HBO/WO
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Wat is jouw rol?
Some people end up in recruitment. Others choose it because they find genuine satisfaction in understanding what makes a team tick, what kind of person would not just fill a role but truly strengthen it. If you are the kind of recruiter who would rather have one great conversation than send a hundred templated messages, keep reading.
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Lely, you get close to the business. Really close. You sit down with hiring managers, understand their world, and know their teams well enough to recognize the right person when you meet them. That depth is what sets in-house recruitment apart from agency work, and it is what makes this role meaningful. You are not just filling seats. You are shaping teams that build robots, develop software, and help dairy farmers across the world run their farms more sustainably.
Your team
You will join a Talent Acquisition team at the Lely Campus in Maassluis that genuinely enjoys working together. The team is made up of recruiters, talent sourcers, a recruitment marketer, and every six months an intern and working student join to support day-to-day activities. Each person has their own specialty, which means you learn from each other constantly. But what our team members value most is the culture: it is inclusive, not competitive. When someone has a tough vacancy or a challenging week, the rest of the team steps in. We focus on quality over quantity, and we celebrate our wins together.
What you will spend your time on:
- Owning the full recruitment process: from intake and vacancy analysis through to offer and onboarding.
- Working closely with talent sourcers to identify and attract the right candidates for your vacancies.
- Advising hiring managers on the labor market, selection methods, and candidate experience.
- Contributing to employer branding and strengthening how Lely is seen as an employer.
- Monitoring recruitment KPIs and improving how we work, one process at a time.
Wat is jouw ervaring?
More than a list of requirements, we are looking for someone who shares our values. At Lely, five values guide everything we do, and they very much apply to how we think about our own team:
Honesty. You tell candidates and hiring managers what they need to hear, not what is convenient. You give realistic expectations, share honest feedback, and build trust by being transparent. In our team, we value people who speak up, even when the message is uncomfortable.
Passion. You did not just land in recruitment. You chose it. You light up when you find the right match, you care about the candidate experience, and you take pride in the quality of your work. Recruitment is not a stepping stone for you; it is a craft you want to get better at.
Progression. You are never satisfied with "good enough." You look at how we recruit today and think about how we could do it better tomorrow. Whether it is a new interview technique, a smarter way to use data, or a fresh approach to employer branding, you push things forward.
Innovation. Closely tied to progression, but with a bolder edge. You are curious about new tools, new channels, new ways of thinking about talent. You do not follow the standard playbook just because it has always been done that way. You challenge the status quo and bring ideas to the table.
Respect. For candidates, for colleagues, for the process. You treat every person you interact with, whether they get the job or not, with dignity and care. In our team, we celebrate diversity and inclusivity, and we expect you to do the same.
We could not leave this vacancy without a few hard requirements. Here they are:
- A completed bachelor’s or master’s degree.
- Experience in recruitment (3 to 5 years).
- Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English.
Wat bieden wij jou?
Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You contribute to making the agricultural sector future-proof, and we make sure that you get all the space, resources and support you need to do so.
- An international working environment with opportunities for own initiative and entrepreneurship.
- Excellent working conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a good pension scheme.
- A salary within the scale of € 4.201 - € 5.400 gross per month, in which we like to see opportunities for growth from your starting salary towards the future.
- You have the option to participate in a preventive medical examination.
- During the Christmas period, Lely closes its door for two weeks.
- Good growth opportunities: you are in control of your development and can choose from various training courses through our Lely Academy, from personal development to job-specific training.
- Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, an outdoor basketball and volleyball court, table tennis and table soccer. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training - and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
- Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our own barista, with milk straight from our farm, as well as a healthy and affordable company restaurant.
- A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid work policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible working hours and plenty of room to spend extra time on site (between 06:00 and 20:00).
- A free shuttle bus will take you to and from the metro in Maassluis, so your workday starts and ends smoothly.
- Successes need to be celebrated: from anniversaries to Christmas parties - at Lely we know how to do it!
Recruitment & Selection agency, consultancy, and/or secondment agency?
We appreciate the interest, but we are looking for all our candidates directly. We understand that you, as an intermediary, want to present candidates for our great positions and thus contribute to our ambitions, but this is not how we have set up our recruitment. This means that all unsolicited profiles offered on Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.
Over Lely
At Lely, we believe in a sustainable, profitable and enjoyable future for dairy farmers by combining robotization, engineering and farmer knowledge. It all started in 1948 with a dream cherished by two brothers in the Netherlands and ever since, we have worked to become innovative market leaders in automated systems for dairy farmers across the globe. With a team of over 2,800 professional specialists, we work constantly to bring about revolutionary solutions for the agricultural industry.
