Job Description
KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants' resistance to diseases, pests, and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.For KWS, we are looking for a dedicated and strategic HR Business Partner (m/f/d) Italy to support our local entities in Italy. This global role can be based either in Berlin, Germanyor Forlior Monselice, Italy. In this role, you will act as a strategic partner to the business, with a focus on implementing and developing the global HR strategy at a local level across our Forli and Monselice locations.
You will build strong relationships to foster a sustainable workforce at KWS, ensuring that all strategies, programs, and policies are aligned with local regulations. Additionally, you will play a key role in driving the development and growth of our business units by supporting and tracking recruitment activities, while ensuring clear communication and support around local training needs.
This is a full-time, permanent position, either based in Berlin or Forli or Monselice.
- Strategic Partner: Act as the first point of contact between HR and the business, ensuring knowledge-based support in HR-related activities.
- Global HR Alignment: Implement and monitor KWS-wide HR policies and standards, adapting them to local requirements and regulations.
- Advisory Role: Provide guidance to employees and support as well challenge managers on performance management, personnel cost planning and forecasting, succession planning, career development, training, and conflict resolution.
- Talent Acquisition and Development: Play a critical role in finding, attracting, and nurturing top talent to support the growth of KWS.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as the interface between the Expert Hubs HR, Global Transactional Center HR, and the business to support decision-making processes with relevant information and analysis.
- Project Involvement: Lead or contribute to projects aimed at improving global processes and workflows.
- Educational Background: A strong academic degree in psychology, business administration, labor law, or a comparable field.
- HR Expertise: Several years of HR experience in a globally operating company, with solid knowledge in talent management, performance management, personnel cost planning, recruitment, and development.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze HR key metrics, derive strategic goals, and advance critical initiatives with an economic mindset.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills that balance diplomacy with assertiveness.
- Technical Knowledge: User experience in relevant IT systems, including Microsoft Office; SAP knowledge is a plus.
- Language Skills: Fluent in both English and Italian, with a passion for travel.
- A dynamic and varied role in an international environment where your innovative ideas can make an impact.
- A motivated and international team with flat hierarchies, where collaboration is highly valued.
- Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working (hybrid).
- As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere.
- According to our slogan "Make Yourself Grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development.
- Additional benefits customized to your location, bringing you perks and support tailored to where you work.
Then apply now via our online portal and send us your documents. We look forward to getting to know you!View More