



Ahold Delhaize USA
Elevating the landscape of grocery retail to provide accessible, intuitive customer, vendor, and associate experiences
My Roles
UX Researcher
UX/UI Designer
Tools
Figma
UserTesting/ UserZoom
Mural
This past June, I joined Ahold Delhaize USA as a UX-UI Designer, which has an impressive portfolio of brands across the east coast including Stop and Shop, Hannaford, Food Lion, the Giant Company.
This past June, I joined Ahold Delhaize USA as a UX-UI Designer, which has an impressive portfolio of brands across the east coast including Stop and Shop, Hannaford, Food Lion, the Giant Company.



My role allowed me to work closely with these brands and leverage my design skills to improve user experiences for associates, vendors, and internal workers, contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of their backstage operations.
My role allowed me to work closely with these brands and leverage my design skills to improve user experiences for associates, vendors, and internal workers, contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of their backstage operations.
Due to the NDA signed, some projects are not allowed to be publicly displayed. However, I am able to display the process, goals, and takeaways of certain projects I took part in during the co-op.
User Research for
Vendor Portal & Solutions Center
User Research for
Vendor Portal & Solutions Center
Redesigning a user-friendly vendor portal that allows suppliers to manage their product listings, update pricing, track order and delivery statuses, and a solutions center to resolve issues quickly. The goal is to make it efficient for vendors to do business across all of the brands under Ahold Delhaize USA.
Redesigning a user-friendly vendor portal that allows suppliers to manage their product listings, update pricing, track order and delivery statuses, and a solutions center to resolve issues quickly. The goal is to make it efficient for vendors to do business across all of the brands under Ahold Delhaize USA.
Project overview



Process Overview
Process Overview
The process included a heuristic evaluation of the current portal, crafting a research plan and script for stakeholders, leading stakeholder interviews, synthesis of data, and presenting the found themes to key stakeholders.
The process included a heuristic evaluation of the current portal, crafting a research plan and script for stakeholders, leading stakeholder interviews, synthesis of data, and presenting the found themes to key stakeholders.
Heuristic evaluation



Question Prep


User Interviews


UX Research & Design for
Digital Funding Request System for Projects
UX Research & Design for C.T.O's Project Intake & Funding Web Application
Designing a digital platform or portal that makes it easy for internal teams, departments, or individuals to submit project funding requests. This platform could include forms, workflows, and a dashboard for tracking requests.
Designing a digital platform or portal that makes it easy for internal teams, departments, or individuals to submit project funding requests. This platform could include forms, workflows, and a dashboard for tracking requests.
Project overview




Process Overview
The process included stakeholder interviews, data synthesis, presenting the themes to stakeholders, providing key UX requirements, and information architecture for a new interface.
The process included stakeholder interviews, data synthesis, presenting the themes to stakeholders, providing key UX requirements, and information architecture for a new interface.
Question Prep
Question Prep


Stakeholder interviews

Affinity map / synthesis


Stakeholder presentation


User Research for
PPM Interface Improvement
Currently in progress
User Research for
PPM Interface Improvement
Currently in progress
Enhanced the company's PPM interface through comprehensive user research and collaborative design efforts, with a focus on boosting user satisfaction and productivity in project and portfolio management.
Enhanced the company's PPM interface through comprehensive user research and collaborative design efforts, with a focus on boosting user satisfaction and productivity in project and portfolio management.
Landscape analysis

User Research

UI Design for
Mobile Apps and Online Systems for In-Store Associates
UI Design for
Mobile Apps and Online Systems for In-Store Associates
Designing and improving the user interface for online grocery ordering platforms, making it easy for customers to browse products, add items to their carts, and complete orders efficiently.
Designing and improving the user interface for online grocery ordering platforms, making it easy for customers to browse products, add items to their carts, and complete orders efficiently.

UX Design for
Supply Chain Visibility & Analytics
UX Design for
Supply Chain Visibility & Analytics
Designing dashboards and reporting tools that provide vendors with real-time visibility into the supply chain, helping them track the movement of products and anticipate any disruptions.
Designing dashboards and reporting tools that provide vendors with real-time visibility into the supply chain, helping them track the movement of products and anticipate any disruptions.


ben.decker22@gmail.com
©️ Ben Decker 2024
©️ Ben Decker 2024