based on analysis and recommendations, possessing the ability to quickly analyze data, draw and present conclusions with actionalble steps and measure final outcome</li> <li>Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, executives and third parties</li> <li>Ability to lead without authority</li> <li>Ability to work within tight timelines, deadlines and on multiple projects</li> <li>Works well independently in ambiguous situations and with minimal supervision when required</li> </ul> <br /><br /> <br /><br />