HR Manager – Building Materials Distribution, Madrid

Approach People Recruitment; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Approach People Recruitment seeks an experienced HR Manager to strengthen and harmonise its people organisation, processes and HR tools across its companies in Spain. You will lead talent acquisition, development, performance management, compensation and HR operations.

This role blends strategic HR vision with hands-on execution, shaping People & Organisational Development, engagement and employer branding while partnering with management to deliver impactful HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• At least 7 years of HR experience, including involvement in organisational change, transformation or business integration.
• Solid knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable in dynamic, changing environments where priorities can shift quickly.
• Pragmatic, resilient and results-oriented, able to turn business objectives into concrete HR initiatives and actions.
• Fluent Spanish and English.
• Willingness to travel to the company’s sites across Spain.

Responsibilities

• Change management and integration: support integration processes, harmonise procedures, policies and ways of working.
• HR operations: oversee recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and performance management.
• People and organisational development: lead recruitment for key positions, workforce planning, organisational design, performance appraisal and leadership development.
• Corporate culture and employee engagement: build a strong culture, monitor engagement and drive internal communications and wellbeing.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Leadership

Talent acquisition

Employee engagement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR or Business Administration

Job description

About the company

A leading distributor in Spain of building materials for professionals. The company offers a wide range of products, including acoustic and thermal insulation solutions and HVAC systems.

About the role

As the company continues to grow in Spain, it is looking for an experienced Human Resources professional to strengthen and harmonise its people organisation, processes and HR tools across its different companies.

As HR Manager, you will lead and develop all people-related activities in the organisation. Working closely with the management team, you will drive talent acquisition, career development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee engagement and HR operations.

The role combines a strategic HR vision with a hands-on, operational approach, helping to build a high-performing, engaged workforce ready to meet the company’s future challenges.

Main responsibilities

Change management and integration

• Support integration processes, helping to harmonise procedures, policies and ways of working.

• Act as a trusted adviser to management and employees during organisational change.

• Drive communication, engagement and change-management initiatives to ensure effective integration and the adoption of new processes.

HR operations

• Oversee the main HR processes, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and performance management.

• Ensure compliance with current employment legislation and internal company policies.

• Keep HR information and reporting up to date and reliable.

• Review and optimise HR procedures, workflows and systems to improve efficiency and data quality.

People and organisational development

• Lead recruitment for key positions in the organisation.

• Work with department heads on workforce planning, team structure and organisational design.

• Implement and develop performance appraisal and management processes.

• Drive leadership development and the management skills of team leaders.

• Design and implement career paths, succession planning and talent development programmes.

• Strengthen the employer brand and improve onboarding of new employees.

Corporate culture and employee engagement

• Help build a strong, cohesive corporate culture during a period of organisational transformation.

• Monitor employee engagement and proactively identify potential organisational challenges.

• Drive initiatives on internal communication, wellbeing, talent retention and employee experience.

Profile required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.

• At least 7 years of HR experience, including involvement in organisational change, transformation or business integration.

• Solid knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.

• Comfortable in dynamic, changing environments where priorities can shift quickly.

• Pragmatic, resilient and results-oriented, able to turn business objectives into concrete HR initiatives and actions.

• Fluent Spanish and English.

• Willingness to travel to the company’s sites across Spain.