HR Manager NPAG / HR Country Coordinator Germany

ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. At Distribution & Usages business group this means providing reliable cabling systems and smart energy solutions, including power accessories, to make buildings and power networks more efficient, more people oriented and more sustainable. Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organization where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome!

Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Management: Contributes to Business Strategy of the site and deploys the HR Strategy & HR Annual Plan. Designs and implements site HR Organization, acts as a leader/manager for the HR department. Develops, coordinates, implements and ensures annual Site HR Roadmap. Communicates and leads the change management’s actions to support the Site Vision. Follows the HR KPIs (absenteeism, overtime, total cost of employment…) and ensures the right level of performance. Coordinates the people matters during business transformation (financial, organizational, social and legal, people impact analysis), defines action plan and acts as facilitator / communicator.
• Talent Supply / Staffing: Develop, adapt and implement sourcing strategy and practices in line with Group Policies and Group decisions. Manage job descriptions and support managers in developing them. Lead the yearly recruitment plan. Launch the required staffing needs. Coordinate validation of open position requests. Lead candidate interviews, propose short list and support site managers in the final selection. Define & negotiate the pay package for new hires, and coordinate contract management. Develop and implement induction process and ensure the follow up.
• Performance Management and Compensation & Benefits: Translate, and deploy the performance management process in line with Group Policies (performance appraisal, mid-year review,...) and coach Managers accordingly. Coordinate and follow up the objectives setting and cascading process, ensuring they are aligned. Coordinate and follow up the yearly salary reviews in line with performance. Ensure the yearly C&B budget is respected. Implement the (Group) job grading for all positions (Group and sector compliance). Define Comp & Ben structure according to Group policy & market.
• Leadership & Talent Development: Lead local SPID-process. Deploy competence models, coordinate and follow up the competencies/skills gap analysis for the site (competence management). Define and implement the training & development process, organize trainings. Support managers in the individual development interview process, ensure that all employees have an appropriate development plan and follow their realization. Coach/support the managers in people management and advise them in all people related matters.
• Work Environment, Employment Relationship & Social Relations: Follows the Health and Safety results and ensures the deployment of the right actions to improve it. Contributes with local management to labour relations approach. Ensures the compliance of social and legal rules. Responsible for individual and collective works agreements. Manage complaints, discipline matters and conflict management. Acts as a relay and is responsible for internal communication and deployment. Performs complaint, discipline and conflict management. Acts as a relay and is responsible for internal communication with employees (Vision, Business events, Group programs & initiatives, ..). Deploys the employee survey and analyses and communicates the results and define the action plan for the site together with the local management committee.
• HR Administration Efficiency & Payroll: Ensure the compliance with social and legal legislation. Develop & ensure standards and guidelines for personnel administration, time Management & Payroll. Give technical advice to complex payroll issues and execute complex payroll issues & calculations. Develop, implement the benefits & Pension Administration approach & guidelines in line with Group Policies. Deploy HRIS within the plant.
• Comply with Group and legal Rules and procedures: Respect and implement Group rules and procedures regarding Ethics, antitrust, and internal control procedures; related to the perimeter. Respect the action plan and timeline concerning the ethics program of the Group and take the lead in organizing and following up the trainings and certificates. Respect the rules regarding Health, Safety & environment. Lead the wellbeing-program of the company together with the H&S Manager.
• HR Country Coordination responsibilities: Ensure that Nexans HR policies, standards, governance and control processes are implemented in the country. Ensure compliance with country legislation for HR topics. Maintain, update and ensure visibility of HR policies, practice and relevant legislation. Ensure that country specific actions are implemented and followed up for leave and time management, absence management, payroll transition, internal policies, training policies, thank you awards etc. Follow up on social climate on the sites within the country and ensure that actions are in compliance with social and legal legislation. Handling grievance procedures for the county. Ensures that the business conduct guidelines are implemented in the country (Competition Law Compliance, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, any other relevant guideline).
• Compensation and Benefits includes, but are not limited to the following: Oversee implementation of reward strategy, including: salary benchmarking, pension arrangements, benefits management and annual compensation events such as bonus and salary review. Oversee and ensure implementation and follow up of all matters relating to internal mobility. This will include knowledge of immigration, expatriate taxation and mobility practices. Implementing relevant and intuitive compensation schemes.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in economics, psychology, law, preferably with extra degree in HRM or comparable qualification.
• Knowledge of German labour law and social legislation.
• Knowledge software package: MS-Office, Infoniqa or other payrolling system, GFOS or other time accounting.
• Fluent written and spoken skills in German and English.
• At least 7 years of experience in HR (industrial company).
• Business oriented.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Coaching skills.
• Exposure within an International business.
• Managerial skills.
• Ability to drive projects and achieve results in a matric organisation.
• Ability to assess/develop people.
• Strong communication & animation capabilities.
• Good listener, analyses mindset to translate a need in a solution.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

We offer:

Attraktive langfristige Perspektiven mit viel persönlicher Verantwortung und Raum für eigene Ideen in einem globalen, kontinuierlich wachsenden Unternehmen. Der Arbeitsstil bei Nexans ist durch kurze Informationswege und unkomplizierte, kooperative Interaktion geprägt. Weiterbildung und Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten sind für uns ebenso selbstverständlich wie ein attraktives Gehalt und ein angenehmes Arbeitsumfeld.

UNSERE WACHSTUMSKULTUR

Unter unseren Mitarbeitern teilen wir die gleichen Werte - wir sind Pioniere der Energiewende, engagiert, um die höchsten Leistungsstandards zu liefern, vereint, um unser ehrgeiziges Ziel zu erreichen. Auf individueller Ebene basiert unsere Wachstumskultur auf Vertrauen und Zusammenarbeit. Wir möchten Sie als wertvolles Mitglied unseres Teams willkommen heißen. Um Wirkung zu erzielen, glauben wir an Autonomie auf lokaler Ebene, während wir gleichzeitig den Wissensaustausch innerhalb unserer globalen Ingenieurskompetenz fördern.

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