Recruitment, learning & development

An e-recruitment facility was prepared for implementation on the Nutreco website early in 2009. Preparation involved collaboration across Nutreco to accommodate geographical and cultural variations. Implementation was postponed in line with the recruitment freeze. E-recruitment was implemented in January 2010, beginning with vacancies in the Netherlands.

The two-year Expanding Horizons development programme that began in 2008 is for young employees with a strong potential to accelerate their international career in Nutreco. The objective is to broaden international experience, increase understanding of Nutreco and strengthen career mobility while providing visibility and interaction with senior managers. For this first programme eight participants were recruited in the Netherlands. Working in pairs, they tackled four international assignments. Results were delivered at the end of 2009 and exceeded expectations. This confirmed the value of the programme for the participants and for Nutreco, through implementing their findings and recommendations. A second programme will begin in 2010 and recruitment will be throughout Europe.

In cooperation with Nutreco Sourcing and Procurement two training programmes were developed: Project Management and Advanced Negotiating. Following the successful completion of the first Project Management programme it will now be more widely available in Nutreco. The first Advanced Negotiating programme was scheduled for February 2010. If equally successful it will also be made more widely available.

During 2009 a new and consistent tool for job evaluation was devised. This is now being used to evaluate jobs across Nutreco. Greater uniformity of job grading will facilitate better international mobility in Nutreco, in support of the management development processes described above. This is augmented by continuing development of services to support expatriate employees.

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