HR Manager Germany

Summary:

Reporting to the VP HR EMEA Commercial, and dotted into the Managing Director of Germany, the role will define the local HR strategy to attract, motivate, reward and retain employees in Germany. The role will manage and execute on generalist HR activities such as partnering with managers on HR topics, driving and providing guidance related to recruitment, employee relations, salary planning, incentive plan's, policy- and procedure creation/adjustment, HR continuous improvement activities, drive global HR processes, site communication and general administration. The role may also support the Cluster VP with coordination of certain HR activities across the Cluster. The role will finally participate in HR projects as assigned.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant field (HR, Business)

Minimum 3-5 years experience as HR Business Partner / HR Manager in international company

Experienced with unionized environment and Works Council

Knowledge of remuneration practice and employment law

Mastering all relevant subsystems of HR role (hard and soft skills), including HRIS system (Oracle a plus)

Excellent in communication and culture understanding

Excellent leadership skills and Business Acumen

Role model for the AMMEGA Values

Good organization, analytical and problem-solving

Proven track record of meeting commitments in a fast-paced environment

Excellent computer skills incl. MS Office

Fluent in English, written and verbal.

Define a Roadmap for the German HR department with key initiatives, including Projects and Continuous Improvement activities to further develop and advance our HR function.

Support the Managers in employee management (Business Partner approach), fostering and monitoring a correct communication, in line with AMMEGA values and aimed at fostering high motivation and high performance

Lead the hiring process ensuring its transparency and effectiveness, from candidate selection up to onboarding phase

Ensure that all activities aimed at employee administration are properly set

Review and plan that required Competencies are aligned with role requirements, providing assessment, gaps detection and suggest appropriate training plans

Ensure the alignment between internal policies/documents and local labor law including legal case handling

Responsible for local implementation of HR Global Policies and Processes, in the field of Leadership Development, Comp&Ben, Budgeting and Reporting

Ensure clear 'One HR' approach in conjunction with HR colleagues across EMEA

Site Managing Directors, Cluster Directors and their reports in the site

HR Corporate team members

External service providers and government agencies

Direct reports: 1 part time HR Payroll & Admin Specialist, 1 HR apprentice

Approx 200 FTE in Germany

The main office location is in Geesthacht, near to Hamburg
Ability to work onsite at least 4 days per week.