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Digitalisation in retail is in full swing and, naturally, for us this has also created new and exciting opportunities for change. Specifically, this means evaluating all our existing processes and systems and redeveloping them where appropriate. This is a mammoth task facing our international IT within the framework of the ///AHEAD project. In this project, we are laying the foundation for our digital future, which will make us more flexible and efficient in our responses to changes in the market. Obviously, a project of this size involves many exciting initiatives where you, as a part of something truly great, can come into play.

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///AHEAD @ ALDI SOUTH IT

ALDI SOUTH is carrying out one of the largest IT projects in the company’s history

We live in a volatile world in which technologies develop and change rapidly, where competition increases constantly and where the needs of our customers change continuously. We are responding to these developments. ///AHEAD is the global transformation project that will adapt our IT systems and business processes to suit the digital world. With representatives from all ALDI SOUTH countries and a separate project team in Germany, we are all working together to create new global IT solutions and business processes for the ALDI SOUTH Group. These innovations will help us improve our customers’ shopping experience and make routine tasks more efficient. The project will ensure that ALDI SOUTH stays on top of changes in the food retail market and will, at the same time, simplify workflows and processes. We will achieve this through the following:

Deployment of market-leading standard technologies
More automation and integration
More intensive collaboration between business and IT departments
Faster time-to-market for our IT solutions and processes

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Testimonials

aldi.deepdive(our_it) - get to know us

Dive deep into our work culture through this video series as you get to know our colleagues, their challenging projects and diverse personal stories. Like what you see? Then join more than 2,800 IT and business specialists from around the world to shape, accelerate and streamline our business!

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With over 7,300 stores across four continents, ALDI SOUTH is committed to growing and evolving our business amid an increasingly digital world. A state-of-the-art IT landscape contributes to this success. Our strong IT initiatives represent some of the largest technology and process transformation projects in retail today. But at ALDI, it’s not only about projects and tech. It’s also about collaboration, team spirit and empowering and inspiring our people, breaking new ground in the process.

aldi.deepdive(logistics)

Hello, my name is Abiodun Olakunle Seriki, but call me Ola. I’m 36 years old and passionate about football, playing video games and movies. And I really love making jokes and making people smile.

What is your current position, what are you responsible for?

I am an IT Specialist and work in a Test Manager role. This means I am responsible for the coordination of various testing phases.

Why do you like getting up for ALDI every morning, what motivates you?

I love puzzles and challenges. So waking up with the goal of helping to find fixes for defects and incidents in order to improve something is what motivates me.

What excites you most about ALDI SOUTH IT that your former jobs did not offer you?

The flexibility and working environment and friendly nature of everyone I have been in contact with so far is amazing.

What is your favourite ALDI product?

Chicken wings

How would you describe ALDI in three words?

Amazing, exciting, intriguing

aldi.deepdive(finance_administration)

Hi, I am Pascale Schäkel, 26, at ALDI SOUTH since 2021. My main hobbies are keeping fit, reading books and travelling.

What is your current position, what are you responsible for?

My current position is Senior Project Associate within the System Landscape Management team. I am responsible for sizing related topics regarding up- and downsizings of the systems to guarantee optimal system performance and cost-effective allocation of resources.

Why do you like getting up for ALDI every morning, what motivates you?

I am mostly motivated by strategic and challenging tasks. Working on that in a supportive and collaborative team is an important part of my daily work life because this not only increases effectiveness but also broadens the perspective on the topics.

What excites you most about ALDI SOUTH IT that your former jobs did not offer you?

I like the concept of how employees’ development is a big part of the work life at ALDI. We have a process which helps us to track and push development according to our individual needs and feedback from our superior and

selected colleagues.

What is your favourite ALDI product?

Hummus

How would you describe ALDI in three words?

Fast, effective, successful

aldi.deepdive(customer_interaction)

Hi, I’m Vishal Jha, 30 years old, passionate photographer and traveller. I joined ALDI SOUTH in October 2021.

What is your current position, what are you responsible for?

As an IT Engineer I am responsible for designing and developing solutions for countries which they use to reach out to the customers.

Why do you like getting up for ALDI every morning, what motivates you?

The sense of belonging at ALDI SOUTH and working with smart individuals.

What excites you most about ALDI SOUTH IT that your former jobs did not offer you?

Working at ALDI SOUTH IT is fun because we complete challenging tasks together as a team. We get to use the latest and cutting-edge tech stacks.

What is your favourite ALDI product?

Nougat Baumstamm

How would you describe ALDI in three attributes?

Customer-focused, collaborative, great place to work

aldi.deepdive(stores)

Hey, I’m Pengcheng Liu, 32 years old, I enjoy sports and travelling. I’ve worked at ALDI since 2020.

What is your current position, what are you responsible for?

As an IT Expert I am responsible for our electronic shelf labels solution in our stores and its integration with SAP.

Why do you like getting up for ALDI every morning, what motivates you?

My interesting work and the knowledgeable colleagues.

