HR Manager (industry/retail)

• Executive leadership of the full people agenda across a complex organisation.
• Drive workforce effectiveness and organisational performance.

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established organisation operating through a multi-site structure across Iberia. The company combines an entrepreneurial culture with ambitious growth objectives, requiring agile leadership, strong execution capabilities and a modern approach to people management. To support its next phase of development, the organisation is seeking an experienced HR Director to join the Executive Committee and act as a key strategic partner to the CEO and senior leadership team.

Job Description

• Define and implement the HR strategy aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Committee on all people-related matters.
• Lead employee relations and labour matters, ensuring compliance while supporting business needs.
• Drive talent acquisition initiatives across corporate, commercial and operational functions.
• Enhance performance management, talent development and succession planning processes.
• Design and implement learning and development initiatives to strengthen organisational capabilities.
• Lead employee engagement and internal communication programmes.
• Manage and develop the HR function, ensuring efficient delivery of people services.
• Support organisational transformation and change management initiatives.
• Develop HR metrics and reporting to support data-driven decision-making.
• Partner closely with business leaders to improve workforce effectiveness and organisational performance.

The Successful Applicant

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role within retail, consumer-facing, multi-site operations, industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting CEOs and leadership teams in fast-paced and evolving organisations.
• Demonstrated success leading talent acquisition, performance management, learning and development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Experience operating in environments undergoing transformation, growth or organisational change.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Fluent English is essential; fluent French is a plus.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to shape and influence the people strategy of a growing organisation.
• Broad responsibility covering all HR disciplines.
• Dynamic and entrepreneurial business environment.
• Competitive executive compensation package including fixed salary, bonus and additional benefits.

Contact

Adela Villaverde

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