Analyst II Procure to Pay

Summary :

The Analyst End-to-End Procure-to-Pay Governance & Oversight will be responsible for implementing and supporting Procure-to-Pay strategies that support the business objectives of Ahold Delhaize USA (ADUSA).

This role will be responsible for understanding legacy systems and processes across the entire ADUSA P2P ecosystem and ensuring efficiency, accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and service level compliance.

This role serves as a primary business partner with key functional area teams within all ADUSA (Ahold Delhaize USA) brands and service organizations and is responsible for understanding & explaining complex P2P impacts across multiple legacy systems and processes.

Our flexible / hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Supports the implementation of changes across process & technology that enables an optimized E2E P2P ecosystem across all ADUSA.
• Responsible for the effective interpretation, analysis, and resolution for P2P issues along with process standardization, simplification, and transformation.
• Works across all levels of ADUSA functional business contacts and the vendor community as appropriate to proactively identify and resolve P2P issues and concerns by tracing through to the root cause(s).

Independently gains cooperation and commitment through personal persuasiveness and influencing without authority. Interactions may be on behalf of project / functional team members.

Responsible for ensuring timely project delivery aligned with business objectives.

• Promotes an effective team environment, working cross-functionally and demonstrating peer-leadership attributes by clearly articulating a strong depth / breadth of knowledge and experience allowing for a wide range of project / functional influence.
• Makes multiple decisions / recommendations relative to overall team responsibilities constrained only by the direction and objectives of the VMO & SLAs (Service Level Agreements).

Receives consultative direction from business leaders.

• Able to assess the root cause of complex problems at the project, functional or business unit level and create unique and innovative solutions.
• Provide guidance and support to specified process areas and partner with relevant support teams to execute automation and IT enabling projects and evolution.
• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our values.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field and / or equivalent professional work experience
• 1-2 years previous experience in vendor management, internal controls, or similar role
• Knowledge of process mapping & process improvement
• Ability to influence without authority
• Analytical skills with the ablity to root cause problems
• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact with vendors and internal stake holders effectively
• Attention to detail, well-organized, capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to build relationships with vendors and internal business partners
• Customer focused approach
• Attention to detail and organized

Preferred Qualifications :

• Master’s Degree
• Lean Six Sigma
• Knowledge of retail industry
• Ability to work with Macros and Databases
• Experience in grocery retail / category management
• Familiarity with both DA and AUSA existing systems and processes
• Project management experience
30+ days ago