Intern Health And Sustainability - Waste Reduction

Category/Area of Expertise: Internship
Job Requisition: 394778_external_USA-MD-Hyattsville
Address: USA-MD-Hyattsville-8301 Professional Place Ste115
Store Code: Sustainable Retailing (2760940)

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 Operations - Consumer Food Waste

Eliminating waste and driving down food waste is a top priority for ADUSA and its great local brands. For this project, the intern will lead an effort to develop a consumer food waste reduction campaign at one (or more) of the great local brands or service companies of ADUSA.

Project includes:

Exploration of the topic of consumer food waste as it relates to environmental detriment, food insecurity, food scarcity, nutritional inequity. Development of a consumer-facing campaign outlining approaches to reduce wasted food in the home. Working with the sustainable operations team as well as the selected brand's internal stakeholders (e.g., marketing, external communications) and external partners (e.g., Consumer Goods Forum)

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

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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. When considered together, the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.