Sr Portfolio Manager ERP Portfolio Delivery

• Own end - to - end execution of complex enterprise - level programs ensuring scope schedule budget resources and outcomes are actively planned governed and delivered in alignment with strategic objectives

• Lead develop and coach a team Program Managers setting clear expectations reviewing plans and reporting removing obstacles and holding teams accountable to PMO standards and delivery commitments

• Establish and enforce consistent PMO delivery discipline across internal and external teams including planning artifacts status reporting dependency tracking risk and issue management and deliverable quality across assigned programs

• Anticipate manage and resolve cross - program dependencies risks and capacity constraints working across business technology organizational readiness/change and external partners to enable informed trade - offs and timely decisions

• Provide senior - level transparency to executive sponsors and governance forums translating complex program data into clear insights recommendations and decision support materials

• Facilitate program governance and decision - making ensuring accurate preparation of materials disciplined follow - up on actions and decisions and adherence to enterprise governance and change control processes

• Partner with organizational readiness/change technology and business leaders to ensure program plans integrate required change training and readiness activities without diluting delivery accountability

• Drive continuous improvement of program management capabilities leading internal initiatives that strengthen program management processes tools templates and performance metrics

• Model strong leadership communication and execution behaviors fostering trust collaboration and accountability across stakeholders while reinforcing a high - performance delivery culture

• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our values

• Bachelor's degree in business project management operations technology or related field
• 6-10+ years of progressively increasing experience leading complex cross - functional projects or programs including accountability for scope schedule budget and delivery outcomes.
• PMP Certification or the ability to obtain a PMP Certification within 1 year of hire.

• Experience supporting or leading ERP implementations (e.g. SAP Oracle or similar platforms) to include lifecycles system integrators and enterprise data and process dependencies

• Demonstrated experience managing and developing other project or program managers including reviewing plans enforcing standards and driving delivery consistency.

• Proven ability to operate effectively within formal PMO or TMO governance structures including executive steering committees stage - gate reviews and change control processes.

• Strong expertise in program planning integrated scheduling dependency management risk and issue escalation and executive reporting.

• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive alignment across business technology & operations in a highly matrixed environment without relying on direct authority.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex program information into clear concise insights and recommendations for senior leadership.

• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex ambiguous and matrixed environments with shared ownership and evolving transformation scope.

• Ability to travel up to 40%

• Master's degree in business project management operations technology or related field
• Experience working across predictive (waterfall) agile or hybrid delivery models

What We Do

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. Our team includes some of the best and brightest talent from a variety of backgrounds ranging from decades-long careers in retail to fresh perspectives from outside our industry. With a purpose-driven culture grounded in our values of courage care integrity teamwork and humor we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change take ownership and enable the brands we support to nourish their customers and communities. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies. As part of the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast we understand our vital role in enabling healthier people and a healthier planet and have an ongoing commitment to driving sustainable change that leads to a thriving food system nourishes local communities and creates a better world.

Why Work With Us

We love fresh perspectives not just fresh produce. We believe that an inclusive workplace fosters creativity accelerates innovation and helps us create an even better product. At Ahold Delhaize USA you’ll find coworkers who are caring and committed and who focus on dreaming big and getting things done.

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