Manager I Finance - Commercial

Ahold Delhaize • Quincy, MA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager I Commercial Finance will engage with Finance Transformation workstreams for Planning and Management Reporting to ensure Stop & Shop awareness of workstream status and solicit active Stop & Shop participation in project development and testing as appropriate. This role involves collaborating with other brands to understand planning and forecasting processes, evaluating the feasibility of implementing these processes within BPC, and determining compatibility with current planning processes to leverage BPC tools for streamlining allocations. The role also supports the launch of a Revenue Model, embeds it within the Brand, and partners with leadership on project status and impacts. Additionally, the Manager I Commercial Finance will bring forward management reporting initiatives, manage brand user-testing, and lead change management and communication strategies for new reporting implementations. A key responsibility includes managing the Freetown DC budget, forecast, and projections, providing insights into P&L line items, projecting cases to support Supply Chain requirements, and partnering on allocations impacting the Stop & Shop P&L. This includes facilitating discussions on mid-period and period-end results, creating ownership for bi-weekly cadences, and presenting Freetown results. The role also acts as a lead to support Stop & Shop Supply Chain EC members for Brand Scorecard/KPI measurements. Furthermore, the Manager I Commercial Finance will manage the efficiency and effectiveness of reporting and analysis tools, develop tools to improve business analytics through AI/Co-Pilot and advanced Power BI databases, manage the CM (Category Mgmt.) Power BI tool, and support Project Report Rationalization to identify and correct duplicative reporting, highlight inconsistencies, and provide recommendations for improvement. Partnering with Merchandising Planning to ensure alignment on category management key metrics is also a key aspect of this role.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, or Data Analytics
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Organizational Skills / PMO capabilities
• Business analytics through AI / Co-Pilot and advanced Power BI databases, SAP
• Insights relating to sales drivers including, AIV, Units, households, EBT/SNAP, Promotional Planning and Price Investments
• Competency in advanced technical solutions, data management, ADUSA resources and industry advancements to help identify opportunities for improvement in existing processes, techniques, analytical tools and reporting
• Developing and managing calendars for projects, initiative tracking, and meeting cadence.
• Advanced communication skills, collaboration and business partnership

Nice To Haves

• Master's Preferred - Finance, Accounting or Related Field

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively engage other brands to understand parallel planning & forecasting processes
• Work internally with S&S finance to wholistically understand current planning process, evaluate feasibility to implement planning & forecasting process within BPC
• Determine compatibility with current planning process to leverage BPC tools to streamline allocation process to department / store level
• Support Sales team in launch of Revenue Model and develop process to embed in the Brand.
• Support Project Catalyst / SPINE launch and partner with Director FP&A and VP Commercial on project status, impacts, and next steps.
• Bring forward planning initiatives to S&S Finance for consideration
• Collaboratively engage workstream leadership to understand FIRE business cases and determine application to S&S
• Bring forward Management reporting initiatives to S&S for consideration
• Manage brand user-testing processes and provide feedback
• Lead change management and communication strategies for implementation of new reporting
• Manage the Freetown DC budget, forecast and projections with the Supply Chain team.
• Accurately project cases to support Supply Chain requirements to plan the business.
• Partner with Supply Chain on Allocations that impact Stop & Shop P&L.
• Facilitate discussion with Supply Chain Finance leads on mid period and period end results.
• Work with Supply Chain on creating ownership for the bi-weekly cadence.
• Present Freetown results in mid and period end meetings.
• Act as lead to support Stop & Shop Supply Chain EC members to coordinate relevant updates needed to support Brand Scorecard / KPI measurements.
• Manage the efficiency and effectiveness of reporting and analysis tools and ensure they capture changes in trends and business environment
• Develop tools to improve business analytics through AI / Co-Pilot and advanced Power BI databases
• Manage CM (Category Mgmt.) Power BI tool to ensure application reflects current metrics which are aligned to business needs; secure data accuracy and integrity and deliver against best-in-class reporting standards
• Support Project Report Rationalization to identify and correct duplicative reporting, highlight inconsistencies across departments, and provide recommendations to improve performance and useability (solicit business partner feedback)
• Partner with Merchandising Planning to ensure alignment on category management key metrics (tracking, education, planning)

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits
• Discounts to support professional and personal journeys
• Flexible, hybrid work environment with three days a week at our Quincy corporate office and the remaining days working remotely
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Associate discounts
• Culture committed to celebrating diverse backgrounds and experiences

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager