Strategic HR Partner for Growth & Leadership – Turnhout

Avery Dennison; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive financial & health: full

Meal vouchers

Year-end bonus

Seniority bonus

Cafeteria plan benefits

Solidarity fund

20 days annual leave

Public holidays 10

Flexible hours

Teleworking opportunities

Personal development plan

Dutch language courses

On-site restaurant

Job summary

Avery Dennison in Turnhout, Belgium, is seeking an HR BP to support the local GWO team while acting as a strategic partner to the leadership and reporting to the HR Director. The role offers a path toward regional HR leadership within the Regional Leadership Team in the foreseeable future.

This is a full-time position with a preference for daily on-site presence. You will design, deploy, and lead HR strategies, collaborate with European HR and OD/TA teams, and drive performance management,

Qualifications

• 10+ years work experience in generalist human resources positions, ideally within a manufacturing environment and at manager level.
• Solid (working) experience in Belgium employment legislation, employee relations & collective agreements negotiation, as well as strategic planning and analytical/financial skills.
• Exceptional leadership and influencing skills combined with a passion for continuous improvement/innovation / change management / cross-cultural awareness/diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to be an inspirational coach and empower your team.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.
• Skilled in building key relationships at all levels of the organization with an “executive maturity” mindset to work as a “Business Partner”.
• Creativity, excitement, and innovation, entrepreneurial spirit for growing a sustainable business to set your career at Avery Dennison.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and lead the implementation of HR strategies supporting business objectives, corporate and legal requirements, including DE&I, employee wellbeing, leadership development, and employee engagement.
• Partner with European HR leadership, Corporate Functional HR Leaders, OD, and TA teams to deliver strategic HR initiatives and drive the effective implementation of the performance management system.
• Implement processes and systems to support recruitment of high-caliber talent, enhance HR capability and service delivery, and drive succession planning tools.
• Lead communication, culture, health, wellbeing, and community programs, ensuring Turnhout HR policies and processes align with legal, business, and cultural requirements.
• Manage collective labor agreement (CLA) negotiations, foster collaboration with unions and works councils, and coach the local leadership team to drive an engaging company culture.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Belgium employment law

Leadership & coaching

Communication skills

Cross-cultural awareness

Executive business partner mindset

Job description

Avery Dennison in Turnhout, Belgium, is seeking an HR BP to support the local GWO team while acting as a strategic partner to the leadership and reporting to the HR Director. The role offers a path toward regional HR leadership within the Regional Leadership Team in the foreseeable future.

This is a full-time position with a preference for daily on-site presence. You will design, deploy, and lead HR strategies, collaborate with European HR and OD/TA teams, and drive performance management,