Specialist I Purchasing

Category/Area of Expertise: Store Development Job Requisition: 548380 Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive Store Code: Purchasing (2761140) 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: To procure fixtures, equipment, and smallwares to meet the operational and financial needs of the company through research, development, and negotiation. Develop, implement, and manage equipment budgets and critical equipment delivery schedules to ensure that project management is maintained for new stores, remodels, chain-wide rollouts, small projects, acquisitions, and replacement ordering for the current store base. Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. This position is based in our office located in Salisbury, NC. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis Duties and Responsibilities: Procure the equipment and fixture needs for new stores, remodels, existing stores, offices, and facilities by the management and development of standards accomplished through research, analysis and negotiation. Equipment consists of but not limited to special office requirements, store equipment, fixtures and smallwares relative to its departmental generation or vintage. Manage the resources to support specific changes/vintages. Provide Pre-Construction Center Estimating Teams with financial forecast analysis of equipment purchases using fixture plans, equipment requests and other tools as necessary. Create purchase orders in the Company Purchase Order software in the format to support the cost accounting software and realize automatic pass through for payment. Troubleshoot and clarify invoicing discrepancies and statements with AFS, the vendor community and the customers we support. Develop, implement, and monitor equipment budgets for new stores, remodels, daily store requests, small projects, chain wide rollouts, new ventures and any other needs as they arise. Request and notify director superior of the need for additional funds when standard budget exceeds appropriated amount. Manage deliveries and integrate into Equipment Delivery Schedule to update vendors, Construction, and any other parties as necessary. Act as the liaison between all field personnel to meet store deliveries, opening dates and construction deadlines. Assist in the development, analysis, and setup of new Not for Resale (NFR) vendor specifications to ensure company standards are maintained. Schedule transition timeline to guarantee durability and quality are comparable to past equipment specs. Notify effected departments on vendor changes and implementation. Recommend departmental cost reductions and labor savings by presenting alternatives of equal value and quality. Identify process gaps and inefficiencies throughout the department and communicate potential solutions to direct superior for confirmation and implementation Work with NFR/Sourcing to develop, design, and negotiate pricing on company specific fixture requirements. Manage and ensure adequate inventories (managed inventories) on standard and unique items are maintained through our suppliers for the business needs of the company by understanding our stores changing needs. This requires constant discussion with sales/operations and purchasing peers. This will enable us to eliminate out of stock situations or delays. Notify the appropriate personnel of potential vendor lead time issues, production capabilities, and/or added charges which could impact project deadlines. Continued communication is expected until said conditions have subsided a…

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