Jumbo operates over 700 stores across the Netherlands and Belgium, serving millions of customers weekly through physical retail and digital channels (Jumbo.com, mobile app). The tech stack reveals a hybrid modernization: SAP (now migrating to S/4HANA) paired with cloud-native development (AWS, Azure, Java/Spring, Vue/Nuxt for e-commerce), plus emerging data capabilities (Databricks, PySpark). Hiring is heavily weighted toward operations (750 roles) and sales (385), reflecting a retail footprint challenge—inventory management and labor-cost reduction are repeated pain points, and the company is actively rebuilding the e-commerce backend and data landscape, signaling investment in omnichannel efficiency.
Notable leadership hires: Process & Goods Lead, Cash & Customer Lead, Cashier Team Lead, Cash & Customer Experience Lead, Cashier & Customer Experience Lead
Jumbo is a family-owned Dutch supermarket business founded in 1921, now the second-largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands. The company operates over 700 stores domestically and 35 in Belgium, generating weekly customer traffic in the millions across physical locations and digital platforms (web and mobile app). Operations span food retail, home delivery, and customer services. The workforce exceeds 10,000 employees, concentrated in store operations, sales, and support roles. Jumbo competes on price, product range, and service consistency, supported by a framework of seven customer guarantees and a corporate sustainability program focused on local ties, healthier nutrition, supply-chain sustainability, and employment practices.
Jumbo runs SAP (upgrading to S/4HANA), Java/Spring backend, Vue/Nuxt e-commerce frontend, Azure and AWS cloud, GitHub for version control, Databricks and PySpark for data, and Power BI for analytics. They're also adopting Terraform and a warehouse management system (WMS).
Jumbo operates over 700 stores in the Netherlands and 35 stores in Belgium. The company also serves customers online via Jumbo.com and a mobile app. Hiring extends to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Indonesia.
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