Head of HR Business partner

Leads the HR Business Partner org unit on country / production facility level. Sets procedures, technical standards and methods, and priorities.

o Leads the direct reports (managers and / or employees) in the respective area of responsibility.

o Ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and the operational direction of the unit

o Accountable for planning, management and development of service delivery according to defined objectives and KPIs on country / production facility level

o Contributes to the definition budgets for HR Business Partnering activities

o Implements policies and procedures; ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and other erlevant stakeholders.

o Designs and leads HR programs in defined are of responsibility; support / lead upon request all global / country initiatives and roll-ins of HR programs, policies, processes, projects

o Plans the regularly team activity in order to cover all the activity stages and reply to all the requests received.

o Identifies the risks, analyzes them and identifies the solutions for their reduction / removal

o Actively searches and identifies potential in area of responsibility, offers active consulting

o Functional contact person for colleagues in own area of responsibility, for related interfaces in specific topics and for various special / non-standard topics

o Acts internally as first contact person in field of activity on country / production site level

o Team's monitoring and guidance in the current activity, in the problem solving processes, achievement of the objectives and fulfillment of the tasks, and own interventions whenever necessary.

o Defines the objectives, action plans and team members' responsibilities. Provides clear instructions, monitoring and evaluation of the results.

o Identifies the training and development needs of subordinated direct reports and team members. Follows the subordinates' professional development and provides assistance for using newly acquired knowledge.

o Develops short to mid-term plans for development of the organization.

o Proposes and applies measures for improving the team's performance, organizational flexibility, diversity, succession planning, coaching, change management and personal growth.

Accountability on country / production site level for HR Business Partnering activities :

• Anticipate future business needs and understand market trends / changes in customer needs
• Support leaders in implementing their operational plans
• Coach and provide guidance to management on leadership, people management skills and responsibilities, challenge them and act as their sounding board
• Manage employee life-cycle for management in assigned organizational area
• Recruit effectively (internally and externally) for country / site key positions, focusing on continuously enlarging the available talent pool
• Identify talent needs of the business and drive effective continuous talent development and succession planning.
• Advise on creation of high-performance teams and support their development
• Drive implementation of global HR programs and activities for the area of responsibility
• Monitors legal compliance, adherence to policies and HR processes
• Fosters culture, boosts inclusion and diversity and ensures values are implemented
• Represent the company in bargaining with trade unions and works councils and advise managers on legal HR subjects