Manager Product Management

Category/Area of Expertise: Product Management
Job Requisition: 426644
Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza
Store Code: CF Product Management (5157600)

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

Primary Purpose
The Sr. Product Manager role at ADUSA-Digital will function as a key leader in the Product organization and will have 360 ownership of a set of Products through Product functions that span the spectrum from ideation-strategizing to execution-delivery and everything in between. This leader will be responsible for achieving business and operational metrics by enhancing the proprietary e-commerce central fulfillment and pick from store systems of the Ahold Delhaize USA's brands - Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant Food, the Giant Company, and Hannaford. This leader is responsible for maintaining robust inbound and outbound communications with colleagues, stakeholders, and leadership about all things to do with his/her product portfolio.

Reporting directly to a senior Product Leader and skip level to the VP/Head of Product, this role is ideal for someone with Product Management experience looking to spread their wings by taking on an impactful, empowered, and accountable, decision making flavor of Product Management.

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 , Chicago, IL,and Quincy, MA,.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a product vision, then drive a process to bring that vision to fruition
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop product-line growth strategy
• Champion the needs of the customer and PDL/AD USA business goals throughout the execution of a project
• Must lead complex projects independently, develop a strong understanding of our customers, manage multiple concurrent projects, and identify and lead solutions that recognize significant business value
• Drive cross-functional teams comprised of both business roles and technical development during the life cycle of product development
• Inspire and motivate the development teams to deliver innovative and exciting solutions with an appropriate sense of urgency.
• Blend strong business acumen, technical problem solving and agile execution
• Lead the prioritization of ecommerce features and understand the art of sequencing their delivery with an agile framework.
• Partner with IT on development, testing & implementation plans, as well as internal communications & deployment plans
• Collaborate with internal business partners to refine requirements and define enhancements, creating buy-in from other teams as necessary
• Vet scope, requirements, use case/user scenario, test case documents and design specifications, in partnership with UX, product managers, QA and design.
• Proactively identify issues and work with internal partners to understand options and execute solve
• Synthesize business requirements, identify areas of uncertainty, recommend solutions, gather buy-in from relevant stakeholders, roll solution out to team, shepherd feature through development and review code before rollout.
• Hiring, management, and mentoring of junior Product Managers and Product Analysts
• Develop metrics to measure success of program features, analyze results, and partner across the organization to develop action plans and enhancement recommendations.
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and as the primary contact for queries related to the product.
• Additional projects and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Direct experience in a digital environment in a relevant capacity
• 7+ years overall relevant experience
• 4+ years in product management
• 3+ years direct fulfillment or supply chain systems experience
• 3+ years working in an Agile development environment and managing iteration-level deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated collaborative skills and ability to work well within a team
• Strong technical acumen and working knowledge of data tools or SQL
• Ability to manage multiple projects in various phases of ideation, execution, or delivery
• Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
• Experience with agile development
• Data driven mindset and track record

Salary Range: $136,160 - $204,240

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial and emotional wellness.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.