Job Description
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Senior HR Manager
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. Working by the side of its customers from concept to patient, West creates products that promote the efficiency, reliability and safety of the world's pharmaceutical drug supply. West is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, and supports its customers from locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. West's 2020 sales of $2.14 billion reflect the daily use of approximately 112 million of its components and devices which are designed to improve the delivery of healthcare to patients around the world.
Location: Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE
Department: Human Resources
Job Summary
In this role, you will act as a trusted HR senior advisor and partner to an assigned management team of a complex production site of over 1,100 employees. Lead and develop a highly qualified HR team. Collaborate and partner with the appropriate HR leaders – locally and globally – to provide support to managers and employees within the defined HR strategy and principles. You are responsible and accountable (liaising as necessary with teams such as Compensation, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, etc.) for onboarding and offboarding, legal/employee relations, organizational and talent development, culture, engagement, performance management, compensation and benefits. Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to reach organizational agreements, results and set priorities. Continuously identify and implement effective and efficient HR solutions. Liaise between employees and the company to provide a world class workplace.
- Member of the local site leadership team.
- Provide HR leadership and direction for the site within your scope of responsibility.
- Supervise and provide guidance to direct reports.
- Develop organizational objectives and facilitate goal creation for broader functions.
- Work with the senior management and other peers for strategy development and execution plans.
- Guide the talent identification and development processes.
- Oversee employee performances and communicate goal results.
- Use in-depth expertise and experience to provide HR support for various HR initiatives: performance and talent management, change management, workforce planning, leadership and employee development, onboarding and offboarding, compensation planning and benefits administration.
- Act as a trusted senior advisor to provide advice, clarification and follow-up on policies, procedures, benefits and compensation-related items for employees, managers and global HR partners. Interpret and administer work agreements, HR policies, procedures, guidelines and programs, always ensuring alignment with global West partners in a consistent manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, HR or related field required
- Master's Degree in Business, HR or related field preferred
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Human Resources and role of HR generalist and/or HR manager required
- Deep experience and knowledge of multiple HR disciplines
- Good knowledge in German labor law and work council relationships
- Experience with HR business systems
- Passionate leadership
- Proactive change management
- Wide knowledge of employment law
- Strong consultative, interpersonal and client orientation skills
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Capacity to handle confidential and sensitive information and issues in a discrete manner
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment in a global organization
- Trustworthy, strong communication and presentation skills in German and English
- Decision making, planning and organizing, personal accountability and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize and respond timely to changing requirements and to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
- Knowledge of MS Office applications
- Internationality – As an American company, we live a global cooperation within international structures
- Philanthropy – We value an appreciative and friendly work environment as well as flat hierarchies
- Market-appropriate remuneration – We offer an attractive, market-oriented remuneration, including company social benefits and purchasing benefits
- Social engagement – We support local aid organizations through various actions organized by our employees
- Diversity – We at West value the wide range of our employees who make up our company
- Safety – Occupational safety is our highest priority; we offer secure jobs in a sustainable industry
- Development opportunities – Our employees benefit from an extensive range of trainings as well as from a constant and targeted employee development
- Family-friendly culture – We attach great importance to reconciling private life and work; flexible working hours are a matter for us as well