What excites you most about ALDI SOUTH IT that your former jobs did not offer you?

The opportunities for training and certification.

What is your favourite ALDI product?

All our fresh produce products

How would you describe ALDI in three words?

Simple, fast, precise

aldi.deepdive(buying)

Hello, I’m Jennifer Stukenbrock, 34 years old. I’ve worked at ALDI since 2018. Privately, I like to go for long walks, listen to music, read books or meet family and friends.

What is your current position, what are you responsible for?

I work as a Senior Project Associate at GS|IB|AO Demand Management. In our daily work we are in close collaboration with the Domain and IIT teams to support and ensure the high-quality standards of holistic demand and project management.

Why do you like getting up for ALDI every morning, what motivates you?

My work adds value to colleagues in other areas and therefore to the company in general. You can rely on each other even in challenging times and we have an honest relationship with our superiors.

What excites you most about ALDI SOUTH IT that your former jobs did not offer you?

In my position I have the possibility to create a good work-life balance as I, for example, can take private appointments at short notice in consultation with my team.

What is your favourite ALDI product?

I am not a big fan of ice cream (strange, I know), but at ALDI SOUTH we have “crunchy cones” that I really like a lot.

How would you describe ALDI in three words?

Diversity, responsibility, (continuous) development

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///AHEAD areas

We’re setting out on the journey to our digital future!

///AHEAD will affect all of our business areas at ALDI and all have one thing in common: a motivating and challenging working environment with a reliable, long-standing employer. Which area would you like to be part of?

Buying & Assortment

Our Buying & Assortment area is mainly concerned with the following questions: how can we collaborate with our suppliers more closely and efficiently? And how can we make the process of coming up with a product idea through to assessing the sale of the product even more efficient? Business processes and IT solutions, such as assortment planning, product tendering, drafting contracts and quality management, are designed in this area. For this purpose, we use technologies such as SAP S/4HANA Retail, SAP Ariba and Informatica P360. Exciting topics are combined with the latest technologies.

Stores

There is also demand for new, innovative technologies in our Stores area. How can we use these technologies to optimise processes in the stores? How can we make the work of our employees easier and, at the same time, improve the customer experience? New systems will reduce manual processes. This will simplify tasks and improve efficiency in the stores. It is a challenging and exciting area that addresses all IT solutions in our stores.

Customer Interaction

How can customers use our app most conveniently? Where can they find opening hours, videos and recipes? The Customer Interaction team finds answers to these questions and works constantly to optimise and make customer touchpoints more user-friendly. As well as acquiring new customers, the aim is also to fulfil the needs of our existing customers and, as a result, optimise the customer experience. The focus is on marketing, customer service, e-commerce and our digital presence. We are supported in these areas by systems from Adobe, Salesforce and Spryker.

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Supply Chain & Logistics

Our Supply Chain & Logistics area is responsible for optimising systems and workflows in the areas of product replenishment and transportation. This area monitors the development and integration of the new core Enterprise Resource Planning program. We use SAP F&R, SAP Fresh Add-on and SAP UDF to achieve more accurate forecasts in the areas of assortment, fresh products and specials. Parallel to this, we are also improving our systems and processes in the warehouse and transportation management. The new programs Manhattan WMOS and SAP TM, for example, are used for logistics.

Finance & Administration

The Finance & Administration area is concerned with developing and introducing new systems in the areas of finance, accounts, property, tax and controlling and defining all the associated structures and processes. Comprehensive reporting and analysis possibilities are created on the basis of the generated (financial) data and new Business Intelligence systems. Here, we use systems such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW and SAP RE-FX. It’s exciting to see how complex figures can be evaluated and combined to create recommendations for action.

SAP Application Center

How can we guarantee operation of our global software landscape in the future? And in what areas must we continue to develop our global template? These are the type of questions that are addressed by our SAP Application Center. We use a large bandwidth of SAP technologies here, such as SAP PO and Solution Manager.

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IT Architecture

In the IT Architecture area, we lay the foundations for a modern, global application landscape based on standards but which still leaves room for flexibility. Here, we are creating the framework to optimise business processes and ensure company-wide integration on several levels. Signavio and LeanIX are the main systems used here.

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Management Support

To carry out such a large project successfully, processes and guidelines are required for orientation. In addition to continuously developing these processes and guidelines, Management Support is responsible for classic project management activities, such as controlling resources and budgets across various projects. New project requests are assessed in terms of strategy, priority and capacity and, depending on the result, are included in the IT project portfolio.

As you can see, our different areas offer exciting opportunities in combination with the use of the latest technologies. You want to be part of something truly great, don’t you? Then, why not see if there is a job available in ///AHEAD that would suit you?

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///AHEAD

ALDI SOUTH is carrying out one of the largest IT projects in the company’s history

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We’re setting out on the journey to our digital future!

Buying & Assortment

Stores

Customer Interaction

Supply Chain & Logistics

Finance & Administration

SAP Application Center

IT Architecture

Management Support