Health & Sustainability is one of Ahold Delhaize’s four strategic pillars, supporting our ambition to lead the transition to a healthy and sustainable food system. As Manager ESG Reporting, you will ensure Ahold Delhaize’s global ESG approach is in line with latest expectations from internal and external stakeholders. 

Hi, we are Ahold Delhaize 
Helping people eat well, save time, and live better. That is what Ahold Delhaize stands for. Ahold Delhaize entails over 7,500 stores with more than 413,000 associates, characterized by trusted brands with strong local identities in more than seven countries. 

This is what you’ll be doing
As Manager ESG Reporting, you deliver clear and effective health and sustainability communications on Ahold Delhaize’s results that increase visibility and awareness among internal and external stakeholders, including the Executive Committee and Supervisory Board, investors and strategic external partners. You will set up processes, controls and procedures to collect accurate and complete data for key KPI’s such as carbon emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3), healthy sales, food waste and plastic packaging. 

The 19 retail brands within Ahold Delhaize’s group are responsible for data collection based on the instructions received from the ESG Reporting team. You will work together closely with US and EU retail brands to align instructions and confirm that data is gathered in accordance with these instructions. Furthermore, you will drive projects across regions and brands, including the further implementation and embedding of the EU Taxonomy and preparation for the CSRD and related European Sustainability Reporting Standards. 

You will be part of the ESG Reporting team, which is accountable for regulatory compliance to EU Taxonomy, Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), and, in future, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and International Sustainability Standards (ISSB). To achieve this result, the team anticipates requirements, keeps up to date with regulations and addresses problems by coming up with effective and efficient solutions and analyses. The team is part of the Group Tax & Accounting Department, where you’ll report directly to Maryke Keet, Director ESG Reporting. 

Dive wholeheartedly into these key responsibilities

• Deliver and support credible and accurate internal quarterly reporting on non-financial/ ESG performance and external reporting on ESG progress.  
• Actively support the Health & Sustainability team in the H&S external communications and engagement with internal and external audiences to drive understanding of and visibility to Ahold Delhaize H&S strategy and performance. 
• Lead global and regional projects and initiatives, working together closely with the other ESG Reporting Managers within the team. 
• Determine, set and maintain -based upon legal requirements and guidance- our external ESG reporting requirements to ensure it is up to standard.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the relevant (for example, H&S, Finance and Human Resources) teams in the regions, building strong cross-functional networks and guiding & inspiring teams. 
• As part of the team, develop and deliver relevant trainings to cross-functional teams in the field of ESG reporting to make sure a consistent message is delivered, and data is collected in a consistent way between continents and brands.

This is how you keep growing 
Ahold Delhaize is growing enthusiastically but sustainably. If we can grow while having a more positive impact on people or our planet, we're going for it. We encourage all 413,000 colleagues to share this attitude on a personal level, so opportunities to master new skills and expand your capabilities are a given. And because we're a global family of brands, finding your next challenge comes (almost) as naturally as calling an actual relative. We #daretocare for our people at all levels. 

What that translates to in this role?

• A rewarding gross annual salary between €72.500 and €82.500, plus attractive bonuses, a first-rate pension plan with a personal contribution of just 4.7%
• The development and career prospects you associate with a global player: best-in-class coaching, well-constructed growth paths and international, cross-brand career options
• 20 vacation days, supplemented by a personal budget: take an additional 12.5 days off
• Flexible working hours in a hybrid mix from home and from the office
• Travel allowance, discounts on health insurance and groceries 
• The chance to drive meaningful change – healthy, affordable, sustainably produced food matters – on a truly global scale 
• Membership in a lively and diverse community that wholeheartedly embraces courage inspires growth and dares to care

We welcome caring colleagues with: 

• Strong (5+ years) experience in finance and reporting, ideally within international business.  
• A Master’s degree in Finance or an ESG related topic, preferably combined with Big 4 experience. 
• Good project management skills and the ability to work under pressure and in a fast-pace environment
• Analytical skills to interpret and analyze information, numbers and  trends
• Have a passion for sustainability and demonstrated interest in driving societal impacts through more sustainable business practices. Combining this with knowledge of GRI and SASB reporting is a plus. 
• Are based in the Netherlands, Brussels or the United States and able to travel up to 10% of time. 
• Strong communications skills (in English, written and verbal), with the ability to create clear, concise, and high-impact communications to support company visibility on health and sustainability.
• Bring confidence to question and challenge the status quo, listen to other perspectives, and process feedback.

At Ahold Delhaize and our local brands, we broadly define diversity as inclusive of thoughts and skills, generational differences, LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, nationalities and more, and we accept all people for who they are.

Dare to care and grow with us? 
We look forward to teaming up soon, at your home away from home: our vibrant HQ, right next to Zaandam station. Want to know more before you hit the Apply button? Please contact Karen de Geus, Talent Acquisition Partner Finance & Sustainability at karen.de.geus@ah.nl.