Sustainability Officer

Royal A-ware; Heerenveen; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Mileage allowance

8% holiday allowance

25 vacation days

Pension scheme

Bicycle plan

Vitality scheme

Flat hierarchy

Personal development

Staff events

Job summary

Royal A-ware is seeking a Sustainability Officer to translate our sustainability strategy into concrete actions, with focus on water, waste, due diligence, and sustainability reporting.

You will work with colleagues across departments to implement the strategy, collect data for reporting and audits, and help keep policies up-to-date. The role offers development opportunities and a mix of on-site and home-based work.

Qualifications

• HBO or WO level working and thinking.
• Up to 3 years of work experience.
• Background in business administration or sustainability.
• Good command of Dutch and English.
• Analytical writing ability.

Responsibilities

• Support sustainability projects in water, due diligence and (food) waste.
• Establish and maintain policies for focus areas and provide input.
• Collect, validate, and record sustainability data for reporting and audits.
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Clear writing

Dutch & English

Education

HBO/WO level

Job description

Are you curious about sustainability and do you want to discover how your work contributes to better choices in the dairy chain? From smarter water management to reducing food waste: at Royal A-ware, you work on issues that matter. From our headquarters in Lopik, you are given the space to learn, contribute ideas, and implement them. A great opportunity to develop your career in sustainability!

What will you be doing?

As a Sustainability Officer, you help translate our sustainability strategy into concrete actions. You focus on water, (food) waste, and due diligence, among other things. You also contribute to sustainability reporting.

Together with colleagues, you work on various sustainability themes. Each colleague has their own area of focus, and together you work on the implementation of the sustainability strategy and the reporting of sustainability performance.

Your duties consist of:

• Supporting sustainability projects related to your areas of focus: water, due diligence, and (food) waste;
• Establishing, managing, and keeping policies for your areas of focus up-to-date, actively contributing ideas and providing your own input
• Collecting, validating, and accurately recording sustainability data for reporting and audits
• Collaborating with colleagues from various departments.

What do we offer?

• In addition to a varied position with ample development opportunities, you can count on:
• A competitive salary, depending on your work experience;
• €0.23 mileage allowance for commuting distances exceeding 10 kilometers, with a maximum of 30 kilometers one-way, paid out monthly as a fixed amount;
• 8% holiday allowance and 25 vacation days for a 40-hour week, with the option to purchase up to one additional working week annually;
• A good pension scheme, bicycle plan, and vitality scheme;
• Approachable colleagues and short decision-making lines;
• Freedom for ideas and personal development;
• An active staff association with events and top artists.

Who are you?

We value curiosity and initiative more than years of experience. You enjoy researching information, making connections, and making complex subjects understandable.

What you bring:

• A higher professional education (HBO) or university (WO) working and thinking level;
• A maximum of 3 years of work experience
• ; Background in business administration or sustainability;
• Interest in sustainability within international supply chains;
• Good command of Dutch and English;
• Analytical skills and clear writing abilities;
• Enthusiasm to collaborate and learn.

Don’t have all the ingredients yet? No worries! Perhaps you can add something surprising to our mix.

Where will you be working?

Royal A-ware is an international family business with over 130 years of history. Together with around 5,300 colleagues, we produce a wide range of dairy products for customers worldwide.

At our headquarters in Lopik, you will work with approximately 80 colleagues from departments including ESG, Finance, HR, and Legal. The atmosphere is informal, colleagues easily drop in on each other, and there is plenty of room for socializing during the shared lunch. You can work partly from home and also visit other branches.

Ready to contribute?

Questions? Call or WhatsApp Jurjan van Slooten at 06 51752186 or email [e-mail].