Forecasting & Replenishment Analyst

Ahold Delhaize•Pleasant Hill, CA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Primary Purpose The Forecasting & Replenishment Analyst troubleshoots, trains and oversees the Forecasting & Replenishment software (Relex) and demand planning capabilities with direct impact on all inventory and working capital across the entire Ahold Delhaize USA network. This role will play a critical role as a thought partner and problem solver for over 200 system users within Demand in addition to leadership in Brand category and Retail Ops in all 5 Great Local Brands. This person will act as a system expert with an intricate understanding of how the system operates and will use that expertise to consult with leaders on user experience, issue resolution, automation and efficiency recommendations and project support. The Forecasting & Replenishment Analyst will work in a dynamic environment with perpetual shifting in support as issues arise, projects progress and automations and system developments change. 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, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, and Hyattsville, MD. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in Forecasting, Merchandising, Pricing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, or Distribution Operations.
Strong knowledge working with the Relex Platform and ERP Systems.
Expert Microsoft Office.
Strong root-cause analysis skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Comfort and preference working within a highly technical environment
Strong training, coaching and consultation skills
Good organizational, planning, influence, communication, and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Experience working with analytical tools such as Power BI.
Able to distill complicated data and analysis into actionable recommendations, guidance, and conclusions
Ability to think innovatively and effectively share ideas and recommendations
Relex (forecasting, replenishment, and allocation) system experience preferred
Master’s Degree preferred.
APICS, IBF, or MIT certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Consultant to In Stock, Forecasting, Retail Ops, Category teams, Control Tower and ADvantage teams to drive optimizations, efficiencies, automations and resolve issues in support of business process improvement.
Collaborate with Relex end users to investigate and help resolve system issues to both improve user understanding and help resolve system opportunities.
Train Relex end users on new enhancements to drive system efficiencies and reduce need to manual processes.
Provide strategic project support and help drive various projects and initiatives forward across Supply Chain, IT and the Brands through expertise of the new F&R System and corresponding data insights and solutions.
Support rapid response to system issues surfaced by Demand and Brand leadership, identifying solutions and coaching leaders through resolution or impacts.
Meet with system users to gather feedback on user experience and system to make recommendations to management on system enhancements.