HR Business Partner

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in navigation solutions is seeking an HR Business Partner to support their Netherlands and Belgium offices. This role involves managing employee relations, recruitment, and developing HR policies to enhance employee experience. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of HR experience, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of local employment laws. Join a diverse team dedicated to delivering exceptional service and support to employees.

Benefits

Health & well-being benefits

Flexible benefits package

Investment in future development

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a generalist HR role.
• Working knowledge of Dutch and Belgium employment law.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement employment policies for the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Manage employee relations and performance management cases.
• Direct recruitment for the mentioned offices.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

IT proficiency

Job description

Sperry Marine is a leading supplier of navigation, communication, information, and automation systems for commercial marine and naval markets. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, we have an extensive international presence across Europe, the Americas and Asia, employing almost 400 people across ten countries.

In our multinational and highly motivated HR team of 7 people we add value to Sperry Marine by providing objective advice to managers and employees on people-related matters.

As the HR Business Partner for the Netherlands and Belgium you will contribute to this through a combination of day-to-day employee support, project work and long-term strategic planning. For your area of responsibility you will source talent and develop the culture and processes to ensure that work is effective and productive through a positive employee experience and retention of our talent. This role can be full-time or part-time (up to 32 hours).

Within the HR function you will operate within a multinational organisation undergoing change and growth with responsibility for the following activities :

• Develop, implement and administer employment policies and procedures in line with corporate policy and legislative changes for the Netherlands and Belgium offices
• Direct recruitment of talent for the above mentioned offices
• Manage employee relation cases including performance management capability, restructure, grievance and discipline
• Act as a key point of the contact for the employees and leaders in the business unit
• Proactively support the delivery of business / HR processes and actively identify gaps, propose and implement changes necessary to cover risks and ensure positive employee experience
• Manage complex HR projects cross-functionally
• Act as the performance improvement driver and provoke positive changes in the people management
• Compensation and benefits for Netherlands and Belgium offices including merit planning
• Co-ordinate & develop company engagement and inclusion initiatives across Sperry and specifically for site
• Define and deliver training programmes, updates and refresher sessions

About You

• Proven professional experience in a generalist HR role (ideally 3-5 years+)
• Problem solving approach with strong analytical / numerical skills
• Experience of successful project and change management
• Working knowledge of Dutch and Belgium employment law and solid grounding in ER practice
• Strong work ethic and ability to manage a range of short and long term priorities to completion
• Commercial acumen and demonstrate understanding of how HR function best supports business objectives
• Talent Acquisition including direct search and use of media platforms
• Familiarity and interest in HR trends and best practice across region and globally
• Confident and articulate written and verbal communication skills (in both English and Dutch language) to support 1 : 1 and group communications
• Evidence of a customer focused approach
• Demonstrable strength in developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with leadership, employees and HR colleagues
• Strong IT proficiency to deliver process and communications improvements in HR (desirable)
• Compensation and job levelling practice (desirable)
• Knowledge about PVT co-determination regulations (desirable)
• Working experience in a global business environment (desirable)

If this sounds like it matches your experience and what you’d love to do, we can’t wait to hear from you! And because we believe that diverse teams perform better, we’d especially love to hear from you if you’re from an under-represented demographic.

About Us

With over 100 years of history and expertise in navigation, we have established our self as a major global provider of navigation solutions, including radars, compass systems, steering systems, speed logs, integrated bridge and control systems. We take pride in our commitment to provide 24 / 7 support to all of our customers.

People are at the heart of everything we do. Our company grows because of our employees' dedication and commitment to delivering for our customers, something we always remember. In return for working for us you will have access to a benefits package that provides you with flexibility to balance your professional career with your personal life, health & well-being benefits, and investment in your future development.

We know everyone brings a unique perspective. We want to harness diverse thinking by bringing bright minds together and valuing the differences that lead to stronger insights and innovation.

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