Performance Management Lead - (People & Culture)

Kramp; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

Holiday allowance

Flexible working hours & location

Travel and WFH allowance

Profit sharing bonus

Training and budget for courses

Generous pension plan

Job summary

Kramp is seeking a Performance Management Lead to strengthen our performance and growth culture across Europe. You will focus on linking strategy to day-to-day work, driving ownership and development conversations, and collaborating with OD, HR, and Communications to embed scalable practices.

The role sits in the TA&OD team within People & Culture, with hybrid work and a requirement to be onsite in Utrecht and Varsseveld. Fluency in English; Dutch preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Performance Management within an international HR function.
• Ability to translate PM approaches into practical processes and systems.
• Data-informed decision making to drive improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across countries and HR teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Kramp’s Performance Management agenda across Kramp.
• Link strategy, team priorities and individual goals.
• Make PM meaningful with high-quality goal setting, feedback and development conversations.
• Build PM capability across managers, employees and HR.
• Ensure systems and processes enable PM with HR Services and Communications.
• Connect PM with Reward, Talent & Succession and L&D, while contributing to the OD agenda.
• Use data and external insights to improve effectiveness.

Skills

Performance Management

International HR

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Change management

Tools

Workday

Job description

At Kramp, we believe our people are the driving force behind our success, today and in the future. As we accelerate towards Strategy 2030, strengthening our performance and growth culture is an important priority.

We are looking for a Performance Management Lead within People & Culture, who combines deep Performance Management expertise with a broader Organisational Development (OD) perspective — turning ambitions into practical approaches that work across Kramp.

Your role

As Performance Management Lead, you play a key role in strengthening Kramp’s performance and growth culture across Europe.

Your primary focus is Performance Management: connecting our strategy and priorities to what teams and individuals do every day, strengthening performance and ownership, and helping people grow and develop.

You combine a clear conceptual view with hands‑on implementation. You help make Performance Management meaningful for managers and employees, with effective processes and technology supporting what matters most: clear goals and great performance and development conversations. Alongside Performance Management, you contribute to the wider OD and People & Culture (P&C) agenda, helping us translate our ambitions into practical ways of working that build Kramp, now and for the future.

You will work on

• Lead Kramp’s Performance Management agenda, embedding and maturing our approach across Kramp
• Strengthen the connection between Kramp’s strategy, team priorities and individual goals and contribution
• Make Performance Management meaningful and engaging for employees and managers, with high‑quality goal setting, feedback, performance and development conversations
• Build Performance Management capability across managers, employees and HR
• Ensure system, processes and communication effectively enable our Performance Management approach, together with HR Service Delivery and Communication teams
• Connect Performance Management with Reward, Talent & Succession and Learning & Development, while contributing to the broader OD agenda
• Use data, feedback, sounding boards and external insights to understand what works and make focused improvements that strengthen effectiveness

Your Team

You will be part of the Talent Acquisition & Organisational Development (TA&OD) team within People & Culture, reporting to the Head of TA&OD. Within OD, you work closely with colleagues who each lead their own areas of expertise.

We work as one team. Everyone has clear ownership of their portfolio, while challenging and supporting each other, learning and being each other's back‑up.

You will work closely with HR Business Partners, HR Service Delivery, Rewards, Communication and HR teams across Europe. Building alignment and getting things done together are important parts of the role.

Who are you?

• You bring strong experience in Performance Management in HR function within an international organisation, ideally across both operational and office populations and in a matrix environment
• Proven track record of implementing and strengthening Performance Management, including goal setting and cascading, feedback, and performance and development conversations
• Strong ability to translate a Performance Management approach into practical processes, systems and ways of working, with experience in Workday or a similar HR system
• Experience driving adoption and building capability across managers, employees and HR, using data and insights to understand effectiveness and progress
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate and get things done across countries, functions and HR teams
• You combine conceptual thinking with pragmatic execution, bring a passion for Performance Management and are curious to broaden your impact across Organisational Development; experience in areas such as D&I, Learning & Development, Reward or Change is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills in English. Dutch is preferred.

We currently operate under a hybrid working model, with a minimum of 2 days per week on site. This role requires regular presence in both our Utrecht office and our headquarters in Varsseveld (at least 1-day a week).

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.

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

What do we offer?

At Kramp, we believe meaningful rewards help people grow, perform, and thrive. Our reward package is designed to be fair, transparent, and competitive, giving you confidence and support to do your best work.

The expected base salary range for this role [Utrecht & Varsseveld] is €5,062 - €6,328 gross per [month], based on full-time employment.

This range provides guidance on the expected pay level for the role. The final offer will be determined within the applicable compensation framework, taking into account the candidate’s location, relevant skills, experience and qualifications, the requirements of the role, internal pay structures, and relevant local market conditions.

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

During the recruitment process, we will share more information about the complete compensation and benefits package for this role.

We believe flexibility fuels performance, wellbeing, and long‑term success. That's why we offer:

• The option to work part-time (minimum of 32 hours per week)

Utrecht (NL)

Location:

Varsseveld (NL)