Carriere Uitzendbureau

What Carriere Uitzendbureau does

Carriere Uitzendbureau is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency founded in 2010 and headquartered in Rotterdam, operating across 40+ locations in the Netherlands through a franchise-led network. The company places flex workers, temporary agency staff, and permanent hires primarily in logistics, production, technical, food, agriculture and horticulture, and administrative roles, with named enterprise clients including Albert Heijn, Jumbo, DHL, Bayer Crop Science, Syngenta Seeds, Lidl, UPS, DPD, GXO Logistics, Rijk Zwaan, Crocs, and Nedcargo. It also operates dedicated inhouse teams at major client sites and runs a specialized Kennismigranten (knowledge migrant) service that handles permits, housing, and BSN registration for international workers.

The business is structured across five Dutch private limited companies (Carriere Personeelsdiensten B.V., Bemiddeling B.V., Franchise B.V., Service Center B.V., and International B.V.). Revenue is generated through transaction fees on temporary staffing and detacheren placements, success-based fees for permanent placement (Werving & Selectie), and recurring franchise fees from independently operated franchise offices. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per assignment or flex worker, with no published rate cards. The technology stack is conventional rather than proprietary: the MyCarriere and MyHolland portals serve Dutch and international flex workers, EasyFlex2Go handles flex-worker self-service, and a CV generator plus a vacancy platform support candidate acquisition across 19 professional fields. ABU membership and certifications (SNF, SNA, NEN 4400, Pay OK, VCU) underpin the compliance posture required for Dutch staffing.

Distribution is dual-track: 40+ franchise offices drive local sales and candidate sourcing, while a central Service Center provides back-office, payroll, and recruitment support. Embedded inhouse operations at accounts like Albert Heijn (across Amsterdam, Barendrecht, Bleiswijk, Eindhoven, Geldermalsen, Roosendaal, Tilburg, Utrecht, Zwolle), Jumbo, and Polyplastic deepen enterprise stickiness. Growth has been driven by aggressive franchise unit openings since 2021, two acquisitions (Collectief Uitzendbureau in August 2023, Yobbing Uitzendgroep in February 2024), and conversion of company-owned branches into franchise locations. No external funding, AI platform, or proprietary technology moat was identified; competitive advantage rests on distribution scale, brand, and franchise network effects.

Name

Carriere Uitzendbureau

Legal name

Carrière Uitzendbureau

Website

https://carriere.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Carriere Uitzendbureau is a Dutch staffing agency founded in 2010 that places flex workers, temporary staff, and permanent hires across logistics, production, technical, agriculture, and food sectors via 40+ franchise offices and inhouse teams at major Dutch enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary staffing / Flexwerk: Carriere places flex workers (temporary agency workers) at client companies and charges for the supply of labour. Revenue is generated through margin on wages paid to flex workers and fees charged to client companies. The company also handles payroll, administration, and compliance for these workers as part of the service.
2. Permanent placement / Werving & Selectie: Carriere recruits and selects permanent staff for client companies. Revenue derived from placement fees when a candidate is successfully hired.
3. Franchise fees: Franchisees pay fees to operate under the Carriere brand and benefit from central back-office, payroll, recruitment, and marketing infrastructure.
4. Detachment / Detacheren: Carriere places candidates on an interim basis at client companies, with candidates working under Carriere's employment contract while deployed at the client.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Carrière Uitzendbureau is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency that supplies flex workers (temporary agency staff) and permanent employees to companies across the Netherlands, primarily in logistics, production, technical, food, and agriculture/horticulture sectors. It operates through a franchise network of 40+ offices plus dedicated inhouse teams placed at major client sites, and additionally provides international/knowledge-migrant recruitment with full immigration, housing, and onboarding support.

