Human Resources Business Partner

Besins Healthcare; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Besins Healthcare in the Netherlands seeks an experienced HR leader to drive global people strategies that align with pharmaceutical priorities. You will partner with business leaders to anticipate workforce needs and lead capability-building initiatives across functions and regions.

The role requires 7+ years of multinational HR experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to blend strategic thinking with hands-on delivery while maintaining discretion and compliance with local

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience in multinational/pharma environments.
• Experience managing HR across multiple countries within regional/international scope.
• Experience implementing global HR processes and adapting to country requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to coach and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and forecast workforce needs.
• Identify organization capability gaps and develop targeted development solutions.
• Lead performance processes to reinforce accountability and drive development conversations.
• Advise on change management and employee relations ensuring compliant, business-focused solutions.
• Oversee HR operations across multiple countries including payroll, onboarding and lifecycle events.
• Provide Total Rewards guidance aligning with global compensation and budget requirements.

Skills

HR strategy

Stakeholder management

Leadership coaching

People analytics

Cross-country collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field

Job description

• Business & Workforce Strategy: Partner with business leaders to understand strategic priorities, anticipate workforce needs, and develop people plans that support growth, productivity, and organizational readiness.
• Leadership & Capability Building: Identify organization capability gaps and partner with leaders to build targeted development solutions that strengthen leadership effectiveness, functional capability, and team performance.
• Performance: Facilitate performance processes to reinforce accountability, drive differentiated performance, and support meaningful development and career conversations.
• Change Management & Employee Relations: Act as a trusted advisor in organizational changes, employee relations matters, and leadership decisions, ensuring balanced solutions that are business-oriented, people-focused, and compliant with local regulations.

People & Organizational Effectiveness

• Learning & Development: Partner with managers and leaders to identify individual and organizational development needs, leveraging global HR learning frameworks and initiatives to build the skills and capabilities required to support current and future business needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Finance, Commercial, Operations, and regional/global stakeholders to ensure people agenda alignment, effective resource planning, and smooth implementation of strategic initiatives.
• HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle: Ensure the effective delivery of core HR operations, including payroll, HR administration, talent acquisition and onboarding, partnering with managers, employees and relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely and consistent execution of HR processes and a positive employee experience.
• Total Rewards Advisory: Partner with the Global HR Reward Manager and follow global compensation and reward processes, providing guidance and support to managers on compensation, benefits, recognition and reward decisions, while ensuring alignment with company guidelines, internal equity and budget requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a relevant field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience in multinational and pharmaceutical environments, on a similar position
• Proven experience managing HR across multiple countries within a regional or international scope.
• Experience implementing and supporting global HR processes and frameworks at local and regional level, while adapting execution to business and country-specific requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach, support, and influence stakeholders, including First-Line and Senior Management.
• High flexibility to wear multiple hats, manage cross-functional projects, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand business models, organizational priorities and their implications for people and capabilities.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery.
• High level of discretion, integrity and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and business matters.