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People Partner

Posted 21 May 2026
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Work experience
3 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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As a People Partner, you will join Picnic’s People team, which supports a central team of 1000 talented individuals across Amsterdam, Paris and Düsseldorf. The team consists of 15 People Partners who take full responsibility for the development and organization of employees in the central team. In this role, you will be responsible for approximately 75 Picnic-ers and partner with a cross-functional group of experts to design and execute strategies for staffing, onboarding, development, rotation, motivation, retention, and team organization.

In a nutshell

Our People team strives to revolutionize human resources in the same way that Picnic has revolutionized grocery delivery. Picnic's central team is built up out of 1000 talented individuals spread across three main locations: Amsterdam, Paris and Düsseldorf. The People team consists of 15 People Partners that take full responsibility for the development and organization of everyone in the central team. As a People Partner you will be responsible for approximately 75 Picnic-ers. You'll partner with a cross-functional group of experts to design and execute the strategy for how your assigned team staffs, onboards, develops, rotates, motivates, retains, and organizes.

Tricks of the trade

  • Performance management: Drive performance and talent by conducting check-ins and bi-annual reviews and performance calibrations with employees.
  • People management: Be a trusted advisor and a coach to the leadership team and play a critical role in enhancing leadership effectiveness.
  • Staffing: Manage talent to ensure the right people are in the right roles.
  • Project management: Drive people-related initiatives, provide insightful data to guide decision-making, and provide proactive solutions.
  • Continuous improvement: Design and improve people programs, including staffing, onboarding, learning and development, and rotation processes.
  • Stakeholder management: Enable business leaders to cultivate an effective leadership pipeline.
  • Documentation: Conduct all admin-related tasks around development agreements, contracts, and compensation.

Your superpowers

  • Master's degree in HR, Psychology or similar.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience as an HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, or similar.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
  • Project management and operations experience.
  • Driven to challenge convention and reinvent how work is done.
  • Natural ability to coach and develop teams.
  • Ability to see the big picture and data-driven approach.
  • Passionate about people and able to work with colleagues of all levels.
  • Fluency in English and Dutch is a plus.

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.

✍🏼 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.

Started in 2015 in the Netherlands, Picnic now delivers groceries to millions across three countries, growing fast. The idea? We’re bringing back the milkman. Imagine personal service and fresh products but in a modern, sustainable way. We’re looking for bright minds to shape the future of grocery shopping with us.

FMCG
Amsterdam
Active in 3 countries
20,000 employees
50% men - 50% women
Average age is 28 years