Organisation Development Manager

Do you have a passion for making organisations work smarter, simpler, and stronger? At Action’s International Headquarters in Zwaagdijk, we’re looking for an Organisation Development Manager to help shape our fast-growing company for the future. In this strategic role, you’ll ensure our international and country overhead structures are scalable, simple, and efficient—keeping Action agile as we continue to grow internationally. If you enjoy combining data, strategy, and stakeholder collaboration to drive meaningful change, this could be the next step in your career.

This is your daily action

You start your day aligning with department heads to discuss the future structure of a growing team. Then it’s time to review FTE dashboards and cost data, providing insights for leadership. After lunch, you participate in a working session to refine an initiative aimed at simplifying how overhead teams collaborate across countries. You finish the day by preparing a recommendation to the Head of Organisation Development, backed by analysis and smart solutions—all part of helping Action grow with focus and efficiency.

Some of your key tasks in this role will be:

• Designing and implementing strategies to support a scalable, efficient organisation
• Defining and maintaining clear structures, roles, and responsibilities
• Tracking FTE targets, monitoring organisational costs, and reporting on progress
• Collaborating with departments and countries to align on organisational guidelines
• Driving key initiatives that support our strategic priorities and efficient ways of working

Meet your team

You’ll be part of the Organisation Development team at our International Headquarters in Zwaagdijk, reporting to the Head of Organisation Development. The team is focused on translating company strategy into organisational structures, FTE targets, and key initiatives. Working closely with departments across IHQ and international markets, the atmosphere is professional, purpose-driven, and rooted in shared values like teamwork, simplicity, and respect.

This is you

• You combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution. With strong analytical skills, an eye for structure, and a collaborative mindset, you’re ready to make a real impact across departments and countries.
• Master’s degree and university-level thinking
• 8+ years’ experience in a similar role within a multinational environment
• Proven ability in numerical and business analysis
• Demonstrable experience with SAP Successfactors and workforce planning
• Fluent in Dutch and English (spoken and written)
• Strategic executor who meets deadlines and delivers outcomes

What we offer

Surprisingly much! From our international headquarters in the Netherlands you have an impact on what happens in our stores across Europe. We welcome more than 15 million customers every week in more than 3,000 stores in 14 European countries. We have great growth ambitions. For Action and for you. Because our growth means that you can always take new steps. A different position, an interesting innovation project, new skills: you can continue to develop as a professional. And all this in a culture where our shared values are truly lived: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost conscious and respect.

Did you know that you can also count on us for:

• A pivotal role at our International Headquarters in Zwaagdijk
• Competitive salary and benefits, in line with your experience
• The chance to influence how a high-growth company structures its future
• An international, collaborative environment with talented colleagues
• Learning opportunities through Action Academy and exposure to senior stakeholders
• A culture that values simplicity, respect, teamwork, and doing more with less

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you come and work with us. We work hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,500 children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 155 different nationalities? That we purchase 94% of our wood products and 100% of our cotton sustainably? And that almost all our stores only use energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yoursel

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who recognises themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!

What happens next:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)

2. First meeting with the manager and a colleague

3. Online assessment to get to know you better

4. Second interview with your recruiter, among others

5. Welcome to Action…

Throughout the process, your recruiter is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.

Integrity is very important to us. Pre-employment screening is therefore part of the process for this vacancy. Ask your recruiter for more information.