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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

Main responsibilities:

The Albertsons Merchandising Program (AMP) Sr. Program Manager is responsible for supporting company and divisional initiatives related to merchandising operations, including resets, NICIs, remodels, on shelf availability, reporting, and third-party execution management.

This role oversees end-to-end project planning and delivery for merchandising execution initiatives—developing detailed project plans, establishing timelines, defining scope, coordinating resources, tracking milestones, and ensuring all tasks are completed on time and within operational standards. The position drives day-to-day project execution, including cross functional communication, risk identification and mitigation, status reporting, and process documentation.

The AMP Sr. Program Manager will lead collaboration across store operations, national category directors, division merchandising, and supplier partners to ensure consistent, accurate, and on time merchandising execution. This includes managing workflows, optimizing execution processes, and coordinating with field teams and third-party partners to resolve issues quickly and drive continuous improvement.

This role provides a significant opportunity to shape merchandising execution transformation and improve shopping ease for customers. You will work closely with internal and external Technology teams to develop, test, and integrate emerging technologies and data science solutions—using insights, dashboards, and realtime data to enhance planning accuracy, execution quality, and operational efficiency.

The position will be based in Boise, Idaho or Pleasanton, California.

• Maintain and drive the evolution of our AMP business rhythms, reporting and documentation for the enterprise to drive organizational alignment
• Drives change and continually improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Merchandising Program Management processes
• Evaluate and assess new initiatives to gain deep understanding of the goals & objectives to define program objectives, scope, requirements, and establish business priorities
• Develop program structure by identifying key stakeholders, assigning resources, etc.
• Lead and manage large complex enterprise-level programs including managing multiple cross functional teams, functional integrations, vendors, etc.
• Create and maintain proper artifacts that can be leveraged, including master schedules, decision logs, financials (estimates/budget/forecasts), etc.
• Analyze program objectives to determine and actively manage dependencies across teams and in-flight projects to coordinate implementation across all work streams within the program
• Provide recommendations regarding the key milestones and dependencies requiring visibility at the Sr Leadership level
• Perform ongoing program level risk management, identifying risks and driving teams to perform the needed mitigation or contingency planning
• Actively drive program level issues to closure or appropriately escalate to the Sr Leadership team
• Create stakeholder communication plans including project status reporting to various audiences

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

• 4-year degree and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience
• 3+ years of program management experience w responsibilities spanning interdependent projects
• Strong project management skills and experience with data visualization tools
• Technical proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and project management software
• Demonstrated ability to identify, manage and resolve cross-track program level issues and risks
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, coach, and train team members
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure to balance competing priorities in meeting business deadlines
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communications skills
• Must possess superior problem-solving skills, be action-oriented and decisive
• Self-motivated, strong time management skills with an ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables
• Previous experience with medium to large projects in Retail Companies is a plus
• Previous experience in construction project management (desired)

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility). Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus.

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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