HR Partner Lead – Netherlands

Lead HR Strategy and Delivery in the Netherlands

Do you want to lead HR strategy and delivery in one of our most dynamic and complex markets? As HR Partner Lead for the Netherlands, you will guide a team of HR Partners, ensuring operational excellence and strategic alignment with business goals.

What will you be doing?
You will lead the HR Partner team in the Netherlands (around 15 HR Partners) and act as trusted Senior HR partner to the business. Your role combines strategic partnership with hands-on delivery, ensuring consistency, quality, and business impact across all people-related activities in the country.

Your responsibilities

• Lead, engage and grow a team of HR Partners in the Netherlands
• Advise senior leaders on workforce planning, talent, and organizational effectiveness
• Oversee execution of key HR processes and local implementation of programs
• Act as escalation point for complex and senior employee matters
• Active involvement in and representation on the Works Council from an HR perspective
• Drive process improvements and local change initiatives to enhance HR service levels
• Collaborate with regional HR and functional teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities
• Drive global projects in collaboration with the Global HRBP

What do we ask from you?

• Proven leadership and team development experience
• Experience in managing complexity on the highest organizational level in global organizations and optimizing processes
• Excellent stakeholder management on global level (executive level is a plus) in a fast-changing environment
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
• Strong, resilient communication and cross-cultural skills
• Ability to influence and drive change across functions
• Relevant experience with the different laws and legislation in the region
• Solid experience in working together with the Works Council is a definite asset.

About the team
You will report to the Regional HR Lead EMEA and lead the HR Partner team in the Netherlands. The team is focused on delivering seamless, integrated HR support that aligns with both global strategy and local needs.

What do we offer?

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 7.000 to € 8.500 per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance).

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:​

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).​
• Lease Car (Allowance)
• Flexible working hours.​
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).​
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.​
• Working from home allowance.​
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.​
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.​
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.​
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.​
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande embraces diversity in all its forms. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.