Head of People & Culture - Compact Business Unit and Belley site (F/M/D)

Volvo; Belley; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global transportation firm in Belley is seeking a strategic HR leader to guide and support a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, a Master's degree, and strong knowledge in labor relations. As a key partner, you will shape People & Culture policies, lead workforce planning, and enhance team collaboration. Join us to make a difference in sustainable transport solutions.

Prestations

Company car

Volvo Group benefits

Fixed + variable remuneration

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a HR leadership role.
• Solid knowledge of labor legislation and relations.
• Proven track record in team management.

Responsabilités

• Define People & Culture policies aligned with the industrial strategy.
• Lead workforce planning and ensure a safe work environment.
• Manage social relations and chair the Social Committee.

Connaissances

Assertive leadership

Change management

Interpersonal skills

Pragmatism

Bilingual in French and English

Formation

Master's degree in Human Resources or Labor Law

Description du poste

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next‑gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What you will do

We’re looking for someone who can guide, support, and empower a skilled team of P&C Partners, and seasoned health & safety people and help us build a strong, structured, and engaging environment for our colleagues.

As part of its ambition to lead the transformation journey through electrification and sustainable power, Volvo CE has set up a dedicated business unit, 2 years ago, for its range of compact equipment machines and solutions, with the aim of driving growth and profitability in this important and growing product segment, taking the benefit of our industrial footprint, our 450 experienced people located in Belley (France), Konz (Germany), and Changwon (South Korea).

Our leitmotiv in the CBU: working together, be bold, better done than perfect.

Ready to take this new challenge?

We invite you to join a strategic industrial site at the heart of a dynamic, demanding, and rapidly changing environment.

Reporting to the head of CBU and Belley site, you will lead a multidisciplinary team (P&C partners, health and safety) for an industrial organization located in Belley (Ain).

As a true business partner, you will actively contribute to the CBU and Belley site performance by supporting managers and teams on a daily basis. You are recognized for your ability to develop the People & Culture function by combining strategic vision and operational proximity. You know how to support management teams in change and social performance while modernizing practices.

Your key missions:

• Define and deploy a People & Culture policy consistent with the industrial strategy and transformation challenges, for the Compact Business Unit and more specifically for the Belley site.

The P&C policy includes in particular:

• Leading “Strategic Workforce Planning” projects to anticipate and secure critical and strategic resources.
• The Health, Safety, and Well-Being at Work policy to unite managers and teams around a culture of prevention and a safe and inclusive work environment.
• The desire to strengthen collaboration between teams and ensure a high level of inclusion.
• Leadership development and change management.

You will also play a key role in social dialogue by managing social relations across a complex scope, chairing the Social and Economic Committee (CSE), and participating in or leading collective bargaining negotiations with a constructive and responsible approach.

You will be supported by a team of 7 experts, including: People & Culture Partners; Social Relations Specialist; P&C Specialist; Health, Safety & Working Conditions Manager; Safety Coordinator; Occupational Nurse. You will lead and develop this team while fostering a collaborative spirit.

You will be a trusted partner for managers and operational teams.

Who are you?

Required profile:

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Labor Law, or equivalent.
• Proven experience (minimum 10 years) in an equivalent position, ideally acquired in an industrial environment.
• Solid knowledge of legislation and labor relations, change management, and multidisciplinary team management.
• Assertive and supportive leadership, keen sense of the field, pragmatism, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a demanding and changing environment.
• Discretion, loyalty, sense of confidentiality.
• International context: professional English required (C1) to thrive in a global group, in addition to being bilingual in French.

Don't hesitate, apply and join us in shaping the future of our Compact Business Unit, embodying inspiring and visionary leadership. We look forward to discovering your talents!

(Fixed + variable remuneration, company car, Volvo Group benefits)

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Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment is a global company driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. Together we develop and deliver solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and more connected world. By unleashing everyone’s full potential, we build a more sustainable future for all our stakeholders. Come join our team and help us build a better tomorrow.