HR Business Partner

CooperVision Limited; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Medical cover

Pension scheme

Wellness Platform

Discounted contact lens scheme

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

CooperVision Limited seeks an HR Business Partner to design, develop and deliver the HR strategy for the Nordics & Benelux cluster, reporting to the Cluster GM and integrating with the EMEA Commercial HR team.

You will coach leaders, manage employee relations, drive talent and analytics, align HR policies with business priorities and foster a high-performing, inclusive culture across the region.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years’ experience in a generalist HR role within a multinational environment.
• Ideally bilingual Swedish and Dutch.
• Proven ability to manage workload with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure HR strategies align with business strategy and regional priorities.
• Provide expert HR advice and coaching to leaders and managers.
• Implement local HR policies in line with corporate initiatives.
• Promote performance management and development processes.
• Lead complex employee relations matters and ensure compliant outcomes.
• Support talent attraction and manager/role selection.
• Lead HR benchmarking and contribute to reward/benefit processes.
• Drive employee engagement and communication of vision and values.
• Oversee EDR/succession planning and development coaching.
• Manage annual L&D plans to train and develop staff.
• Promote wellbeing and use of people analytics in HR decisions.
• Participate in regional HR meetings and projects.

Skills

HR generalist

Bilingual Swedish Dutch

Data analysis

HRIS experience

Project management

Labor laws

People analytics

Job description

Job title: HR Business Partner

Department: HR

Location: Netherlands, Gorinchem OR Sweden, Gothenburg

GLS: P04

Working hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday (office attendance as per local requirements)

Salary range for Netherlands – 71,739 – 95,652 EUR

Salary range for Sweden – 600,123 - 800,164 SEK

A brighter future awaits you

Job Summary

This role supports the Nordics & Benelux cluster and directly supports the Cluster GM and is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the Human Resource strategy and action plan for the cluster.

Act as a trusted advisor to the Cluster GM and their management team by providing advice, guidance, and positive challenge to create the right culture for CooperVision’s continued growth. The role will contribute as a member of the local leadership team to the development of the business, in addition to being a key member of the EMEA Commercial HR team.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• In collaboration with the Cluster GM and leadership team, with direction from the Snr HRD, contribute to the commercial development by ensuring that the local HR strategies are directly aligned to the business strategy and the regional HR VMOST/ priorities.
• Provide expert advice, coaching and support to leaders and managers on the full range of employment related matters, consulting or working in conjunction with other HR colleagues and external consultants/advisors as necessary.
• Introduce, and where appropriate, adapt corporate HR policies and initiatives based upon best practice to ensure local effectiveness and legal compliance.
• Promote and support the Company’s performance management and development processes to encourage ongoing development for all employees.
• Lead and manage complex employee relations matters, providing expert advice and coaching to leaders to ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes while fostering a positive and high-performing workplace culture.
• Use appropriate resourcing strategies and tools to ensure the effective attraction of high-quality candidates and participate in the selection of managers and other key roles.
• Apply appropriate internal and external benchmarking processes and build local input into HR and reward/benefit processes.
• Provide support and resources to business leaders to drive employee engagement through effective action planning, Recommend and implement processes that aid the communication and dissemination of the corporate vision and values.
• Lead the succession planning process (EDR – Employee Development Review) and recommend appropriate development and coaching solutions for identified talent.
• Manage the annual L&D plan, aligned with the management team, to ensure that appropriate employees are trained, coached and developed in line with the needs of the business.
• Promote employee wellbeing so that employees remain engaged, productive and effective.
• Drive the use of people analytics throughout HR and the business through the creation of HR dashboards, monthly key metric reports and other ad-hoc data requests.
• Actively participate in EMEA Commercial HR meetings, initiatives and regional projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Experience

• 7-10 years’ previous experience in a generalist HR role, ideally gained within a multi-cultural, multinational and matrix environment.
• Ideally will be bilingual in Swedish and Dutch (both written and verbal)
• Demonstrable experience of managing a high workload with conflicting priorities, gained within a fast-paced and challenging commercial environment.
• Proven track record in the use of HR information systems, reporting and data analysis.
• Ideally will have project management experience including the successful delivery of HR change projects.
• Good knowledge of local employment/labour laws and collective bargain agreements.
• Experience with Works Councils.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to analyze complex issues and recommend and implement practical solutions.
• Positive, change oriented and empathetic style
• Able to develop and implement a HR strategy aligned with the business and internal HR guidelines.
• An international mindset – culturally aware, flexible and pragmatic
• Strong data/numerical skills
• Demonstrable experience in the following areas:
  • Employee branding & recruitment
  • Diversity & inclusion
  • Organisation design & effectiveness
  • Performance & talent management
  • Learning & development
  • Engagement & retention
  • Employee relations, reward – international compensation - & contract design
  • HR systems

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including, bonus, medical cover, holiday, pension scheme, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop your career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman’s Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.

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