HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner Empower People Enable Change

Location: Amersfoort

Where strategy meets people and people drive performance.

Imagine this:

Youre the person managers turn to when a team is growing. When someone needs guidance development or clarity they come to you. Youre not just handling processes youre shaping a workplace where people feel heard empowered and equipped to grow.

As an HR Business Partner at Yokogawa you work at the intersection of people and purpose. You translate HR strategy into meaningful action advise leaders on workforce development and guide employees through every stage of their journey.

From performance management to policy design from conflict resolution to capability building your impact is real.

Why Yokogawa A Century of Purpose-Driven Progress

Yokogawa has been innovating for over 100 years not for the sake of technology but to solve real-world industrial challenges in energy manufacturing chemicals and life sciences. We help our customers operate efficiently safely and sustainably and were proud to support the transition to a low-carbon future.

But what truly sets us apart is how we work:

We believe in co-innovation across teams countries and disciplines.
Were driven by a mission to contribute to a better world for people and planet.
And we know our greatest assets are the people behind the systems.

At Yokogawa you wont just implement HR practices youll help shape the way we work grow and lead across the Netherlands.

What Youll Be Doing

Youll act as a trusted advisor to leadership and employees ensuring local HR practices are aligned with business needs and the broader YEF (European) and Yokogawa Global HQ strategy. Youll be the local face of HR guiding people topics with clarity consistency and care.

Key responsibilities:

• HR Policies & Projects Design and implement local HR policies (e.g. health flexible working) and ensure alignment with European and global initiatives.
• Guide & Advise Advise managers and employees on HR topics; conduct assessments and gap analyses.
• In- & Outflow Support recruitment and exit processes; coordinate with contract agencies; initiate local employer branding in collaboration with TA CoE.
• People Development Identify training needs set up development programs and support performance improvement across teams.
• Organizational Development Partner with management and Finance to assess capacity needs and drive change.
• Conflict Mediation Resolve conflicts and support a positive work environment; contribute to GEES action planning.
• Talent & Performance Management Support succession planning 9-box calibration and performance reviews in coordination with the Talent CoE.
• Compliance & Audits Ensure alignment with legal requirements CLA and internal standards.

What You Bring

• A bachelors or academic degree (preferably in HRM or related field).
• 510 years of HR experience including advisory/business partnering roles.
• A solid understanding of labor law employee relations and organizational development.
• Experience implementing regional/global HR initiatives locally.
• Strong communication and influencing skills in English and Dutch.
• Pragmatism empathy and the confidence to challenge constructively.

What Youll Get in Return

• A role with ownership and variety supporting real business impact.
• A seat at the table where HR is a partner not a processor.
• An international people-first environment with room to grow.
• Access to internal development opportunities Dutch and European projects and support from regional CoEs.
• A healthy work-life balance flexible working conditions and a competitive package.

Ready to shape the way people grow lead and thrive
Apply now and join us in creating a culture that enables performance progress and purpose.

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to co-innovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our return we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect value creation collaboration integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Diverse Equitable & Inclusive culture

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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