On behalf of one of our esteemed customers, a company belonging to a multinational group leader in the FMCG sector, we select for the headquarters in Central Switzerland (with various trips to the Ticino branch), or with allocation to the Ticino branch (and 2-3-day weekly transfers to the headquarters in Central Switzerland) a:
HR MANAGER SWITZERLAND & AUSTRIA 100%
We are looking for a Strategic and Operational Human Resources Leader who will deal with all HR matters across Switzerland.
- Conducts direct and indirect reports to drive the implementation of HR strategy and practices
- Personalizes the HR strategy to meet key Swiss market conditions, act on analytical insights
- Partner with business leaders to evolve and embed an organizational culture that engages the greater organization
- Engage and influence senior business leaders and provides strategic advice on people issues and HR needs
- Leads and / or advises the business through management transformation / change management initiatives, including organization design, evolution and development
- Advises management on all matters regarding employee and industrial relations
- Overall responsibility for the local HR department, including Compensation and Benefits (incl. Payroll), HR administration, Talent Management (incl. Recruiting) and HR Business Partnering with the Group
- Main contact person with Authorities, Agencies and other external parties regarding HR matters as appropriate and required, including negotiations with suppliers in close cooperation with procurement
- Conducts employee counselling, identifies the social climate, makes the necessary proposals and acts
- Prepare budgets through evolution estimation, benefit fringe calculations, wage and salary costs in Switzerland for each location
- Develop departmental budgets for the departments HR, Plant, Canteen, Administrative Offices and control costs against budget
- Leads equity, diversity and inclusion strategies for Swiss and Austria locations and contributes to the Group's broader global initiatives
- Leads overall talent and L&D strategies for Swiss / Austria teams and contributes to the Group's broader global initiatives
- Degree preferably in HR (BA or Master) or Swiss Specialist degree, e.g., Head of HR (Personalleiter / in mit eidg. FA)
- 10+ years preferably 5 years in a Food industry environment
- Deep generalist and HRBP experience with exposure to all key functions within the discipline
- Able to build collaborative relationships at all levels, from from the production site to the C-suite
- Deep experience and knowledge of Swiss labor law and the Swiss employment landscape - able to build proactive and pragmatic solutions within the legal framework
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to coach and mentor others at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated level of strong commercial acumen, operational skills and strategic mindset
- Experience in project management, organizational development and change management
- Ability to use data analytics in generating insights and presenting findings back to business as well as tracking HR KPI's
- Hands on mentality, trustworthy, very proactive, and self-motivated team player
- Fluent German, Italian and English (C2)
Interested people who identify with the required skills are invited to send their application with photo, diplomas and certificates, as soon as possible exclusively in English.
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