Retailer-owned cooperative operating 380+ supermarkets across the Northeast
Wakefern is the nation's largest retailer-owned cooperative, operating five distinct supermarket banners (ShopRite, Price Rite, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage, Fairway) across the Northeast with 10,000+ employees. The tech stack—SAP MM/S/4HANA, Boomi, MuleSoft, WMS, and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI)—reflects a complex supply chain and retail operations business replacing PeopleSoft. Hiring velocity is accelerating with ops and engineering leading, while active projects span cloud adoption, data integration, and supply chain optimization, indicating infrastructure modernization against pain points in manual data processes and shrink management.
Notable leadership hires: SAP MM Lead, Cyber Security Director, Change Management Lead
Wakefern Food Corp., founded in 1946, is a member-owned cooperative serving independent, family-owned supermarket operators across the Northeast. The organization runs five retail banners—each tailored to distinct market segments, from value-driven ShopRite and Price Rite to premium-focused Gourmet Garage and Fairway—spanning over 380 locations. Core capabilities include private label product lines, advanced logistics and distribution, wholesale operations, and supply chain management. The company operates at significant scale, supporting member retailers through shared procurement, centralized distribution, and technology infrastructure.
Wakefern runs SAP MM (Materials Management), SAP S/4HANA, WMS (Warehouse Management System), and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), alongside integration platforms Boomi and MuleSoft for data flow across retail and distribution operations.
Active projects include digital transformation and cloud adoption, data integration solutions, architecture standards for data warehousing, store resets and remodels, new store openings, and a center of excellence—all tied to reducing manual data processes and optimizing supply chain efficiency.
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