Analytics Business Partner, Category & Buying

Kramp; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

ADV days

Flexible working policy

Travel and WFH allowance

Profit sharing bonus

Training budget

Pension

Job summary

Kramp seeks an Analytics Business Partner to drive data-driven initiatives across the AI&T and Category & Buying domains, collaborating with senior leaders to set priorities and deliver actionable insights.

You will lead end-to-end transformation projects, steward data, analytics, and AI initiatives, and work with procurement and category teams on performance improvements within Kramp's international footprint.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in analytics, strategy, or change-management with proven data-driven transformation experience.
• Strong business understanding including Category Management, Procurement and Product Management; B2B wholesale experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities with data analytics and BI reporting; code literacy is a plus.
• Fluent English; other European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Sit as part of the Management Team of the Category & Buying domain and align with Directors on priorities.
• Be the right-hand to the VP of Category & Buying and ensure collaboration with Commerce leadership and project alignment.
• Work with Procurement and Category managers to accelerate data-driven decision making.
• Lead end-to-end data-driven transformation projects, including planning, resourcing, and stakeholder management.
• Advocate and educate leaders on data, analytics and insights in decision making within Kramp.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Data analytics

Strategy consulting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Fluent English

Intercultural awareness

Education

Master’s degree in Business, Economics or Business Administration

Job description

The Analytics Business Partner drives cross-functional teams on data-driven projects to create lasting impact at Kramp. They will collaborate directly with the Director of Analytics, Insights, and Transformation (AI&T) as well as other commercial leaders in order to set priorities, execute projects, and lead the cross-domain analysis work to deliver real actions and changes. Serving as the “action arm” of the AI&T department, the Analytics Business Partner will be an advocate for the importance of data, analytics, and AI in decision making across Kramp, serving as the senior representative of AI&T within strategic projects. Within the AI&T department, the Analytics Business Partner is responsible for facilitating internal collaboration amongst the various teams as well as the learning and development growth of the department’s project- and change-management capabilities.

Your role

In 2026, a key strategic priority of Kramp will be to harvest the value from the recent transformation of the commercial organization into Category & Buying teams. The Analytics Business Partner will play a pivotal role in ensuring Kramp becomes more performance oriented using data, analytics, and AI to identify business opportunities, set priorities, and define actions for implementation.

Your Specific Tasks Include

• Sit as part of the Management Team of the Category & Buying domain, providing input into priorities and strategic initiatives and maintaining frequent updates and alignment with Category and Procurement Directors.
• Be the “right-hand” to the VP of Category & Buying, Directors and Heads of Categories as they pursue their commercial objectives, ensuring close collaboration with Commerce leadership and alignment of projects with commercial priorities and organizational support.
• Work alongside Procurement and Category managers and their teams as key users, facilitating them with data, analytics and AI to accelerate their performance and enable stronger data-driven decision making.
• Lead data-driven transformation projects end-to-end, including strategic priority setting with leadership, project planning and resourcing, leading analysis and interfacing with internal and external teams for input, day-to-day project management and execution, stakeholder management and implementation.
• Advocate and educate business leaders on the importance of data, analytics and insights in decision making, while facilitating stronger connections between Category & Buying and the AI&T department.

Your team

You will be part of the Analytics, Insights & Transformation (AI&T) department and work closely with the Director of Analytics, Insights & Transformation and other analytics professionals. As Analytics Business Partner, you will be the key link between AI&T and the Category & Buying organization, working closely with senior commercial stakeholders as well as Procurement and Category teams.

• You will work closely with the Director of Analytics, Insights & Transformation and the broader AI&T organization.
• You will partner with the VP of Category & Buying, Directors, Heads of Categories and Procurement and Category managers.
• You will facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and specialist teams across analytics, data and AI.
• The role has a broad international and cross-functional scope, working with colleagues across Kramp.

Who are you?

• 7+ years of professional experience, preferably in project- and change-management, business analysis, data analytics, and/or strategy consulting, with proven experience leading data-driven transformation projects and delivering commercial and financial results.
• Strong business and commercial understanding, including sound knowledge of business operations and commercial concepts such as Category Management, Procurement and Product Management, with deep knowledge of the B2B wholesale industry; agricultural experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with experience in data analytics and BI reporting; code literacy is a plus.
• People leadership and stakeholder management experience, including leading small- and mid-sized teams, with strong relationship management, interpersonal and communication skills, intercultural awareness, sensitivity and the ability to operate as an independent thinker.
• Fluent English; any other European languages are a plus. A Master’s degree in Business, such as Economics, Business Administration or Business Engineering, is a plus.

What do we offer?

We’re an ambitious, fast-growing, and financially strong organization. Naturally, you can expect:

• 25 vacation days and 12 ADV days (based on a fulltime contract)
• Flexible working policy in hours and location
• Travel- and working from home allowance
• Profit sharing bonus
• Great budget for training and courses
• Generous pension plan

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 our 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 and realize! Learn and realize your potential

More about Kramp: https://group.kramp.com/en/careers/

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Utrecht (NL)

Location:

Varsseveld (NL)