Guiding Stars Product And Recipe Manager

might do to improve their ratings. To provide these insights, this role will collaborate with analysts on the ADUSA ESG Reporting team.

As a member of the broader ADUSA Health & Sustainability Team, this manager will collaborate with other H&S colleagues who are focusing on sustainability aspects of products (plastics, animal welfare, etc.) and bring a health & nutrition perspective to the conversation during meetings with suppliers and other internal and external stakeholders.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC , Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, and Hyattsville, MD.

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

Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage ADUSA business partners (private brands team, merchandising, category), other client contacts and representatives from CPGs to help them understand Guiding Stars and product scores and ratings as well as impacts of algorithm evolution on products they manage.

• Partner with ADUSA Health & Sustainability brand leads and healthy living merchandising associates (and other client representatives) to support their health-focused merchandising programs with the goal of elevating better-for-you brands, increasing healthy food sales, & acquiring program revenue.

• Identify, pursue and partner to implement opportunities for increasing sales of star-earning products through client ecommerce platforms, including emerging retail media strategies.

• Collaborate with ADUSA ESG Reporting Team analysts to understand impact of product and evaluation programs, ensuring proper measurement and reporting.

• Respond to internal and CPGs requests for reports and a deeper dive into Guiding Stars.

• Work in collaboration with Brand & Nutrition Manager, Systems Manager, and Health & Sustainability ESG reporting analysts and Guiding Stars panel of advisors for improved understanding and continuous improvement of program product evaluation.

• Represent Guiding Stars at professional meetings, industry conferences, and related events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (master's degree preferred) in nutrition, public health, or related field

• Registered Dietitian preferred

• 5+ years of nutrition or public health related experience

• 3+ sales and/or business development experience

• Grocery retail experience strongly preferred

• Microsoft Office - strong Excel, Word, PowerPoint capabilities

• Experienced with virtual collaboration programs (Teams, Zoom, etc.)

• Strong communication & presentation skills (verbal and written)

• Comfortable, competent public speaker

• Program, Project and People Management

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple business areas without formal authority

• Self-motivated with ability to motivate others

• Active listener, emotionally intelligent

• Ability to manage multiple priorities

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $92,640 - $138,960

IL/MA/MD Salary Range: $106,480- $159,720

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial and emotional wellness.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.

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