Job Title: HR Generalist
Vanderlande is a global leader in logistic process automation, specializing in integrated solutions for warehousing, airports, and parcel sectors. Headquartered in Veghel, the Netherlands, it delivers innovative systems, intelligent software, and life-cycle services that enable fast, reliable, and efficient operations. As a subsidiary of Toyota Industries since 2017, Vanderlande plays a key role in the Toyota Automated Logistics Group, supporting customers worldwide with future-proof automation technologies.
High-Level Responsibilities of the role:
Operational Excellence
- Performs duties in various local HR-related tasks as needed, such as recruitment, administrative tasks, employee relations, and compensation & benefits through applicable solutions.
- Serves as a key contact point for employees and managers to resolve queries and personnel-related challenges and give guidance on the key activities and processes within the yearly HR cycle.
- Responsible for LR/ER-related activities and resolution of employee relations related cases.
- Possesses extensive knowledge of the local labor market and ensures that HR Service Delivery is aligned to and compliant with local laws and regulations.
- Maintains locally required records and ensures relevant (local) technology systems and databases are up to date, accurate, and comply with legislation.
- Ensures that personnel policies and procedures are followed, in line with global and local compliance needs.
- Provides guidance to employees and managers on self-service transactions, HR portal navigation, and policy interpretation to facilitate self-support.
- Generates operational reports and analyzes data to identify continuous improvement opportunities for local HR service delivery.
Continuous Improvement
- Responsible for implementing operational procedures to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.
- Responsible for collaborating with People Services leads to understand and implement processes, focusing on employee experience and continuous improvement of employee life events.
- Responsible for monitoring overall service satisfaction with HR, business leaders, people managers, and employees.
- Participates in (one or more) Capability Expert Communities (SME role) to bring in the People Services perspective in the overall maintenance and improvement of HR capabilities.
- Participates in the Local Improvement Committee to drive (local) improvements in service delivery in close collaboration with the HRBP(s), actively contributing to the CI agenda by being the voice of the customer of the local business needs, whilst understanding and complying with global standards.
- Provides input to COEs for the development of innovative people solutions, and to HRBPs on change and communication plans for large-scale change programs.
- Acts as an ambassador of the HR transformation and adoption of the HR Service Delivery Model with the business, serving as a role model.
Key Competences
- Customer Centric
- Optimizes work processes
- Collaborates
- Instills trust
- Effective communication
- Develops talent
- High level of English and native Portuguese speaker
Other:
- Strong HR Policy & Administration working knowledge and understanding of local legal frameworks and regulations.
- Knowledge and experience with common HR practices in employee relations, talent & learning, performance management, HR analytics, and compensation & benefits.
- HR Technology and data savvy (e.g., Excel, Workday).