Senior Succession & Talent Lead

At Kramp, we believe our people are the driving force behind our success, today and in the future. As we accelerate towards Strategy 2030, we are strengthening our leadership pipeline and investing in the growth of our talent across Europe. To help shape this journey, we are looking for a Senior Succession & Talent Lead who is passionate about building future-ready organizations and empowering people to thrive.

In this role, you help build a strong, future-ready leadership and talent ecosystem across Europe. You design and embed practical succession, talent and development solutions that support Strategy 2030 and enable people to grow their careers at Kramp.In this role you will work closely with leaders, HR Business Partners, other HR Centers of Expertise and employees. You combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and connect Kramp to modern Talent Management practices.

Your role

A key part of your role is enabling leaders and employees to take ownership of talent, development and career growth. You also lead talent development initiatives such as acceleration programs and mentoring. You will work on:

Succession, Talent & Skills

• Design and embed an end-to-end succession and talent framework for Europe.

• Translate Strategy 2030 into clear succession, talent and skills priorities.

Talent Development & Enablement

• Lead talent development initiatives (e.g. acceleration programs, mentoring).

• Enable leaders and managers to build strong pipelines and high-performing teams.

• Strengthen insight into career opportunities and move internally through strong talent and development practices.

• Strengthen employee ownership of development and career growth.

Data & Insights

• Leverage HR systems and talent, succession and skills data to create meaningful insights and support high-quality decisions.

Stakeholder & Culture

• Act as trusted advisor to senior leaders and HR Business Partners.

• Embed inclusive, evidence-based Talent Management practices across the organisation.

Who are you?

• 10+ years of experience in succession planning, talent management and development

• Proven experience building succession, talent and (career) development frameworks and practices from scratch

• Experience in complex, international organisations

• Strong understanding in how high-performing teams are built and developed

• Analytical and conceptual mindset, able to link strategy and ideas to real impact

• Experienced in making HR systems work to enable effective succession, talent and development practices

• Completed Master degree

What do we offer you?

We are an ambitious, fast-growing and financially sound organisation. You expect:

• 25 vacation days and 12 ADV days (based on a fulltime NL contract)

• Flexible working policy in hours and location

• Travel- and working from home allowance

• Profit sharing bonus

• Budget for training and courses

• Generous pension plan

This position is based in Varsseveld or Utrecht, for 32–40 hours per week. You will be part of an international team and occasional travel within Europe is required

Do you want to join us?

In case you feel challenged by the above role description and requirements, we are interested in meeting you! Please use the application button and send your CV and cover letter.

Do you have a question about this role? Please do not hesitate to contactsophie.ten.berge@kramp.com

About us

Thanks to our ambitions we are active throughout Europe: a leading position in the agricultural market for parts. We heavily invest in E-Business and innovations. Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to run their business. Working at Kramp means working with over 3500 international colleagues. The people at Kramp are enthusiastic, professional and involved. We speak our customers’ language, understand their challenges and earn their trust to exceed their expectations. Our promise “It’s that easy” is embedded in our culture and DNA.

Working at Kramp means:

… you belong here! ​Being part of our open business community​… your work makes a difference!​ Have an impact on what matters

… you will develop​! Learn and realize your potential

More about Kramp: https://www.careeratkramp.com/nl-nl

Utrecht (NL)Varsseveld (NL)