Director Strategic Initiatives Bakery/Deli

About The Company
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.
As one of the largest retail employers in the U.S., the company provides approximately 290,000 job opportunities. The company has introduced home delivery in over 25 of the major metropolitan markets through their own distribution and a partnership with Instacart.
The Director Strategic Initiatives Bakery/Deli position will be hybrid and could be based in any of our division office locations.

• Full available upon request***

What You Will Be Doing
Our Director of Strategic initiatives will be leading development, innovation, and strategic plans for Bakery and Deli. The successful candidate will help the GVP implement new “rhythm of the business” and operations in the team and help the organization be agile.
Main Responsibilities
The Fresh Merchandising department is responsible for creating world-class customer experience and driving revenue and growth with our customers.
The salary range is $118,100.00 to $165,900.00 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay (accrued based on hours worked), PTO/Vacation Pay (accrued based on hours worked) or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays (8-9 days annually), bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (such as 401(k) eligibility). Associates in this position are also eligible for a quarterly bonus.
What We Are Searching For
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage strategic and internal programs, demonstrate a sense of urgency and ownership to drive programs and projects to completion and be successful in a collaborative environment.
• Plan and conduct kickoff meetings; define scope; develop detailed baseline project plans; track and manage programs and projects to successful completion; communicate status, issues and risks to project stakeholders; provide leadership to cross-functional project teams and maintain project documentation.
• Research issues and business problems and write deep dives, artifacts and white papers for the GVP to influence the broader company leadership towards long term growth and transformation.

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

• Travel requirements 25- 35% travel as needed.
• BA/BS degree is required with preference for degrees in Business, or related fields. MBA is a plus.
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressively responsible experience in directly relevant senior roles in business and business strategy, program/project management, product development, business planning and operations, and/or productivity (agile, lean or six sigma) workflow and support, preferably with combined experience in brick & mortar as well as in a digital environment omnichannel.

What it is like at Albertsons?
Albertsons Culture Principles
Compassion
Team
Inclusive
Learning
Competitive
Ownership