Purpose of the Position:
For our location in Wesseling, Germany we are looking for a hands-on motivated HR Business Partner. The P&O Business Partner is the first point of contact for leaders, management, and team members in all HR-related matters and provides operational and strategic HR advice to various internal stakeholders. The P&O Business Partner also serves as the link between the works council and site management.
Responsibilities:
Ensure:
- Advising and acting as a sparring partner to leaders on HR-related topics and processes (such as recruitment, compensation, performance, labor law, development, and workforce planning) and providing day-to-day HR support for the defined area of responsibility
- Implementation, application, and optimization of all HR processes, taking into account global requirements and guidelines, local legal regulations, data protection, and compliance requirements
- Building and maintaining a trusting collaboration with local employee representatives (e.g., works council, youth and trainee representative body)
- Managing the entire employee lifecycle
- Supporting the implementation of new programs and initiatives in line with the company’s needs and strategy
- Supporting certification processes (audits)
- Responsible for the recruitment process, including profile analysis with the leader, candidate management, interview process, as well as contract negotiation and preparation
- Supporting leaders in identifying training needs for teams and individuals and driving implementation in collaboration with the CoE team
- Support workforce and succession planning together with the respective leaders
- Leading HR-related events and training sessions, e.g., the P&O part of onboarding days
- First point of contact for integrating the Braskem culture and values across different sites and within the area of responsibility
- Building trusted relationships with leaders and internal stakeholders
- Maintaining and further developing HRM systems (e.g., ensuring data quality, supporting system adjustments, and reporting)
- Providing guidance on HR policies and processes
- Building trusting relationships with leaders and other business stakeholders
- Supporting management with questions related to organizational structure and design
- Deriving and implementing HR strategies and trends in the supported business areas
- Supporting organizational development, change management, and culture projects
Interfaces: - Leaders / Management
- Team Members
- Works Council
- P&O Team NAMEA and Corporate Global P&O
- Legal, Data Protection, and Compliance Teams
Execute:
- Managing the entire employee lifecycle
- Supporting the implementation of new programs and initiatives in line with the company’s needs and strategy
- Supporting certification processes (audits)
- Responsible for the recruitment process, including profile analysis with the leader, candidate management, interview process, as well as contract negotiation and preparation
- Supporting leaders in identifying training needs for teams and individuals and driving implementation in collaboration with the CoE team
- Support workforce and succession planning together with the respective leaders
- Leading HR-related events and training sessions, e.g., the P&O part of onboarding days
- First point of contact for integrating the Braskem culture and values across different sites and within the area of responsibility
- Building trusted relationships with leaders and internal stakeholders
- Maintaining and further developing HRM systems (e.g., ensuring data quality, supporting system adjustments, and reporting)
- Providing guidance on HR policies and processes
- Building trusting relationships with leaders and other business stakeholders
Contribute:
- Supporting management with questions related to organizational structure and design
- Deriving and implementing HR strategies and trends in the supported business areas
- Supporting organizational development, change management, and culture projects
Technical / Management Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably with a focus on HR, psychology, or law
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience (ideally in an industrial environment)
- Knowledge of labor law, tax and social security laws, and works constitution law
- Understanding of HR and people management
- Strong communication skills, high customer and results orientation, and strong analytical thinking
- Experience working with HRM systems
- Good user knowledge of MS Office applications
- Very good German and English skills (written and spoken)
About Braskem
Braskem is a Brazilian chemical and petrochemical company that stands out for being the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the world leader in the production of biopolymers. We are present with industrial units in Brazil, Mexico, the United States and Germany and currently have 8000 employees worldwide. People are at the center of Braskem’s growth strategy. We believe in and value human beings, their potential, and their desire to develop.
We're a truly global and collaborative group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. Join us on an exciting journey and help us build today the future we want tomorrow!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
