Business Development Manager Commerce

Business Development Manager Commerce

(Full-time – 38 hours per week)

Do you want to work at Europe’s fastest-growing non-food retailer, with plenty of career opportunities? Are you looking for a strategic commercial challenge where you can truly make an impact? Join our Commercial Development team and play a key role in accelerating commercial growth and improvement. You’ll work closely with various departments and senior management to turn strategic initiatives into tangible results — an ideal springboard for an (international) career within Action.

Your daily actions

• Developing the annual plan and budget for the commercial department together with the management team, in line with Action’s broader strategy.
• Creating a clear roadmap and monitoring the progress of initiatives that make a real impact.
• Bringing structure to complex challenges and translating strategic concepts into actionable, scalable plans.
• Working closely with departments such as Buying, Quality & Sustainability, Sourcing & Operations, and others to embed commercial initiatives into daily practice.
• Supporting decision-making with sharp analyses and clear presentations for the Executive Committee and the Board.
• Contributing to the development of a future-proof operating model that enables growth and strengthens collaboration.
• Building bridges between strategy, organization, processes, and systems, ensuring integration across domains and helping design scalable, future-ready commercial capabilities.

Your team

As a Business Development Manager Commerce, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team dedicated to driving commercial excellence at Action. You’ll work closely with key departments, ensuring strategies align with our growth ambitions. Our team values adaptability and is excited to welcome new colleagues who bring fresh ideas, solutions, and a talent for building connections.

Who you are

• You are an analytical and entrepreneurial professional who thrives on achieving strategic goals. You easily switch between abstract concepts and hands-on execution and know how to engage people in change.
• A university degree (WO) and at least 3 years of experience in business development, consulting, or a similar strategic role.
• Experience developing business cases, strategic plans, and guiding implementation projects.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; you can engage and persuade stakeholders at all levels.
• Flexibility, decisiveness, and the ability to bring structure to a dynamic environment.
• The talent to bridge strategy, organization, processes, and systems — turning them into scalable commercial solutions.

What we offer

Surprisingly much! From our dynamic headquarters in the Netherlands, you’ll have an impact across Europe. We currently have over 3,000 stores in 14 countries and millions of smiles from our customers. And we have ambitious growth plans — for Action and for you. Our growth means you can keep taking new steps: a different role, an innovative project, new skills — your professional development has no limits. All this within a culture where our shared values truly come to life: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness, and respect.

• A market-based salary based on a 38-hour workweek.
• 24 vacation days, with the option to purchase 5 extra days (based on a 38-hour week).
• A temporary contract with the intention of offering a permanent contract later on.
• 15% employee discount on purchases at Action.
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance, and travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is traffic-free and only 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam + Action offers a shuttle bus service from Hoorn station).

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from our stores, you’ll discover a whole new world behind the scenes. We’re working hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment.

• We sponsor over 2,000 children worldwide who grow up in SOS Children’s Villages.
• Our team reflects the diversity of our customers, with 124 nationalities represented.
• 70% of our wood products and 86% of our cotton are already sustainably sourced.
• More than half of our stores now use only energy-efficient LED lighting.

Yes, that’s also Action. Curious about more of our initiatives? Join us and discover them yourself.

Interested?

We’re proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite everyone who recognizes themselves in this profile to apply. So take action and apply now!

Next steps

1. You’ll receive a response to your application within 14 days (usually sooner).
2. Introductory interview with the recruiter.
3. First interview with your manager and a colleague.
4. Online assessment may be part of the process.
5. Second interview with a key stakeholder and a colleague.
6. Welcome to Action!

Throughout the entire process, your recruiter will be your dedicated contact person for any questions.

Integrity is important to us. Therefore, a pre-employment screening is part of the hiring process for this vacancy. Ask your recruiter for more information.