HR & Payroll Specialist - Dutch Speaking

Too Good To Go is looking for an experienced HR & Payroll specialist to join the People & Culture team in our Amsterdam office on a fixed term until April 2025!

We are Too Good To Go, a certified and proud B-corp with a clear mission: to inspire and motivate everyone to take action against food waste 🌍. Currently, ⅓ of all food is thrown away. That has to stop! We were founded in 2015 in Denmark and are now active in 19 countries. We started in the Netherlands in 2018, and our team now consists of over 50 ‘Food Heroes’. With more than 3.5 million app downloads in the Netherlands and around 9,000 partners, we work hard towards a world without food waste. In 2023, we were even named the most inspiring organisation in the Netherlands for the fifth year in a row!

📲 You probably know us from our app, where we offer leftover food and drinks from supermarkets, restaurants, suppliers, cafes, bakeries, hotels, and specialty stores to our app users. In the Netherlands, we have already saved over 20 million meals from the trash. Globally, the count is over 224 million, equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions of 53,000 Dutch people. That’s making an impact.

Your Mission

As an experienced HR & Payroll specialist, you play a crucial role in supporting our entire team in the Netherlands. You work closely with the BENE P&C Manager to ensure that the all People Operations (a.k.a. employee administration) processes in the Netherlands runs smoothly. 

You own the HR administration and payroll processes in the Netherlands, and support the P&C Manager as needed, and work with the Global People Operations team. Together, we ensure ‘no waste’ people processes and provide timely administrative support to our people and managers so they can fully focus on a world without food waste.

Your Role

• You will be responsible for all administrative tasks within the NL People & Culture team, such as contract management, payroll, and updating all HR systems with the correct data and changes. You also ensure that all employee files (online) are up-to-date.
• You own the full employee cycle in terms of administration: from onboarding and drafting contracts, to managing pensions and other personnel-related matters, to offboarding.
• You ensure all employee files are up-to-date and maintain all employee data in our HR system and other systems (of course, adhering to GDPR guidelines).
• You contribute to updating and improving local HR processes and provide support in implementing Global People Operations projects and policies.
• You are the first point of contact for all our employees located in Amsterdam on people operations matters and you ensure that our Employee Handbook is updated at all times.

This is a fixed term contract role, from September or October 2024 until the end of April 2025.

Who You Are

• You are highly proficient in both verbal and written Dutch (C2) with a strong command of English. This is a must!
• You have significant experience in HR administration and payroll management in the Netherlands. You can operate autonomously in this space, ensuring accuracy and compliance, including bonus payments, holiday pay, leaves of absence etc.
• Your understanding of the Dutch labour law and standard HR processes in the Netherlands is top notch, with particular focus on managing leaves of absence, sick leave, parental leave and other exceptional administrative processes, as well as the processing of the employment of non-Dutch nationals.
• You have excellent organizational skills and can handle confidential information like no other.
• You have a keen eye for detail - check check double check is your middle name!
• You work in a structured and independent manner.
• You show initiative and enjoy working on process improvements in which you ensure that we, as employer, adhere to local rules and regulations changes
• It’s a plus if you are familiar with Google Suite, BambooHR, and/or Outlook.
• You have a passion for our mission and like to take action in the field of sustainability.
• You enjoy being around your colleagues in the office, apart from working from home every now and then. 

Our Values

• We win together: Fighting food waste is a big challenge. We take it on together as Waste Warriors without ego. We believe in working as #oneteam.
• We raise the bar: We always strive for more. We work smart, break down barriers, and empower each other.
• We keep it simple: Our ambitions are big, but our solutions are straightforward.
• We build a legacy: We are proud of the movement we are creating.
• We care: We care for our partners and each other. Engagement is reflected in how we work. We do what is right.

What We Offer

• A full time, fixed term contract role, from September or October 2024 until end of April 2025.
• The ultimate opportunity to use your eye for detail in a motivated, highly engaged team within a scale-up with a strong mission (let’s save the world!).
• The experience of being part of a rapidly growing international B Corp, where you can learn a lot from colleagues in the 19 other countries where we operate.
• A fantastic office by the IJ in Amsterdam Central with not one, not two, but four amazing rooftop terraces! We also offer a great lunch and fun events and outings.
• Participation in our Shareback program, where you can volunteer within the theme of food security.
• Free participation in boot camps, yoga, breathwork sessions and padel with your favorite colleagues.
• You will receive a laptop and a phone bill allowance.

How to apply?

Just like we take serious action against food waste, we take recruitment very seriously and read every motivation that comes in. Read the vacancy carefully and check our website to get a good understanding of ​​Too Good To Go and this role;

If you are interested and got what it takes: please click below on 'Apply Now' 👇 by the 18th of August and who knows, you might soon join our People & Culture team in Amsterdam!

A Movement for Everyone

We want to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. With that mission, it’s only natural that we want to build a diverse and inclusive team of highly capable individuals who are passionate about doing things in a better way. We strongly believe we all excel and are more creative when we’re allowed to be ourselves, and we’re committed to a culture where all of us belong.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

*Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

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Last updated on Aug 8, 2024