Talent Acquisition Specialist (maternity cover)

Job description

Join a team where your ability to connect with people, sense of ownership, and drive to find the right fit directly influence the growth of our company. Your work doesn’t just fill roles - it builds teams that make a difference. About Ahold Delhaize We’re Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail groups. Together with our seventeen strong local retail brands in Europe, the United States, and Indonesia, we share a passion for delivering great food, value and innovations.

By bringing ideas to the table and acting on them, you help create a healthier tomorrow. Together, we make better choices accessible for millions of people every day. Your new team As Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be joining our HR Team. Our HR team is the driving force behind the people in our organization. Powered by our 'Growing Together’ strategy, our HR teams ensure we’re fully aligned to attract, retain, and develop people to perform to the best of their abilities.

As Ahold Delhaize and the field of HR evolve continuously, we encourage our associates to grow with us. Personal development and learning are vital. The more we learn, the better we’re able to ensure that the rest of the organization learns and develops too. We’re collaborative, ambitious and open, taking ownership of our work, and continuously challenge ourselves and each other. That said, we work hard and have lots of fun along the way, too.

Key focus areas of your role

Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for permanent corporate roles, partnering closely with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes. Analyze business needs and participate in workforce planning to develop effective recruitment strategies aligned with organizational objectives. Source, attract, assess, and select candidates using job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and strategic sourcing techniques.

Conduct interviews and candidate assessments, provide recommendations, and advise hiring managers throughout the selection and decision-making process. Build and maintain strong talent pipelines and long-term relationships with candidates and external recruitment partners to support current and future hiring needs. Oversee the end-to-end administrative process for internal and external hires, ensuring a seamless candidate and onboarding experience.

Monitor recruitment performance, analyze hiring metrics, prepare reports, and identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, and sourcing channels. Partner with HR, Legal, and Corporate Security to ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, local labor legislation, and regulatory requirements. Provide hiring managers and stakeholders with labor market intelligence, including hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and relevant policy and regulatory updates.

Foster strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure an efficient, collaborative, and business-focused recruitment process. What’s in it for you? At Ahold Delhaize, we create a caring culture where you feel safe and supported. Being part of our family of brands comes with cross-cultural teamwork, international experience, and room to explore across brands and functions. Your curiosity drives what’s next!

We value your well-being, both at work and beyond. That’s why we offer benefits like flexible work options, well-being initiatives and family care. This way, you can add something meaningful to our recipe. We enjoy connecting in our office and encourage you to spend at least three days a week here, based on a forty-hour work week.

Plus

Private health insurance At least 26 vacation days per year Hybrid model of working 18-month maternity cover contract + many other Maxi benefits! The ingredients you bring Everyone brings their unique flavor. We believe this role comes to life when you bring the following: Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience as a Corporate Recruiter, preferably in an international setting. Demonstrated success in hiring across diverse role types, with a focus on permanent positions.

Deep knowledge of talent attraction, direct sourcing techniques, and recruitment marketing. Strong process management capabilities, with the confidence to support and advise senior stakeholders in a complex matrix organization. Experience in using SuccessFactors is a considered a plus. A proactive self-starter with excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal. Aside from this, a collaborative mindset, excellent stakeholder management skills and proactiveness will take you far!

Join our recipe. Apply now! Are you keen to join the HR team? Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, we encourage you to apply. For any questions, please contact Jaksa Medojevic at [email protected] Applications are open until 12th of October. At Ahold Delhaize, we are open for everyone. We respect and embrace people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including all genders, LGBTQ+ communities, abilities, nationalities, generations, and cultures.

We are committed to creating a caring workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and able to thrive.