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L&D Specialist

Picnic

Picnic

Operations
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Posted on May 27, 2025

L&D Specialist

People 📍 Amsterdam

In a nutshell

Our People team strives to revolutionize learning & development in the same way that Picnic has shaking up grocery delivery. Picnic’s central team is built up out of 1000 talented individuals spread across three main locations: Amsterdam, Paris and Dusseldorf. In the role of Learning & Development Specialist, you're part of the central L&D team at our Amsterdam office. Working closely together with the broader People team. You're the first point of contact for the Picnic central team for all L&D related topics. Being a true team player you're constantly working with the rest of the L&D team and other colleagues within the whole of Picnic. You are ready to take on diverse challenges, curious and driven to go above and beyond and showing an “anything is possible” attitude!

Tricks of the trade

Develop and implement new L&D programs
Facilitate intervision sessions / workshops and trainings yourself
Write a high standard L&D catalogue & communication plan
Be the first point of contact for external L&D partnerships
Improve operational L&D processes continuously and sustainably
Own L&D ESG reporting
Use feedback & measure participation rate to identify potential for improvement of L&D programs
Work closely together with key stakeholders to define role / team specific learning tracks and identify learning gaps

Your superpowers

MSc. degree preferably in HR or a similar field
4-6 years of working experience in L&D in a fast paced and commercial environment
Experienced in and passionate about facilitating team sessions and trainings
Experienced in working with MS Office
Ability to easily build networks and work closely with key stakeholders
You are an organizational talent and approach tasks with energy
You get things rolling and mobilize your stakeholders with ease
Fluent in English both verbal and written and Dutch, German or French is an advantage

Picnic perks

🥗Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.

🚴🏼‍♂️Health insurance discount & bike plan

We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate

🏠 Relocation

If you’re moving from another country to join Picnic we make it as smooth as possible for you. We’ll cover your flight costs for you and your partner and kids, your first month's rent and moving costs (up to €2000), and help you with the 30% tax ruling setup and application.

✍🏼 Learning & development

You’ll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. We offer personal development through Lepaya courses, Academy trainings, and more. Interested in improving your mental wellbeing? Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses.

All the rest

At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well.

A bit about us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. And we’re the only ones in the world doing it all by ourselves. From our fully automated fulfillment centre to delivery algorithms and marketing campaigns: we do it all in-house. Our team consists of 85+ nationalities and we’re always looking for new talent. Ready for the ride?

Recruitment Process

1

CV Screening

2

Phone Screening

3

Online test

4

Interviews

5

Assessment day

6

Closing interview

Commitment to equal opportunities

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.
At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.

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