Interim Change and Culture Transformation lead

Michael Page; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ZZP registered

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an Interim Change and Culture Transformation lead for a Gorinchem-based manufacturing client. The role is on-site, full-time, for 9-12 months, starting ASAP.

You will assess team dynamics, drive culture initiatives, and build a high-performing environment. You will work with stakeholders across operations and back-office functions, address behaviours hindering collaboration, and coach leaders through change, delivering sustainable improvements in trust and accountability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading change, culture transformation, and team development initiatives.
• Track record with teams experiencing complex interpersonal dynamics and entrenched behavioral patterns.
• Experience within operational, administrative, shared services, or back-office environments.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and conflict resolution.
• The ability to recognize and address behaviours such as gossip, workplace conflict, exclusion, and other barriers to effective collaboration.
• Experience creating environments where employees feel empowered to give feedback, take ownership, and communicate openly.
• A structured and pragmatic approach combined with strong emotional intelligence.
• A leadership style that is both firm and approachable.
• The ability to build trust, create momentum, and deliver sustainable behavioural change.
• ZZP registered and based in the Netherlands.
• Fluent in Dutch and English

Responsibilities

• Assess team dynamics, ways of working, and processes.
• Identify behaviors hindering collaboration and performance.
• Create a safe environment for open communication and dialogue.
• Facilitate culture change to strengthen trust, accountability, and teamwork.
• Support employees in addressing issues directly and professionally.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and team behaviors.
• Promote knowledge sharing, transparency, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Introduce structure, routines, and practices for effective team performance.
• Coach leaders and employees through change.
• Build commitment to a shared high-performing team culture.

Skills

Change leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Conflict resolution

Emotional intelligence

Dutch language

English language

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

In this role as Interim Change and Culture Transformation lead:

• Conduct an assessment of team dynamics, ways of working, and operational processes.
• Identify behaviors and ingrained patterns that hinder collaboration and performance.
• Create a safe environment where open communication and constructive dialogue are encouraged.
• Facilitate culture change initiatives that strengthen trust, accountability, and teamwork.
• Support employees in addressing issues directly and professionally with one another.
• Establish clear expectations regarding roles, responsibilities, and team behaviors.
• Promote knowledge sharing, transparency, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Introduce structure, routines, and working practices that support effective team performance.
• Coach and support leaders and employees through change.
• Build commitment to a shared vision of a professional, high-performing team culture.

Leading change and culture transformationAssignment for 9-12 months

• Proven experience leading change, culture transformation, and team development initiatives.
• A successful track record of working with teams experiencing complex interpersonal dynamics and entrenched behavioral patterns.
• Experience within operational, administrative, shared services, or back-office environments.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and conflict resolution.
• The ability to recognize and address behaviours such as gossip, workplace conflict, exclusion, and other barriers to effective collaboration.
• Experience creating environments where employees feel empowered to give feedback, take ownership, and communicate openly.
• A structured and pragmatic approach combined with strong emotional intelligence.
• A leadership style that is both firm and approachable.
• The ability to build trust, create momentum, and deliver sustainable behavioural change.
• ZZP registered and based in the Netherlands.
• Fluent in Dutch and English

Our client, based in Gorinchem, is a well-established manufacturing and production organization with a business-critical back-office function that plays a key role in supporting day-to-day operations and service delivery. The environment is fast-paced and team-oriented, with a strong focus on quality, accuracy, and stakeholder support.

The organization is committed to creating a positive, professional, and high-performing workplace culture. As part of its ongoing development, the business recognizes the importance of strengthening collaboration, improving communication, and fostering a culture built on trust, accountability, and mutual respect.

• Start date: ASAP
• Contract for 9-12 months
• Full time
• On site