Sustainable Development Expert: Communication

We’re looking for a Sustainable Development Communication Expert to join Decathlon in the Netherlands. At Decathlon we look for entrepreneurial mindsets and teammates who love to innovate, think big and deliver. This is a great opportunity for a sport minded professional with a passion for sustainability. For someone who wants to be part of the biggest sportretailer in the world, which put sustainability as one of the most important priorities!

Interested? Read on!

Sustainable Development Expert: Communication

Decathlon unveiled at the end of 2022 its new long-term ambition aimed at allowing people, throughout the world, to benefit from the physical, emotional and societal benefits of sport. Building on Decathlon’s values of Vitality, Generosity, Responsibility and Authenticity, it symbolizes the mission of the Group’s 105,000 teammates worldwide. Because the practice of sport is universal, Decathlon aims at allowing people to practice sport on their own terms, whatever their level of practice, their physical condition or their objectives, and enjoy its benefits.

This ambition will be sustained in the coming years by 5 strategic pillars aimed at:

• Becoming a leading force for a sustainable future with the emergence of new circular models and decarbonization of the Group’s activities, with a goal to contribute to carbon neutrality by 2050;
• Increasing the value proposition, by offering customers a whole new end-to-end experience;
• Building a state-of-the-art omni value chain;
• Growing products excellence and accelerating Decathlon’s development in certain geographies;
• Fostering and accompanying teammates’ development.

The Role

The Sustainable Development (SD) Communication Expert is responsible for giving our teammates and customers the right tools and information to make a conscious/sustainable choice.

• Accompany the national Marketing & Communication team with integration of the correct & compliant sustainable information in all marketing & communication visible expressions (internally and externally);
• Integrate SD Storytelling into the customer journey to enable customers to make more conscious/sustainable decisions;
• Increasing the internal knowledge and awareness of SD by facilitating a training program and awareness activities around these topics;
• Works within the national SD Team and national SD Network; priorities set per year based on international Sustainable Development Strategies and national strategy; Collaborate closely with the Marketing & Communication, CX, Online, Legal, Partner and HR Team of Decathlon Netherlands and with the Decathlon United SD Communication Team;