Product overview

Carriere Uitzendbureau operates as a multi-service staffing and recruitment platform offering temporary staffing (flex workers), permanent placement, and specialized workforce solutions. The company combines a digital platform (website, CV-generator, MyCarriere and MyHolland portals for flex workers) with a network of over 40 physical franchise and corporate offices across the Netherlands. Services are organized by sector specializations including logistics, production, food/bakery, and technical industries, with dedicated inhouse teams placed at major client locations. The franchise model allows independent entrepreneurs to operate local offices under the Carriere brand while leveraging centralized recruitment tools, administrative systems (EasyFlex), and brand resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexwerk / Temporary Staffing (Uitzenden) Supply of flex workers (temporary agency staff) to client companies under Carrière's employment contract, with Carrière handling recruitment, screening, payroll, and compliance for the workers.
• Werving & Selectie / Permanent Placement Recruitment and selection of permanent staff for client companies across the Netherlands, with revenue earned via placement fees upon successful hire.
• Detachering / Detachment (Interim Placement) Placement of candidates at client companies on an interim basis, with the candidates remaining under Carrière's employment contract while deployed at the client site (used for hbo+ management roles and specialised positions).
• Inhouse Staffing Services On-site staffing service in which Carrière embeds dedicated teams at major client locations (e.g., Albert Heijn distribution centres, Jumbo, Polyplastic, Gall & Gall) to manage the flex-worker pool and ensure quality and integration.
• Kennismigranten / Knowledge Migrant Recruitment Specialised international recruitment service for knowledge migrants and skilled foreign workers, providing work permits, housing, BSN registration, insurance, and partner/children permits, plus a dedicated MyHolland portal for ongoing support.
• MyHolland Portal Dedicated digital environment for foreign flexworkers providing news, FAQs, and an overview of personal information and documents; designed to help international workers feel safe and at home in the Netherlands.
• Vacatureplatform / Job Board and Job Alert Service Online job board and vacancy search platform across 19 professional sectors, with job-alert functionality that matches candidates with newly posted suitable vacancies.
• CV Generator (Cv maken) Online tool that processes a job seeker's personal data, education history, work experience, and skills to generate a professional CV for job applications.
• Mijn Carrière / My Carrière Portal Digital self-service portal (Dutch and English) for flex workers to access personal information, payslips, contracts, and other employment documents.
• Carrière Franchise Network Franchise programme enabling independent entrepreneurs to operate local Carrière staffing offices under the parent brand, benefiting from central recruitment infrastructure, back-office (EasyFlex), payroll administration, shared marketing, and brand recognition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Net Promoter Score of +15 based on customer satisfaction surveys
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch staffing agency within the USG/RGF Staffing network. Direct competitor to Carriere in temporary staffing for logistics, production, and administrative roles across the Netherlands.
• Unique (RGF Staffing): Dutch generalist staffing brand within RGF Staffing (formerly USG People). Direct competitor offering flex, permanent, and detachering services across logistics, production, and administrative sectors.
• Page Personnel Netherlands: Specialist staffing arm of Robert Half/Spring Group focused on administrative, financial, and technical support. Comparable to Carriere's Werving & Selectie / detachering offering for office and professional roles.
• ASA Talent: Dutch staffing group operating multiple branch brands across logistics, production, technical, and administrative staffing. Comparable mid-sized competitor to Carriere in the Dutch flex market.
• Olympia Uitzendbureau: Dutch generalist staffing agency with a multi-branch network and franchise model. Closely comparable to Carriere in service mix (flex, permanent, detachering) and target verticals including logistics and production.

Others

• Yobbing Uitzendgroep: Regional Dutch staffing agency that joined Carriere in February 2024, continuing as Carriere Uden and Carriere Oss. Most directly comparable as a regional uitzendbureau absorbed into Carriere's franchise system.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Netherlands: Global staffing leader with a significant Dutch franchise (Manpower, Experis, Jefferson Wells). Overlaps with Carriere in temporary and permanent placement across logistics, production, and technical verticals.
• Adecco Nederland: Dutch arm of the Adecco Group, one of the world's largest staffing firms. Competitor in flexible staffing for logistics, production, technical, and administrative roles across the Netherlands.
• Randstad N.V. World's largest Dutch-headquartered staffing and HR services company. Directly competes with Carriere across logistics, production, technical, and administrative flex placement in the Netherlands, but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary digital matching platforms (Randstad Beeline).

Emerging players

• Uitzendbureau.nl: Online-first Dutch staffing platform matching blue-collar flex workers with logistics, production, and technical employers. Competes with Carriere's digital self-serve job board and CV-maker tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/carriereuitzendbureau
• LinkedInnl.linkedin.com/company/carriere-uitzendbureau
• Instagraminstagram.com/werkenbijcarriere
• Xx.com/carrierenoord

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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