Health & Sustainability Intern - Sustainable Products
Ahold Delhaize USA
Internship
Closes on Monday, December 9, 2024
Job Description
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Internship Overview:   
Get an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry while developing relevant business, technical and leadership skills geared towards enhancing your career. This paid internship experience is an opportunity to help drive business results in an environment designed to promote and reward diversity, innovation and leadership. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program.
**Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and be available from May 27, 2025 through August 15, 2025. We have a hybrid work environment that requires a minimum of three days a week in the office. Please submit your resume including your cumulative GPA. Transcripts may be requested at a future date.**
- 12-week internship with competitive pay    
- Impactful project work to develop your skills/knowledge
- Leadership speaker sessions and development activities   
- One-on-one mentoring   
- Involvement in group community service events 
- Networking and professional engagement opportunities   
- Access to online career development tools and resources   
- Opportunity to present project work to company leaders   
Department/Position Description:
Sustainable Products
The sustainable products team is responsible for the environmental and social aspects of the 300,000 products the great local brands of ADUSA offer. Climate (Scope 3), nature, and human rights are key areas of focus for the team.
The intern for this position will be interested in learning more about product sustainability, putting ambitions into action and assisting our company in achieving its goals.
Project includes:
- Supporting the implementation of ADUSA’s Scope 3, carbon reduction roadmap.
- Supporting ADUSA’s contribution to the company’s global human rights due diligence program, including work on Human Rights Impact Assessments.
- Supporting ADUSA’s contribution to the company’s nature and biodiversity goals, including target setting, data gathering/analysis, strategy development, and regenerative agriculture program implementation.
- Developing a framework for evaluating and reporting product traceability pilot successes, learnings, and future opportunities.
- Contributing to, and supporting, ADUSA’s participation in multi-stakeholder initiatives, e.g., Seafood Task Force, Dairy Sustainability Alliance.
- Supporting communication and stakeholder relations strategy for product sustainability.
Qualifications:
- Working towards a bachelors/graduate degree
- Attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Microsoft Office capabilities (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Additional statistics or analytical skills a plus
- Strong project management capabilities
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in all situations with solid interpersonal skills
- Team collaboration skills
- Ability to take initiative, learn quickly and strive for results
- Ability to do multiple tasks and work under strict deadlines
- Ability to prioritize and plan work to meet time-based deliverables