Lead & direct change, elevate processes, and make your mark in a high‑impact HR environment!

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 HR Project Lead, you will be joining our HR department. 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:

• Manages and coordinates the execution of multiple parallel projects and initiatives within the HR Business Services function, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Ensures end‑to‑end operational oversight of processes within the Hub, with a focus on standardization, efficiency, and business continuity.
• Establishes and monitors the implementation of activity plans, key phases, and deliverables through a structured project management approach.
• Provides support to management by preparing analytical insights and recommendations for decision‑making.
• Leads initiatives for process improvement, optimization, and automation, including priority setting and tracking execution.
• Establishes and enhances the governance and control framework, including monitoring compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and contracts (DPA, BCP, SLA, etc.).
• Monitors and analyzes capacity, resource allocation, and development of required competencies to ensure optimal team performance.
• Manages the budget, tracks expenses, and ensures timely and accurate operational reporting.

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
• Attractive annual bonus
• At least 26 annual leave days

The ingredients you bring

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field
• At least 4 years of relevant working experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including planning, execution, and monitoring
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. 

Aside from this, a proactive & solution oriented mindset & an innovative approach 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 Andrej Bjelogrlić at andrej.bjelogrlic2@delhaize.rs . 

Applications are open until 26th of May.

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.