In Stock Manager III - Frozen

Address: USA-PA-Carlisle-1149 Harrisburg Pike
Store Code: In Stock Fresh/Operations (5120633)
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
Position is responsible for leading In-stock team across multiple locations in the effective purchase and use of inventory to support our Great Local Brands. This role also has direct responsibility of setting targets and managing inventory Days of Supply (DOS) objectives for Non-Perishable warehoused products for assigned warehouse facilities. This role will manage teams for over $160 million annually of Purchase Orders and $25+ million in warehouse inventory. In addition, this role will lead inbound logistics operations, unsaleables management, vendor inbound compliance (VIC), department insights/analytics, guidance of day-to-day private brands service management both retail and DC and in partnership with the brands for their assigned categories. This role will interface with senior level CPG Supply Chain partners which exceed 2,000 suppliers, AD USA Supply Chain operations and Merchants for all the Brands of ADUSA.
Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute the strategy for the Forecasting and Replenishment solutions for multiple brands for their assigned categories and distribution centers.

• Provide leadership and direction for their analysts to achieve the goals for Vendor Fill Rate (VFR) and on time (OTIF), DC to store Service Level (SL), On Shelf Availability (OSA), Operational Service Level, Forecast Accuracy & Bias, DOS, unsaleable loss. Assess the chronic root causes as determined by the In Stock Managers for shortfalls in OTIF, SL, OSA, FA & Bias and DOS at the Brand level and remove barriers to success.

• Recruit, mentor, direct, motivate and develop their team of analysts while maximizing their individual contribution, professional growth, and their ability to function effectively and meet business goals.

• Drives In Stock results and performance through building a diverse and collaborative team working with purpose and establishing a culture of continuous improvement, change acceptance and innovation.

• Work with their peers in procurement, procurement services, multiple internal distribution centers, logistics, vendors/brokers, Brand Supply Chain and Brand sales/operation teams in a cost-effective manner to ensure OSA at best net cost and to meet company established inventory turnover and working capital targets.

• Conduct periodic Supply Chain reviews with key suppliers as needed to maintain or improve performance across their assigned categories and vendors.

• Recommend and drive tactics to internal Category and centralized Advantage for holding vendors accountable for failure to meet expectations.

• Stay informed on category trends, commodity, or other supplier issues that impact Brand sales. Ensure the Managers are anticipating and act on supplier issues, seasonal changes, natural disasters, crop conditions, and manufacturing issues to protect our sales and OSA goals.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal leadership (Procurement, Category, Brand, Distribution Centers, Logistics, Transportation, Retail, Private Brand) and external leadership (vendors, brokers) customer