Job Description
At Clarios, we are producing the world's best batteries, essential for the evolving future of transportation. Our advanced, low-voltage batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. Join our team and be part of the success story of VARTA!The position will be based in our Clarios EMEA headquarters office in Hannover, Germany. Our dedicated HR team consists of fantastic teams of experts actively shaping the development of Clarios: Whether HR Management, Talent Management, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding, Payroll, or Communications – all teams work hand in hand aiming to win together by supporting our 4.200 employees' and managers' success within the EMEA region. Ready to direct your talent and energy toward our strategy to create wins for our customers every day whilst bringing your own ideas to life? Then take on the challenge and become part of our HR EMEA team!
Your contribution: What you will do
As HR Manager Central Functions (m/f/d) you drive daily HR activities across assigned location covering multiple HR areas and develop local policies, while ensuring alignment with standard practices and procedures. In this position you support the development of strategies to enhance organization, team, and individual performance. You serve as a business partner, delivering integrated HR services including organization design, talent management, employee effectiveness, diversity and inclusion and change management. As HR Manager Central Functions (m/w/d) you lead operational Fleet Management processes in EMEA, coordinate labor relations tasks in Germany and manage labor relation topics in the EMEA region.
Your responsibilities: How you will do it
- Provide expertise in leadership and team development, organization effectiveness, and meeting facilitation.
- Partner with management to execute talent management processes and develop action plans to mitigate risks and improve successor readiness.
- Manage multiple projects, serving as the main contact for Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Development.
- Actively driving process improvements using continuous improvement methodology.
- Actively contributing to the improvement of regional employee communication in line with the communication strategy.
- Ensure SOX and local law compliance and support audits.
- Deliver training as per BU and company requirements.
- Partner and negotiate with works council representatives and execute regional labor relation strategy.
- Resolve legal cases in collaboration with local HR partners or external counsels.
- Coordinate labor relations tasks in Germany, ensuring compliance with local laws and provide guidance on labor relations matters, including collective bargaining and union negotiations.
- Manage labor relations topics in the EMEA region in strong cooperation with HR leaders and legal counsels and develop solutions to manage and resolve labor disputes and employee relations issues.
- Monitor labor relations trends and provide insights to senior management.
- Foster positive relationships with employee representatives and unions.
Your knowledge, skills, and abilities: What we look for
- University degree in Business Management, Business Administration or Human Resources required, university degree in Business Law preferred
- Profound work experience in Human Resources, including employee relations
- In-depth understanding of local and regional labor laws and regulations, particularly in Germany and the EMEA region
- Solid knowledge of German (European) Employment Law, Social Security Regulations and Payroll related matters
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills and experience in working with unions and employee representatives
- Experience in collaborating within a global matrix organization
- Solid Leadership experience
- Experience with Headcount Planning, Budget Planning and other HR related reports
- Demonstrated ability to influence business partners at multiple levels within a diverse organization and confident presenting and leading employee development sessions
- Ability to track record of pro-active process improvements and/or solutions-oriented conflict resolution
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Fluent in German and English
Your benefits: What we offer you
As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:
- Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement, and sustainability.
- Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days, mobile work policy and company kindergarten.
- A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension scheme.
- Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.
- Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.
- Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
- Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding an apartment in your work location, if applicable and depending on individual factors.
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email Special.Accommodations @Clarios.com.View More