Analyst III Field Support - Retail Technology/IMAC

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Scarborough (ME); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food retailer seeks an IT Project Manager in Scarborough, ME to manage IT projects and oversee capital planning. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field along with 3+ years of experience in technology-related roles. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams are crucial for success in this role. Flexible/hybrid work schedule with in-person days required.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of equivalent experience in relevant job or field of technology.
• Ability to communicate across the organization effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT projects and initiatives to meet SLAs and business needs.
• Develop project plans for complex IT projects.
• Consult with users for functional specifications.
• Drive partnerships with suppliers for project services.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to plan, prioritize and drive issues

Highly collaborative

Influencing skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Technology

Equivalent trainings/certifications/experience

Masters Degree preferred

Job description

Introduction

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

Overview

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.

This role partners with Brand or Corporate entity to align the planning and execution of all move, add, change activities in support of remodels, new store openings, new departments, store expansions, acquisitions, and divestures as needed for that Brand. This role is responsible for the capital planning and forecasting needs for these activities for their designated Brand(s). This role partners with multiple suppliers to ensure all IT activities are delivered consistently within our standards, properly securing, storing, staging, and deploying our IT assets as needed for their Brand or other Campuses as needed. Ensures that outsourced service providers support all IT software and hardware systems in accordance with the terms, conditions (SLAs) of current contract agreements.

This role provides daily, weekly, and monthly operational oversight for internal customer facing requests, projects and initiatives in addition to working closely with peers to keep an aligned support structure.

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 5 in-person days at one of our core locations. Our core office location is Scarborough, ME

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Manages all Support IT projects, initiatives and requests are updated and on schedule to meet set SLAs, SLOs, and business needs to allow for our customers to continue their functions in the business as efficiently as possible with resources we have available for the specific brand]
• Develop project plans to manage/lead complex IT projects of the IMAC team for our brands. This includes, but not limited to, new stores, remodels, small projects, closing stores, and ad hoc IT requests.
• Frequent travel for on-site project work to lead projects. This includes frequent driving to locations and occasional flights that will include overnight stays at times. On site may be needed for construction work, due diligence visits to plan for projects, and leading on site partners to complete IT project tasks.
• Oversees routine systematic changes at retail following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) change management practices
• Consults with users to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications for PC or peripheral related needs through vendor managed service
• Engages with specific Brand, ADUSA, and/or PDL leadership for planning future projects and initiatives for the business
• Drives the partnership with multiple suppliers to deliver the various project services to our standard while driving continuous improvement
• Manages new equipment/software requests and monitors procurement and deployment activities throughout the retail and corporate environment leveraging appropriate vendor management responsibilities.
• Oversees Capital planning for software, hardware, and deployment services for a specific Brand
• Reviews current business and associate processes and makes recommendations for best practices
• Develops and delivers periodic metrics and Executive management reporting results to key IT, business and support executives.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Technology and/or Business related field
• Equivalent trainings/certifications/experience equivalency will be considered
• 3 or more years of equivalent experience in relevant job or field of technology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate across the organization
• Ability to plan, prioritize and drive issues, tasks, and deliverables from concept to closure
• Highly collaborative with proven experience partnering & influencing

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in relevant field of study preferred
• Additional trainings or certifications in relevant field of study preferred
• Experience in Agile teams and or Product/Platform based operating model
• Experience in retail or grocery preferred