HR Manager

This dual HR Manager position encompasses both strategic and tactical HR responsibilities across two business units, including a Strategic Business Partner role.

Role Overview

• Manage a small HR Team
• Own the employee experience by coaching leaders and managers across all stages of the Employee Life Cycle: attracting, developing, managing performance, and rewarding talent to support business strategy and financial goals.
• Drive employee engagement through development programs, team-building initiatives, recognition strategies, talent management, and transparent communication.
• Lead HR integration efforts for current operations and future acquisitions to enhance synergy, efficiency, and productivity.
• Act as a change leader, inspiring organizational adoption of necessary transformations.
• Serve as a strategic HR Business Partner to the Operations Director and Management Team, aligning people strategy with long-term commercial and organizational objectives.
• Support transformation and growth by shaping organizational capabilities, workforce planning, and leadership pipelines in collaboration with central HR teams.

Candidate Profile

• Experienced and well-rounded HR leader with strong business acumen.
• Data- and people-driven advisor and decision-maker.
• Skilled in change management and transformation, with a pragmatic and hands-on approach.
• Proven track record in organization design and productivity improvement.
• Able to balance operational HR execution with strategic organizational development.

Key Responsibilities

• Member of the Management Team, HR Leadership Team, and broader HR community.
• Represent the HR function and drive the people and talent agenda.
• Act as a Business Partner to the Management Team in all tactical and strategic HR matters.
• Co-create and support HR strategy by providing insights on performance, capabilities, and talent planning.
• Lead strategic HR initiatives focused on leadership development, organizational agility, and change enablement.
• Align HR actions with group-level strategy while addressing business-specific challenges and opportunities.
• Provide leadership and guidance across all HR and Talent Management practices:
  • Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
  • Performance Management, Talent Development & Succession Planning
  • Learning & Development, Apprentice Programs
  • Goal setting, motivation, communication, and empowerment
  • Employee Engagement & KPI-driven decision making
  • Organizational Design & Development
  • Total Reward Cycle
  • Employment branding and external representation
  • Policy compliance and ethical work environment
  • Collaboration with group functional leads and international HR teams

Skills & Competencies

• Energetic and results-driven with international corporate experience.
• Strong interpersonal and business partnering skills; culturally sensitive and able to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strategic HR thinker who proactively drives business and HR agendas.
• Skilled in networking and coalition-building in complex environments.
• Capable of balancing short-term priorities with long-term goals.
• Performs well under pressure in fast-paced settings.
• Challenges the status quo and leads change initiatives.
• Communicates effectively across all organizational levels.

Experience & Qualifications

• 5-10 years of HR management experience with a proven track record in change and transformation (relevant experience prioritized over tenure).
• Experience in dynamic, growth-oriented environments (e.g., buy & build strategies) with both white- and blue-collar workforces.
• Familiarity with Collective Labour Agreements.
• Experience working in a matrix organization.
• Deep expertise in Learning & Development and Talent Management.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• Willingness to work internationally and collaborate across borders.

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