HR Manager Ireland

rhe; Dublin; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhenus Ireland is seeking an HR Manager/HR Business Partner to partner with the Director and managers, aligning people plans with national and group HR objectives. You will support management on HR topics, lead recruitment and onboarding, and drive talent development programs across the country.

You will review compensation, manage employee relations, and promote engagement while ensuring compliance with local labour law and HR best practices within a matrix organisation.

Qualifications

• Degree and professional HR qualification required or equivalent.
• 5+ years in HR Manager / HR Business Partner roles.
• Strong knowledge of local labour law.
• Experience in logistics/freight forwarding advantageous.
• Experience in a matrix organisation advantageous.
• Proven recruitment and onboarding experience.
• Proven people development experience.
• Experience supporting employee engagement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and align people plans with country, Overland and Rhenus HR objectives.
• Provide guidance to management and staff on HR topics.
• Lead recruitment strategy and onboarding for new talent.
• Deliver talent programmes for internal growth and leadership.
• Support succession planning and high-potential identification.
• Oversee compensation and benefits benchmarking locally.
• Drive employee relations and engagement activities.
• Develop HR policies, data accuracy, and HR system usage.
• Grow and mentor the local HR team.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Stakeholder management

Proactive problem solving

End-to-end delivery

Innovation

Employment law knowledge

HR best practices

Education

Degree or equivalent

CIPD Qualified

Job description

What You Can Expect :

• To act as a HR Manager / HR Business Partner, developing positive relationships to directly support the Director and managers within the Country
• Ensuring that the people plans are aligned with the Country, Overland and Rhenus group HR objectives
• To keep appraised of internal and social developments, maintaining full compliance with any legal requirements
• To provide support, advice and guidance to the management team and employees in respect of all HR related topics
• To develop and support the division with its recruitment strategy and onboarding of new talent
• To identify, develop and deliver talent programs to allow for internal growth and development, reviewing both operational and leadership requirements
• To support the Country participation in any Overland or Group led people initiatives, ensuring local alignment
• To assist in the development and structure of both operational and management trainings, making use of the Rhenus Learning Management System
• To develop and support the divisions approach to succession planning, identifying high potential
• To develop a fit for purpose and fit for future approach to people development
• To manage, benchmark and evaluate local compensation and benefits arrangements
• To support the management team with employee relations activity, acting as the contact person for any external party involvement
• To review, support and develop employee engagement activity across the Country
• To drive and support HR best practice throughout the Country
• To ensure that people are at the heart of the organization, continually striving to improve the employee experience and engagement levels
• To proactively promote and embed the company's core values, leadership fundamentals and focus on excellence.
• To drive embed the employer branding and leverage this through people related activity, focusing on benefits to both new and existing employees
• To contribute to the development of policies and processes and pro-actively support the delivery of HR policy and processes across the division
• To manage and maintain accurate data across all HR related systems
• To manage and develop the local HR Team

What You Bring:

Key Competencies

• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation
• Adaptability
• Ability to manage multi-stakeholder priorities effectively
• Anility to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to take a proactive and hands on approach to solutions and delivery
• Ability to work end to end and see project through from inception through to fruition
• Innovative in approach
• Up to date knowledge of employment legislation
• Up to date knowledge of HR best practice

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years experience at working at a HR Manager / HR Business Partner level
• Knowledge of local labor law
• Experience within the logistics / freight forwarding sector would be advantageous
• Experience of working within a matrix organisation would be advantageous
• Proven experience in recruitment & onboarding
• Proven experience in people development
• Proven experience in supporting the business with employee engagement initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent
• CIPD Qualified