Country People Partner

Brief info about Vinted 

Our mission is to make second-hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre-loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third.
The Vinted Group is made up of three business units that support this mission:

Vinted Marketplace is Europe’s leading platform for second-hand fashion and a go-to destination for all kinds of pre-loved items, with a growing range of categories. Our platform connects millions of members across 20+ markets, helping great items find a new life.

Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick-up and drop-off points, partnering with more than 60 carriers across Europe, with added services like item verification for peace of mind on high-value pieces.

Vinted Pay is the newest part of the Vinted Group, dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe. Seamlessly integrated into the Vinted app, it helps keep every transaction safe, efficient, and easy for our members.

Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted began as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, we became Lithuania's first unicorn! Today, our headquarters remain in Vilnius, and we've grown with offices across Europe, supported by a team of over 2,000 people. 

Information about the position 

As Country People Partner, you will provide dedicated People support for assigned country or multi-country operations within the VGo Carrier and Fulfilment business units, with a strong focus on the Netherlands. You will act as the main People point of contact for local and remote leaders, ensuring smooth day-to-day People operations, strong employee relations support, and compliance with local employment laws.

You will be part of the People team and report to the Country People Lead, Vinted Go Operations. In this role, you will work closely with Operations, Shared Services, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and the Carrier & Fulfilment People Lead to support both operational and strategic People processes.

This is a dynamic role combining operational HR, employee relations, legal compliance, and strategic partnering in a fast-paced, international environment.

The position is based in Breda.

In this position, you’ll 

• Serve as the main People point of contact for leaders across assigned countries and operational units, with a focus on the Netherlands.
• Provide guidance on employee relations topics, including performance management, disciplinary cases, grievances, misconduct, reorganizations, redundancies, exits, and burnout prevention.
• Independently manage routine employee relations cases and escalate complex or high-risk matters where needed.
• Ensure accurate and compliant documentation of all People activities and employee relations cases.
• Work closely with the Shared Service Center on onboarding, offboarding, employee documentation, and Workday updates.
• Ensure internal policies and People processes comply with local employment laws.
• Support organizational changes, restructuring, and redundancy procedures.
• Use people analytics and engagement data to identify insights, support leadership discussions, and define focus areas for managers.
• Partner on key People cycles, including performance reviews, talent reviews, calibrations, and compensation evaluations.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategies and workforce planning.
• Facilitate local People initiatives, workshops, leadership sessions, and operational projects.
• Act as the primary contact for temporary workforce matters, working with internal stakeholders, Legal, and external providers.

About you 

• Have experience in HR, People Partnering, or a similar role, ideally within an operational environment such as logistics, carrier, fulfilment, or warehouse operations.
• Have strong knowledge of Dutch employment law, labor regulations, and HR practices.
• Have hands-on experience managing employee relations cases independently.
• Are confident advising managers on sensitive People topics such as performance, conduct, grievances, restructuring, and exits.
• Have experience with HR systems such as Workday and engagement tools such as Peakon.
• Understand annual People processes such as performance reviews, talent reviews, calibrations, and compensation evaluations.
• Communicate clearly and confidently, with the ability to explain legal or policy topics in a simple and practical way.
• Are adaptable, discreet, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Build trusted relationships with business leaders and collaborate effectively across teams and cultures.
• Have excellent written and spoken English and Dutch.
• Advantage: Experience with Works Councils, temporary workforce matters, or operational workforce topics.

Work perks 

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 days of paid annual leave
• Newest MacBook models
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Frequent team-building events
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Lunch benefit per working day
• Company bike leasing scheme
• Monthly budget for a flexible benefits platform
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• Collective Defined Contribution Pension plan
• NS Business Card for your commute to the office by public transport
• A dog-friendly office

Working at Vinted 

Workation policy 

Better balance holidays with workdays by working remotely! Up to 90 days per year in the EU, of these, 21 days can be spent globally. For non-EU citizens, it's 21 days worldwide. This can be combined with time off for vacation or personal time.

Individual learning budget

Each year, you’ll be given a learning budget (starting at €3,000), and a total of up to 10 working days over a 2-year period to support your personal and professional development.

Equal opportunity

We welcome applications from everybody, regardless of your background, identity, or life experiences. Job openings come with guides, not checklists. If you’re excited about a role, but don’t identify with every point in the ‘About you’ section, apply anyway – you might still be the perfect match!