HR Manager

The Company:

Our client is Freudenberg, a major European group with global leadership in their specialist markets. With a reputation for quality, technical excellence, innovation and service, the group employs over 48,000 people in some 60 countries delivering a diverse range of innovative technological solutions.

The Position:

Reporting directly to the Regional HR Director, your main accountability will be to manage and deliver a range of key HR processes that impact on business operations, performance and strategy. On a day-to-day basis you will be reporting to the UK Site Executive Officers.

Principal deliverables will include:

• Development of a single point of contact to provide quality HR policies, systems, procedures and working practices, ensuring consistent and meaningful advice is provided at all times.
• Building of credible relationships across the business to underpin positive inputs to key organisation development and management issues.
• Supporting the integration of new business acquisitions
• Implementation of quantifiable compensation and benefit strategies, including the empowerment of line management in terms of appraisal and performance measurement.
• Development of effective recruitment, retention and development initiatives.
• Responsibility for basic HR administrative processes

The Person:

Graduate level, CIPD qualified and with a minimum of 7 years professional experience, you will combine energy and strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied and demanding work load. Excellent attention to detail will be crucial, as well as the ability to think creatively and act on your own initiative.

• Exceptional partnering, consulting, communication and project management skills.
• Solid exposure to job analysis, evaluation and pay and benefit schemes.
• Workday software experience is a must or at least highly desirable.
• The ability to successfully lead on key organisation changes.
• Proven employee relations experience, able to apply and develop strategies that meet UK employment legislation.
• Background in a commercial/industrial environment, strong business acumen.
• Able to travel as required to other sites in the UK and, occasionally, to Germany.