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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Senior HR Business Partner - Adhesives Technologies (M/F/X)
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Senior HR Business Partner - Adhesives Technologies (M/F/X)
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About this position
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of 47.000 pioneers around the globe. The teams in our corporate functions enable the best in our dynamic businesses and in our people to maximize our company’s potential. With our leading brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth. Dare to make an impact?
What you'll do
As the HR Business partner for our French Adhesive team (around 400 people) you will be directly reporting to the HR Director for the cluster BeNeFrance, and you will be involved in the following tasks:
- Steering of the full local HR scope for the Adhesives teams in France including Employee Relations, Talent Management, Performance Management, and Organizational Development initiatives, solutions, and processes
- Delivery of consultancy and coaching as a trusted advisor to the adhesive's leadership team for people topics e.g. performance, disciplinary, development plans, succession planning, grievance cases, ensuring a consistent and tactical approach on all people-related matters with compliance to corporate standards and local legislations
- Alongside with our local Centers of Expertise, manage Talent Acquisition activities, provide support in compensation and benefits related matters and support to the cultural transformation and DEI initiatives for all Adhesives employees
- Collaboration with local, regional and global business and HR counterparts alongside with the coordination of local change management projects and related communication
- Management of 1 HRBP (dedicated to our 2 plants) and 1 HR Assistant (apprentice)
What makes you a good fit
- Master’s Degree, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Labor Law or any related courses
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Human Resources, preferably as Business Partner in an international environment
- In-depth knowledge of local legal employment conditions, labor laws, statutory regulations, and HR best practices are Must haves
- Excellent French and English communication and presentation skills
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to handle high-level and global stakeholders with empathy strong interpersonal and active listening skills
- Experience in multidisciplinary project management and corresponding change management
- With a strong mindset for continuous improvement and enhancing employee experience
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.
We promote careers in flexible working models and enable career-life integration for different capacity levels. We thus welcome applications in full-time and part-time.
JOB ID: 24071544
Job Locations: France, Île-De-France, Boulogne Billancourt
Contact information for application-related questions: recrutement@henkel.com
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FAQ
I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
Here you will get further information on our training programs.
Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.