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Kurt Rippelmeyer

Doer · DISC type sd
Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition - Purina at Land O'Lakes, Inc.
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Kurt Rippelmeyer is a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader with over 25 years of global experience in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and EPC industries. At Land OLakes, he drives talent strategy, focusing on data analysis to reduce recruitment cycle times. Colleagues describe him as a hard-driving, dedicated, and resourceful leader.

Coming from a military family, with his father serving 22 years in the Marine Corps, Kurt has a personal connection to and passion for supporting the military community. He actively champions hiring initiatives for veterans and military spouses, viewing it as a way to tap into a strong talent pool.

He has led massive project ramp-ups, including hiring over 1, 000 people from 48 different nationalities for a single project in the Middle East.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition - Purina
Job Level
Middle
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Kurt shows up

Results Focused
Risk-Accepting
Strategic Planner

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Kurt cares about

Veteran & Spouse Hiring
Inspired by his father's military career, he is a vocal advocate for supporting transitioning service members and their spouses through dedicated employment programs.
Talent Upskilling
He actively follows research on the future of work and believes in the imperative for large-scale upskilling to meet evolving industry and workforce demands.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition - Purina
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
1-2016 - 7-2020
Section Head Talent Acquisition & Organizational Design
Mosaic Joint Venture/ Ma’aden
4-2015 - 12-2015
Director- HR and Talent Acquisition
Power Energy USA-
4-2014 - 1-2015
Sr. Talent Acquisition Recruiter- Contract
Oxy
5-2010 - 3-2014
Manager- Recruitment/Sr. HR Generalist
Oxy JV/Bapco Upstream
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Education
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California State University, Chico
Education details unavailable
Los Alamitos High School
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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