Manager Corporate Strategy

Albert Heijn; Zaandam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Pension plan

20 vacation days + 12.5 days flex

NS travel card

Laptop and smartphone

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize is seeking a Manager Corporate Strategy to co-create and operationalize the company’s strategy across Europe and the United States. You will translate strategic ambitions into actionable workstreams, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and support the executive leadership in shaping the Group's direction.

You will analyze market trends, engage internal and external stakeholders, and help prepare senior leadership meetings and communications.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics or Business Administration.
• At least 5 years of work experience in a consulting firm or retail corporate strategy.
• Ability to communicate complex strategic insights at executive level.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing projects and stakeholders.
• Experience developing senior leadership meetings and workshops.
• Proficiency with Excel for quantitative analysis.
• Experience performing external research and stakeholder interviews.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional strategic projects spanning brands, markets and functions.
• Translate high-level ambitions into actionable workstreams and track milestones.
• Capture external trends and synthesize implications for Group strategy.
• Identify opportunities for ecosystem engagement and internal capability-building.
• Co-develop positioning frameworks and prepare materials for executive engagements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills (Excel)

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Master's degree in Economics or Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Job description

How you can make a difference

Are you an experienced consultant in corporate strategy? Do you have experience driving corporate strategy at the highest levels within an organization? We invite you to make your mark on one of the largest and most diverse retailers in the world!

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.

Your new team

As Manager Corporate Strategy you will co-create and operationalize our corporate strategy across Europe and the United States. You will learn, develop and leverage fundamental skills around how to develop effective strategy, how to drive omnichannel growth, and be a thought partner to our senior leaders to shape the future direction of our business. You will also help shape Ahold Delhaize’s Group strategy, assisting in the development, execution and communication of our corporate strategy to our management and supervisory boards, our executive committee, as well as across all of our functions, regions and brands. As part of your role, you help define the strategic direction of Ahold Delhaize.

Key focus areas of your role:

Strategy Development and Execution

• Driving content and/or coordinating the execution of cross-functional strategic projects that span brands, markets, and functions.
• Translating high-level strategic ambitions into actionable workstreams to support the implementation of our Group-wide strategy.
• Tracking initiatives, milestones and points of attention across functions and countries.
• Leading the refresh of the strategy section of the Annual Report.

Trends & Market Insights

• Identifying external consumer, industry, and economic trends.
• Monitoring competitor and peer moves, commercial developments, and disruptive business models.
• Synthesizing insights into implications for Ahold Delhaize’s Group strategy.

Innovation & Ecosystem Engagement

• Identifying opportunities for ecosystem engagement (e.g., conferences, partnerships).
• Supporting internal capability-building around strategy, innovation and transformation.
• Liaising with external stakeholders (e.g., government officials, NGOs, partners) on behalf of leadership.

Narrative Building and Stakeholder Engagement

• Co-developing positioning frameworks and strategic narratives for internal and external audiences.
• Facilitating workshops and feedback sessions to refine and validate messaging.
• Preparing briefing materials and talking points for executive engagements.
• Synthesizing complex information into concise, strategic summaries and present them to senior audiences.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Acting as a connector across departments to ensure strategic coherence and integrating views from multiple business units.
• Representing the Corporate Strategy team in cross-functional forums and working groups.

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, sabbatical leave, and family care.

Plus:

• Attractive bonuses
• A first-rate pension plan
• 20 vacation days and the option to buy an additional 12,5 days from your personal ‘flex budget’
• Travel expenses or an NS travel card
• A laptop and smartphone

The ingredients you bring

Everyone brings their unique flavor. We believe this role comes to life when you bring the following:

• A Master’s degree in Economics or Business Administration or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of work experience in a consulting firm or in the retail industry across corporate strategy, strategy consulting, finance and/or business development.
• The ability to successfully create and communicate (written and verbal) complex strategic insights and the company strategy at an executive level.
• Logical structuring skills, problem decomposition and solutioning.
• A proactive and entrepreneurial attitude for taking on new roles and responsibilities.
• Experience managing projects, key stakeholders and workstreams.
• Experience developing and executing senior leadership meetings and workshops.
• The ability to develop quantitative analysis in Excel.
• Experience in performing external research and driving external and internal stakeholder interviews.